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2008-03-27 
Diversions
Dissecting the modern urbanite
Site skewering young city dwellers may well be blog of the year
Anthony Augustine

Stuff White People Like
stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com - Don't let the title throw you off - this site should probably be called stuffyoulike.wordpress.com. "A few observers have already pointed out, rightly, that Stuff White People Like isn't about white people in general, but rather about a very specific demographic sliver of left-leaning, city-dwelling white folk - in other words, people like me" writes Adam Sternbergh in the New Republic. Lampooning everything from hating corporations to throwing dinner parties to having gay friends, Stuff White People Like is already an early candidate for blog of the year.

This is My Jam
www.thisismyjam.com - Everyone thinks they're a DJ these days. This is My Jam lets you easily upload custom mixes using their source material or by importing tracks from your Last.fm account. You don't even need any custom software - their online tools help you sound like the real deal.

Top 20 Music Videos
tinyurl.com/3y774p - Although the Streets of Pizza has gone silent, Minneapolis alt-weekly City Pages still has some blogs worth reading. In a recent post to Complicated Fun, writer Peter S. Scholtes uploaded his Top 20 Music Videos. Although it's no surprise that Michael Jackson and The Beastie Boys made the cut, you may be shocked to see who else made his list.

Quick Hits

Site of the Week: Win Free Tickets
winfreetickets.com - Now you don't have to be tuned into the radio 24/7 to win concert tickets. Winfreetickets.com is a local company that is giving away everything from choice seats to Brooks & Dunn to a shot at seeing Kayne West's anticipated return to the Phone Booth.

Video of the Week: DJ Ramsey
tinyurl.com/2sfze2 - By now, everyone has seen a turntablist tear it up on a set of 1200s, but have you ever watched someone scratch, beat-match and juggle using old-school cassette decks? While he might not be as tight as DJ Shadow or Kid Koala, you have to give this guy credit for being original.

Stream of the Week: Death Cab for Cutie
tinyurl.com/36vssf - Ben Gibbard supposedly has a new Postal Service album in the works and a new Death Cab for Cutie album will be released on May 13, so fans of the romantic indie popster will finally have some new material to add to their playlists. I Will Possess Your Heart, the first single from Death Cab's forthcoming Narrow Stairs - the Seattle quartet's eighth studio outing - is now streaming at Spin.com. Leaks to peer-to-peer networks are only a matter of time.

Anthony Augustine is a freelance music, technology and pop culture writer. He can be heard every Tuesday morning at 8:55 a.m. on Hot 103 chatting about the web. Got a site you think he should see? E-mail him at anthony.alloneword@gmail.com.

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