Now it’s dark. The Winter Solstice officially peaked a few minutes ago for us here in Rome.

| Mazzy Star : Into Dust

| Julee Cruise : Into the Night

For some reason, the videos on the site won’t consistently load now. I’m going to have to investigate it tomorrow

| Boards of Canada : Magic Window

| Glitch. Videos won't load.

Both true. I’m seeing this year’s Festival of Lights include all of the heavens. Tanti auguri to all of the New People who shine their rays one upon the other like the Sun illuminates the Moon. May Earthly and Divine Light fill us all.

| Stereo Underground : Radiohead Remake

| Boredoms : ◯ (Circle)

Whew. This Festival of Lights is kicking my butt. I’m tired.

| The Beatles : The Word

| Bobby Hebb : Sunny

Something needs to change. I am killing myself trying to post something every day, so I’m going to try every other day for a while.

| John Martyn : Sunshine's Better (Talvin Singh Remix)

| Oasis : Champagne Supernova

The Rome evenings are beautiful these days. I’m getting some nice practice in night-time street photography.

| The Love Unlimited Orchestra : Love's Theme

| 808 STATE OooPS FEATURING BJORK

Bonjour e auguri for the New Year. I hope yours is out of this world.

| The Dining Rooms : Bonjour

| Lord Huron : Products of the Universe with Marsha Tanley

No one’s listening anyway.

| Fun Boy Three : Our Lips are Sealed (Urdu Version)

| 404 Zero : i

Americans, especially, seem to think that the more isolated they are, the happier they will be, but, like so many unquestioned premises of the American Dream, the very opposite is true.

| Yes : Roundabout

| The Animals : "House Of The Rising Sun" on The Ed Sullivan Show