Last week, the Bay Area print edition of The Onion published my interview with Cake 's John McCrea, in advance of their big NYE show at the Warfield. But as the group sets out on yet another tour that on July. Scarce heard amid the guns below. What has passed for gritty rebellion is really just like fucking foam on a cappuccino. We were still there. An ideological struggle is about leaving your mother out in the street or something, but this is a luxury product, and I dont see the point about getting really super upset about something like that. The Mighty World of McCrea includes existing work, as well as never-before-seen material, and serves as the first in a four-volume series of such collections from McCrea. McCrea added that his father made him a deal: "My father had given me 12 months in which to prove myself in pictures. I mean, Ill tell you - theres crazy stories about the world being connected in ways that are so complex, you know that obviously its implausible. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. ", Dini explained how he "read them all for the chills," but he also used them to learn more about story construction. Well, it seems like you can handle the vampire stuff, though. What made you decide to donate to that particular organization? So we can still exist I guess. Not only do you look like Bowie, but Bowie prepping to transform into Ziggy Stardust, because I noticed those lightning bolts by your eyes. Author: headcount.org Published Date: 08/05/2022 Review: 4.72 (231 vote) Summary: You'll also find it on the Web, where the band constantly engages its fans with advice, links to news stories, and sometimes heated discussion. Is that what you are trying to accomplish - to inform debate - or is this more just about creating conversation in your community? I know high school is hard for people. So, when something does become really popular and the people really like something, I think that there are people who sort of automatically turn off. I keep thinking September for some reason. On the scale of how youre trying to help the environment and change the world, do you see yourself more like a Neil Young, a Willy Nelson, or a Bono? Would be interested to know. Uncle Billy McCrea: When slavery was over, let me see if I can't tell you about that. Even after more than 25 years in the industry, there are still few voices like Cake lead singer John McCrea's droll . I just read a statistic from the Department of Labor between the years 2002 and 2011 that we have lost 45% of our working musicians in the United States. Have you found a difference in the audiences throughout the rest of the world compared to U.S. audiences? At a certain point, musicians, journalists as well, probably need to find a way to aggregate power. Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters, First 10 Villains To Become Heroes In DC Comics, 10 Marvel Relationships That Overstayed Their Welcome. I just think that we need to get shit done. It's not like you're sitting down and taking notes during the production, nothing like that, but certainly you absorb things. About ten years or so later I just happened to be walking in that part of town for some reason and walked by the tree that I planted when it was about three feet tall and it was about twenty-five or thirty feet tall. I would like stuff like that to leak out off the website, into the office, the water cooler dialogue. Not an NFL football victory, but a tiny bureaucratic victory or a negligible victory even. It is hard for me to understand where we fit in. 1 on the Billboard charts, Cake and McCrea have found a new audience eager to participate or, at times, complain. I guess its incendiary and its sort of partisan, but it was also factual so we felt like it was okay. Some of the scenes in Cruella are huge and elaborate, while others are more on the petite side, like Arties shop. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. He tries to walk around London like a walking art piece, and I think he succeeds. Yeah, we took a risk on self-releasing our album during a time of precipitous decline in music sales. "My main worry was that I was working with Paul Dini, who is no slouch in the design department himself," McCrea said. We have to put some of our agenda aside in order to do whats best for the group. Sometimes you have to vote for somebody who is not a perfect expression of your inner self in order to do the right thing for the highest number of people. So thats the challenge, I think, of an organization like yours. Pratt created a distinctive style both in lyric poems of seabound Newfoundland life (Newfoundland . Whatever the reason, I think partially we were allowed to survive because we are outsiders. McCrae began writing poetry when he was a student at the Guelph Collegiate Institute and also showed an early interest in joining the military. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. John McCrea is the lead singer of CAKE, a group that mixes rock, funk, country, hip-hop and jazz into one gorgeous kaleidoscope of sound. It is a brilliant script, isn't it? Check out our other videos for more exclusive interviews and west end theatre coverage, thanks for watching and dont forget to subscribe. MCCREA: You know, holy shit. Your home base is in Sacramento. Interest was piqued when British stage actor John McCrea was cast in the film in the role of Artie, the owner of a vintage stop who befriends Stone's Estella. We never have been part of a big movement, cultural phenomenon, or explosion. However, McCrea recalled how God opened a door that would eventually lead to a . We started in 2004; just some music fans and musicians getting together and saying lets make sure that people are getting out to the polls. We were kind of inspired by a Hunter S. Thompson quote that said If every Deadhead in Florida had voted the world would be a different place. Our basic model is we have volunteers in every major city. I think we need to be just straight-out blunt about whats happening. Having to somehow interface with this huge industry was very stressful and sort of unnatural for us. At. I mean, I was very lucky because my character doesn't exist in any of the previous iterations [of "101 Dalmatians"]. But its interesting hearing passionate hostile voices right now. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more.Visit our homepage at http://www.redcarpetnewstv.com or follow us on Twitter @RedCarpetNewsTV for exclusive daily updates, reviews, photo galleries and more. John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA. It's going to lead somewhere. I know bands that have lost interest because of feeling that many of those things have been taken away. The touring doesnt pay if youre not a big enough artist. I think I was just amazed at how he interacts with the actors, which is wonderful. His father was Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae, a man known for his high principles and strong spirituality. John McCrea was born on 10 October 1992 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. While speaking with director Craig Gillespie, the creative had nothing but praise for the movie's composer,. Yeah, we got a lot of complaints all the time, every day. I think powers coalescing around some big companies have found through ways of distribution methods of monetizing other peoples work. Uncle Billy McCrea: Yes, sir. I think in a lot of her reference images, I'm sure Bowie popped up quite a bit. Slowly a reaction against sentimental, patriotic, and derivative Victorian verse set in. Should viewers feel safe, the attention to detail in the production design, the costume design, the makeup designs the bigger you can get, the better!. It was seven years since the album before. I've got to be honest, I was a '90s Disney kid, so for me it was sort of more about "The Lion King" and the like. Check out our other video for more exclusive theatre interviews, thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe. So, cheap rent is an amazing gift for musicians that are trying to make a living at their craft. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] It seems difficult to get music out there without, on some level, having to conform to somebody elses idea of what they want from you. Disney's Cruella brings some new characters into the 101 Dalmatians world, one of whom is Artie, played by John McCrea. His birthday falls under the Libra zodiac sign. The Democrats changed a lot of things, like using CFL bulbs [at the Capitol building], and tried to make their whole existence a little bit more environmentally friendly. And I think it does to a certain degree, Im not sure how much. Everybody in the supply chain gets paid except for the artist. Disney and Pixar's Luca is a coming of age story that is truly a love letter to real friendships, according to the Director, Enrico Casarosa. Right. Bands are sort of flushed down the toilet really quickly by the fickle whimsy of an overfed cultural marketplace. And then there are people who think we dont go far enough in terms of taking a stance. That's a memory that sticks out for me. It's so often nowadays, you do auditions and it's just you and the casting director, or you do self-tapes. Tell me your origin story if you dont mind. "Strong, Righteous, and Rustic": An Interview with Joel McCrea Gerald Peary April 30, 2009 "I told Hitchcock, 'I do miss my horse.'" Twenty-five years ago, Joel McCrea, the most retiring of Hollywood actors, was invited to appear at the 1982 Telluride Film Festival for a career tribute. Cruella Star John McCrea Reveals Just How Perfect It Was Working With Emma Stone - Exclusive Interview. Who knows what might happen next? Plus, reacting to that range, you have to make adjustments yourself as an actor. Im feeling that way myself. I lived in Koreatown for a little bit. If you look at our website or Facebook page, whether you agree with them or not, theyre really engaging. Yeah, for me, its about remaining flexible and just making it about musical criteria as opposed to cultural criteria. Check us out on www.instagram.com/jamie.musical Interviewing John McCrea (Jamie New) Matt Seaman and Grace Myers from @jamie.musical, the Instagram fan account for the West End musical -. STEREOGUM: Yeah, and Sinking Ship has a real evergreen quality, thematically speaking. It occurred to me that there are all these songs that we have that we should probably formalize in sound recording. He is an actor, known for Giri/Haji (2019), Cruella (2021) and Dracula (2020). Cruella takes the story of 101 Dalmatians and turns it into a music and fashion extravaganza, thriving in its setting of the 1970s London punk rock scene. I tend to stay away from the horror genre. It must be a great opportunity to have that freedom. But its scary for us when people threaten to take away our livelihood not that its enough people to actually close us down. Culturally, we are living in the era of the single. Im just saying. Theres more of a feedback loop. He had some great stories in between takes. One of the freshest faces in the new Cruella de Vil origin story "Cruella" is actor John McCrea, who plays Artie, an independent fashion store owner who helps kick off Estella's (Emma Stone) transformation into the legendary villain fans first met in Disney's "101 Dalmatians" films. MCCREA: Oh, yeah. If you cant make money doing something that you like, you might as well do some other job and then keep your music pure. Its more a feeling that you get when you actually engage in that sort of cooperation with the natural world. He recently relocated to the United Kingdom's capital, London. Maybe he went on to become one of the biggest rock stars of all time. I like old hard rock, Brazilian Bossa Nova, Mexican Ranchero music. You have to have a job thatll let you tour all the time. 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. It just reminds you of how talented she is. I really enjoy opera and I enjoy country western. Joel McCrea, a tall, trim, ruggedly handsome actor who radiated a casual, amiable image in 80 movies, many of them westerns, died yesterday of pulmonary complications at the Motion Picture and. How do you deal with that? I dont know if theres shared values because there are people all over the map. On the heels of an iPod commercial featuring the seminal hit "Short Skirt/Long Jacket", and with their most recent album "Showroom of Compassion" debuting at No. So, that is 45% fewer people able to file taxes as musicians, call themselves musicians professionally. PopMatters talked with John McCrea, the main song-writer and creative force behind Cake, discussing self-reliance in the music industry, satirical song-writing, and the "petulant, bulbous . So taking the reins of our own record label and running that business and sort of being able to make that into a creative process an extension of the creative process that happens in the studio - everyone was very happy we made that decision, and it makes a lot of sense right now. But one that affects, like in the case of schools, a bunch of children. Not your music, but clearly your actions, seem almost punk rock in your desire to maintain your own control over how it sounds and the videos look. Its not a clean victory; its a nuanced victory, isnt it? Photo by Laurie Sparham. STEREOGUM: Cool. But for some reason people get really angry and call us hippies I guess for bringing up those kinds of issues. STEREOGUM: Its so true. Though the single sounds inspired by our current polarized landscape, McCrea reveals that hed actually been sitting on Sinking Ship for more than a decade. Where journalists, independent filmmakers, artists, musicians, photographers and the like are expected just to produce work because we love what we do while other people monetize it. "We are not part of a 'next big thing.' You've got to be hoping that Artie is going to come back with a sequel. Sure. He rose to fame for his appearance as a gay in the Disney Live-action movie named 'Cruella', which released on May 28, 2021. He's one of Britain's finest actors, for sure. "It usually takes me two to three issues of a comic before I have really nailed the design of any new character -- tidied up little details, got the overall shape." Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. Writers have the same issues. You are played on Rock stations, but your sound does not seem to fall into any one specific genre. You can live anywhere, start a band, and make a great album anywhere, which is really, something excellent. They varying scale of the movie is really quite something to behold because its massive and its loud, and its quiet., When it comes to Disneys Cruella, there is so much about it that begs to be seen on the big screen, which is something John agrees with. Back in the very beginning, we played these radio festivals where we were opening and it seems that everybody there was a way bigger deal than we were. The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. John McCrea is an English actor, musician, internet phenomenon, and media figure. I think a lot of us are kind of just pinballing from processing horrible news cycles to feeling emboldened by small moments of redemption. He's a fountain of knowledge and he's got a lot of experience doing this. After the tour for their popular 2004 disk Pressure Chief, McCrea could . John McCrea, lead singer and songwriter for the alternative rock band Cake, has been talking about a new album for well over a year. New Movie News, Movie Trailers & upcoming Movie Reviews, Paul Dini and John McCrea Discuss Creepshow's Scary Short-Form Comic Style, I Hate This Place Turns Terrifying Real Life Events Into Campy Fun, The Image Comic Barry Windsor-Smith Decided to Re-Write as He Drew It, REVIEW: Frank Miller Presents Ancient Enemies: The Djinni #1 Crafts a Compelling Origin Story, REVIEW: DC's Shazam! Yeah, they play us on stations where many times, personally, I cant listen to a lot of the music around our music. Theres just nothing rebellious, as far as Im concerned, about a leather jacket. Yeah, thats the thing. I need to think of a tag line, don't I? I was just thinking about Yemen and Saudi Arabia and all the culpability of the United States in that situation and just how much worse things will probably get and how humans are going to be killed. I think it did to a certain degree. Ive always sort of been - at least when it comes to communication - about populism. He was given a life sentences for raping and molesting women, plus 4 more life terms and 50 years for the murder. Not really. Did you find more opportunity back home? Yeah. McCrea found immediate footing on "Shingo" after reading Dini and Langford's script, though, stating: "After reading the story, our titular chap seemed to me to be the bastard love child of Dr. Seuss, Sesame Street, and H. P. I guess television is still incredibly powerful, so yes, in some ways. Are you on the road more of the year usually than at home? He is also the author of various short stories, the fantasy comedy novel The Not-So-Grim Reaper, and the co-screenwriter of the drama film, The Lifesaver. Literally, they dont have food if they stop touring. And I took care of it for a while, but then my life went on, and the band started touring a lot. I think theres a sense at least of shared aesthetic. Its not worth it to do something musically. The first issue features the terrifying tales Take One," by writer/artist Chris Burnham, colorist Adriano Lucas, and letterer Pat Brosseau, and "Shingo," from writers Paul Dini and Stephen Langford, artist John McCrea, colorist Mike Spicer, and Brosseau returning for lettering duties. Probably every month or so there will be another single, then probably in a year well release the whole album. I dont feel like its hopeless completely, but it could be very easily. "The main problem with short stories for the artist is to hit the ground running visually," McCrea revealed. The David Bowie and Mark Bolan-inspired Artie marks a landmark moment for Disney, as he historically becomes the entertainment giant's first openly queer character in a live-action production . Its not a gritty sort of subversive thing its actually a sort of coddled pudgy thing. Cake's front man John McCrea, the voice and face of much of this activity, sat down with HeadCount to discuss how he tries to infuse a sense of populism in his communication with fans, and the various reactions that invokes. Would you say that we live in a culture of mass A.D.D. Tessa has been in the Entertainment writing business for almost ten years and is a member of several Critics Associations including the Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Critics Association, and the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association. It was just that one audition. If there is anything in your way then you have to get rid of that. John McCrea: I'm always a fan of the villain, always (laughs). Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. Was that by happenstance or design? Below, McCrea elaborates on CAKEs more overtly political voice, when he expects theyll release more new music (their next song will be a cover of the 5th Dimension classic Age Of Aquarius), and why it benefits workers in every industry to unionize. There are some people that think its terribly hippy just to be concerned about toxins in your drinking water. Interviews Everybody's Talking About Jamie Star John McCrea on Making a Splash in the West End, Broadway Dreams & More. To tune out like that - its sort of like the housewife in the 60s on valium or something. Its true of all workers right now. Why did you decide to play Los Angeles for New Years Eve? We have played other cities but weve never played there. For instance, Sinking Ship I wrote probably 10 or 15 years ago. He is so collaborative, as I've said before, but I think I was always just really impressed by his vision. Is the Cake fan base a community? When we are touring, yeah, it is kind of like that now. STEREOGUM: Yeah, I identify as a liberal, but Ill be the first to say that I think its way too easy for liberals to get caught up in rhetoric and fail to see the bigger picture. It was horrible. John flew out to LA for the first time to shoot with Emma Stone, and although he is keeping his lips sealed about which scene it is, he is very glad they added it. Frankfurt Cancels Roger Waters Concert, Calling Him One Of The Worlds Most Well-Known Antisemites, Nicki Minaj Goes After Megan Thee Stallion On Her New Single Red Ruby Da Sleeze, Cast And Crew Members Describe The Weeknds HBO Show The Idol As Degrading Torture Porn, HBO Responds, The Number Ones: Justin Timberlakes What Goes Around Comes Around, Watch Weezer And The Detroit Youth Choir Blow Away Simon Cowell On Americas Got Talent. It's a really good music town. It's an infectious energy, for sure. A theme throughout the movie is family and she really goes on to create her own family. The gatekeepers of the label, we can go around them now. Cake's front man Matching search results: Well, here's why they're disaffected. What part do those films play in your personal history? It's on the street, though, where she meets and learns the art of the grift from a pair of boys, Jasper and Horace (played as adults by Joel Fry and Paul Walter Hauser, respectively), who help her land a job in a prestigious department store. for a onetime additional fee on Friday, May 28. But it's such a wonderful introduction to him because it sounds sort of funny and sassy, but it really is the way he lives his life. More so, like you said, it's such a tough thing to take on, but it really has a unique style and a unique voice, and it would be really exciting to see what happens next, for sure.
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