Ep.283 (Video): 'Heaven Only Knows' with Rabih Salloum

The Beirut Banyan

0:00 Intro 3:34 What keeps you here? 10:30 Appreciation for rock music 19:44 Patience 41:25 Democratization 1:00:38 Benefit 1:14:33 Independence 1:34:38 Years to come We're with Rabih Salloum for Episode 283 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/ZFr1aUPNAhI We discuss his current solo project Grave Jones, his latest single 'Heaven Only Knows' and earlier music with Slutterhouse. Our conversation includes an appreciation for rock music, Beirut as a backdrop for storytelling and the political evolution we both experienced from 2005 onwards. We also talk about patience lost through social media, an upbringing that allowed for imagination and creativity and why a sense of anger overtakes our emotions online. Rabih Salloum is a singer, songwriter and philosophy instructor at AUB. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.ronniechatah.com Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.