Mind Soup

Below are a few posts I have enjoyed reading this week. Shoot As You Walk "Plug Into E-Cycle Movement" Pictures (NourSpot) Photo by NourSpot Futurist Project (Joe's Box) After five years of hard work and research my sister made a nice final project for her diploma, a nice creative project that i personally loved and i guess we need those kind of projects as Lebanon is witnessing an unprecedented boom in shopping malls. A museum of archeology and history In Byblos as the city is a tourist destination visited annually by many tourists. [...] Where are the tourists? (Blog Baladi) In June 21, Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud said that the number of visitors to Lebanon has increased by 26.6 percent compared to this time last year, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Wednesday. Since then, we haven’t heard any updates on the number of tourists in Lebanon and to be honest, i think the numbers are going down and drastically. [...] Why Not? (Independence ...

Since the 00's decade is almost over, I thought it would be a great idea to list my top 50 songs of this decade.. So here goes: 1- Boston - Augustana (2005) 2- My Immortal - Evanescence (2004) 3- Because of You - Kelly Clarkson (2004) 4- Flowers for a Ghost - Thriving Ivory (2009) 5- Shape of My Heart - Back Street Boys (2000) 6- Beautiful - Christina Aguilera (2002) 7- Fix You - Coldplay (2005) 8- Save the Last Dance for Me *Re-release* - Michael Buble (2005) 9- Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt (2004) 10- My Love - Westlife (2000) 11- Unfaithful - Rihanna (2006) 12- The Scientist - Coldplay (2002) 13- No Promises *Re-release* - Shayne Ward (2006) 14- Kryptonite - Three Doors Down (2000) 15- Bye Bye Bye - NSYNC (2000) 16- Like We Never Loved At All - Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (2005) 17- Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray (2005) 18- Secret Life - Thriving Ivory (2008) 19- Every Other Weekend - Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney (2007) 20- Where is the Love? - Blac...

So I have been obsessing over this band lately. THRIVING IVORY. I even wrote about it in the AUB student newspaper (Outlook) a couple of weeks before. You can download their debut self-titled album here . The album is mainly Piano Rock and Alternative. Below is the article I wrote. One of the newer bands on the music scene is Thriving Ivory. This American alternative/piano-rock band originates from Santa Barbara, California and relocated to San Francisco. Thriving Ivory reached instant fame with their first self-titled album, which was re-released on June 24, 2008. This album was originally released in 2003, but was not well publicized. The sound of the second release was inspired by bands such as U2 and Coldplay. The debut album hit #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart on the strength of the charting single "Angels on the Moon." After half a year, Angels on the Moon appeared on the US Pop 100 Chart, reaching at number 28. This five-piece band challenges one of the 10 ...