Fourtress of Solitude

• Fact: The term “barbarian” comes from the Greek word barbaros, which is in turn derived from the “bar-bar” sound the Greeks heard when foreigners talked (similar to “blah blah”). The term originally applied to all people who could not speak Greek.
• Opinion: Barbarbarbar. Barbar? Barbarbar; barbarbar. Bar
• Song: Download “Christmas Reindeer” by The Knife from iTunes before they start charging for it. Ignore the title; aside from a few referrences to an evil Santa, the song is pretty season-neutral. Instead, focus on the downright creepy synth lines.
• Link: Pissing away your time watching music videos is all well and good, but what if you don’t want to move from your computer? Or log on to MTV.com? Or search YouTube? Well, the good folks at Pitchfork have assembled a collection of 100 awesome music videos for your enjoyment. There are some pretty clutch choices in here, like The Avalanches’ “Frontier Psychiatrist” and Air’s “Kelly Watch the Stars”, to say nothing of “Tha Crossroads.