I just downloaded the latest version of iTunes on the Mac because it told me to. Honest! The computer just say I had updates. Anyway, I installed it and fired it up and was underwhelmed by the usual tweaks to the UI. White background instead of black. Yawn. But then I noticed the new Genius Mixes section. I've been enjoying Genius since they added it; basically it figures out what you've been listening to and makes suggested playlists using your other music. It's a nice way to revisiting tracks you haven't listened to in a while.
Anyway, so the Genius Mixes section is the next logical step whereby genres of music are collected. Check out iTunes first attempt at my genre-specific mixes:

It completely nails it. I keep making and remaking my classical playlist in particular but now I can just click "Play" on the classical list. Nice. Oh, and if you've wondering what the golf thing is with Moby and The Chemical Brothers, it's actually a hindi dance track that keeps getting misclassified. You almost had me there!
But what really caught my ear was hearing an Incubus song from years ago. I fell for the Apple grand marketing plan and clicked the little link next to the artist name. I thought it would should me all of the Incubus songs I own but actually it sent me to iTunes Store to buy more stuff. Being a proponent of economic stimulation for struggling companies in this economic downturn I downloaded Make Yourself and am currently reliving my past glories as a struggling GIS programmer-cum-guitar god. The songs Clean and The Warmth are particularly memorable. That guy can really play the guitar. Even if it turns out it gave him carpel tunnel syndrome. His use of dynamics is truly sublime.
So thank you Genius Mix and marketing folks at Apple. You just made my evening more pleasurable.