{"id":19949,"date":"2022-09-20T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=19949"},"modified":"2022-09-20T07:19:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T07:19:59","slug":"two-for-tuesday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=19949","title":{"rendered":"Two for Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Atlanta, GA USA) Big corporations are peddling deceiving \u201cdisposable plastic.\u201d Recycling programs are being discontinued due to cost effectiveness. And here we are frozen in indecision: what do we do for the ailing planet? Helpless and hopeless, some say f#$@ it, and others get punk rock about it and make a rousing statement. Today, the post-riot grrrl four-piece band, <strong>How Tragic<\/strong>, takes a stand with its achingly-beautiful apocalyptic \u201cGoodbye Cruel World\u201d video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe world is burning, the ship is sinking, and people are like \u2018what\u2019s the point in even trying anymore?\u2019\u201d says the Brooklyn, New York-based songwriter, singer, guitarist, producer, and director Paige Campbell. \u201cIt feels like we can\u2019t do anything to help; it feels like there\u2019s no point in trying; it feels like we don\u2019t know who to believe and what is the truth. There\u2019s a special place for people who still have the fight left in them, and this is their song.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HOW TRAGIC- Goodbye Cruel World (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_o9Z4VwWto?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cGoodbye Cruel World\u201d video boasts breathtaking landscapes; stylishly, high-concept cinematics; and a captivating video performance by Paige. The backstory behind the video is that Paige, and two of her friends, found themselves stranded together when the pandemic took over. They were confused, terrified, and kind of curious if they could spend lockdown doing something creatively constructive. The trio set out on a cross-country adventure that stretched from the vintage elegance of the Silver Sands Motel in Southampton NY; to North Carolina in a ghostly KMart location being liquidated, and the gorgeous sand hills in Jockeys Ridge State Park; to Bisbee, Arizona at a vacant beautiful hotel and artist retreat and in the desert; and, finally, back to New York City months later with How Tragic reuniting for a filmed street performance at Coney Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGoodbye Cruel World\u201d is a mid-tempo punk song with a touch of 1950s balladry overtones, and it\u2019s as seething as it is sensual, smoldering with ill-fated romantic ideals. One choice passage reads: We hemorrhage apathy, As The World Turns\/There\u2019s not much else to do but sit and watch it burn\/Goodbye, cruel world\/Goodbye, cruel world\/and this wasteland\/Goodbye cruel world. This is a song for the ages, but we will probably be looking down at our phone checking out influencers, and the meticulously-curated lives on display when the earth explodes in a big ball of fire. But we can\u2019t say we weren\u2019t warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, How Tragic (unsigned) has been championed by rock legend Rodney Bingenheimer who introduced the band on his radio show where he premiered the single \u201cDeathwish.\u201d The quartet has issued the 4-song EP, Past Lives\u2014co-produced by Paige alongside producer, engineer, and mixer Matt Chiaravalle (Courtney Love, Debbie Harry, Warren Zevon)\u2014and debuted as a headliner at the iconic rock venue the Mercury Lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How Tragic social media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCsZgipBS67HlgF3LOFCr2Mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtragic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.howtragic.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/1.800.howtragic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@1.800.howtragic Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4zhZLm7gShmebNoVsgoajH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/howtragicnyc\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seconds out video two comes from the awesome More Kicks whose album was released over the weekend and reviewed on RPM Online. watch the video then buy the record.  It&#8217;s simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"More Kicks - Terminal Love (Official video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4yWQBVXcHKA?start=93&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Atlanta, GA USA) Big corporations are peddling deceiving \u201cdisposable plastic.\u201d Recycling programs are being discontinued due to cost effectiveness. And here we are frozen in indecision: what do we do for the ailing planet? Helpless and hopeless, some say f#$@ it, and others get punk rock about it and make a rousing statement. 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