8tracks | A New (Legal) Way to Make Mp3 Mixes

Though we’re a little bummed to see muxtape get shut down, we’re still all about making mix tapes and sharing them with friends. In a world that no longer uses cassette tapes to share music, we’ve had to find other ways of passing around our favorite tracks. That’s why we’re excited to tell you about 8tracks.com. They’re the new, legal way of uploading mp3′s and making mixes of your favorite tunes.

8tracks’ site design is very simple and creating the mixes is a breeze. Just pick your mp3s from your computer, upload some art (or pick from the album art), and post it to MySpace, Facebook, blog, or whereever way you want. We have tested this process ourselves and can say it really is that easy. In fact, here’s our first mix that’s perfect for those days when you just feel like flying: