-I LOVE instrumentals in fanmixes; some of the best fanmixes I've downloaded have gotten played over and over again precisely because they have gorgeous instrumentals that are useful in other contexts (mostly tabletop RP.)

-Why not? If a song is appropriate to a character/mix, why hold back if it's not recent? *shrugs*

-I'd be into that, too, although as long as a fanmix isn't ONLY popular songs, I don't mind a few of them. *further shrug*