It was just looking around me and feeling like I [would] vomit a little bit. 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. And I just thought, "I could barely say lines and just do that." How do you use the time during the day to incorporate all the things that you are active in and include music? I'll be honest it's not one of the movies I grew up watching. shelved 4,789 times Showing 24 distinct works. Yeah. Or even just beneficial to CAKE itself? I feel pretty overwhelmed by all the stuff that Im trying to do. Did you find more opportunity back home? The McCraes had military blood. It is strange to me when were traveling in a country like Turkey that people are singing along to Stickshifts and Safetybelts. That was really bizarre. But for some reason people get really angry and call us hippies I guess for bringing up those kinds of issues. STEREOGUM: Do you have an album release date in mind at the moment? MCCREA: Well, the B-side or the A-side I dont know which side is which of the vinyl single Sinking Ship, we do a cover of the old Age Of Aquarius song from the early 70s. Yeah, they play us on stations where many times, personally, I cant listen to a lot of the music around our music. People can repost that story and that would be great if that happened a lot. John McCrea is an American singer and musician. Theyre Wall Street. We need to fucking wake up and pay attention. Profession: Actor Known For: Giri/Haji (2019), God's Own Country (2017) and Dracula (2020) Net Worth: USD $1 Million approx Family & Relatives. Did I do that?" John McCrea (born October 10, 1992). 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. Thats a tall order for people that are busy indulging in the emotional duplicity of music. Mark Strong was wonderful. You cant ignore them just because theyre more invisible. Can you tell me a little bit about that and how all that got started? MCCREA: You know, holy shit. "Shingo" is the standout story of the first issue as it chills the blood and turns the stomach, with the spooky premise of a peculiar birthday performer named Shingo who doesn't demand payment, only lunch. John McCrea (born 1966) is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis . 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? It was horrible. We interview Cruella star John McCrea about what drew him to take a role in the film, working with director Craig Gillespie, and much more. He's a wonderful director. He rose to fame after playing a gay man in the Disney Live-Action film "Cruella," which will be released on May 28, 2021. Its not worth it to do something musically. It must keep you going as a musician to have these kinds of interactions with fans and being creative in this way. --Joel McCrea in 1978 interview. If I hit a wall, I just move on to a different song. Does all this inform the creative process? If you look at our website or Facebook page, whether you agree with them or not, theyre really engaging. And I think that's what makes this film so wonderful. To me, we can argue about gay marriage a lot, but we dont even get to do that unless we have clean air and water. Interview: John McCrea of Cake. I dont know. Thats the way I preserve my happiness in writing: by doing it because I want to do it, not because Im trying to finish a job. Did he make you more confident? His mother is a homemaker, while his father is a military commander. 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. Yeah, thats the thing. He really joins that group of misfits. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by many different styles: rock, funk, synth-pop, mariachi and cuban. I think its all over the map. John A. Lomax: Where from the boat to the bank? Mostly, I just think about discarded leather jackets in a landfill that are no longer in style. Tell me your origin story if you dont mind. When we release enough, well put them all on an album. 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. STEREOGUM: As a band that got its start pre-internet, how else do you see technology as beneficial to the music industry? 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. Cruella Star John McCrea Reveals Just How Perfect It Was Working With Emma Stone - Exclusive Interview. To add more books, click here . Would you say that we live in a culture of mass A.D.D. I think I was just amazed at how he interacts with the actors, which is wonderful. I dont know if theres shared values because there are people all over the map. Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. ", However, McCrea did have another unexpected concern working on the story -- one that shows even the most seasoned artists also experience moments of self-doubt. Yeah. John McCrea Interview Everybody's Talking About Jamie Subscribe to Red Carpet News: http://bit.ly/1s3BQ54Red Carpet News TV talk to Bryan Cranston, Andrew Scott, Victoria Hamilton, John McCrea, Dominic Cooke, Sheila Atim and Dan Gillespie Sells at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards 2018 in London. By telling the story of a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a drag queen, the new play wants to send . Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae and Bonneau. In other words, there is a massive transference of value and wealth from people who make things over to people that distribute things over the Internet. Artists havent really been able to organize, but I think ultimately we should be able to say, Altogether, wed like to say that .0006, whatever it is, of a penny Maybe wed like .005. We cant do that. Once the video was done, we were able to just pop it up. Culturally, we are living in the era of the single. Well, it seems like you can handle the vampire stuff, though. . Was that by happenstance or design? This week on The Show On The Road, a rare career-spanning interview with the ever-curious frontman, activist, and rock hitmaker John McCrea, who founded Cake, one of the most beloved and yet misunderstood bands of our time in Sacramento in 1992. Short days ago. Ive got dozens of songs going at once. She is also a Freelance Writer. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. In Flanders fields the poppies blow. I mean, I'll tell you - there's crazy stories about the world being . We set up tables at the concerts to register voters and bring some information and socially conscious conversation to the shows. 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. And trying to find some sort of emotional satisfaction in that, you know, even though theres a litany of negative concerns around those politicians. I think theres a sense at least of shared aesthetic. It's totally surreal. Well, anything that we post about politics directly gets people very angry. Yeah, we noticed at the time concert-goers seemed to be politically inclined, but also somewhat disaffected. It is hard for me to understand where we fit in. And she is just multitasking away like nobody's business. I would have gone in a hundred times more if they asked., John never imagined he would be joining the Disney family, especially as part of Cruellas crew, but he is so glad to have become part of that history, for ever and ever. Forming in 1991, the band crafted a sound that fused an array of genres as diverse as rock, folk, and elements of hip-hop and spoken word, with dynamic horn parts. In this film Luca meets a new friend, Alberto, but they are . I was thinking people have to, first of all, disassociate themselves in a sort of way from "101 Dalmatians," but there are certainly elements of it in "Cruella." 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. Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters, First 10 Villains To Become Heroes In DC Comics, 10 Marvel Relationships That Overstayed Their Welcome. We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Its like, youre in this van, and you get paid a few hundred bucks. Ive since found that it comes up in conversations; it was just a factoid that once I knew it, it kept coming up. I guess maybe for a film; weve put our music in film and things like that. All I'd heard was how personable and lovely, down-to-earth and normal she is. Sergio Pereira has been writing about pop culture for over 15 years, specializing in the areas of comic books, film, television series, pro wrestling, and video games. At. It must be a great opportunity to have that freedom. It was odd to pickup the character after a year. John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA. Why did you decide to play Los Angeles for New Years Eve? With a keen eye on style and trends, Artie quickly becomes a close . Last updated: June 7, 2022 John McCrea stars as Artie in Disney's Cruella and in this interview we talk about the music, the sets, and the bonus scene he filmed. For me thats the key issue. Yeah, yeah, he really joins that gang at the end, doesn't he? He almost comes at things from sort of like he shot it like it was an indie movie. The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. Then, you drive to the next town. It's an infectious energy, for sure. People need to understand that its work. Cake's front man Matching search results: Well, here's why they're disaffected. Who knows what might happen next? The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. You can live anywhere, start a band, and make a great album anywhere, which is really, something excellent. It is one of those [moments that] when you're in it, you're not thinking about the fact that it's Emma Stone, because she really is so transformative as an actress. Im not disconnected from whats going on. MCCREA: I think I resisted it for a long time, just because I thought music can subliminally get through to people who may overtly disagree with you. 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 . 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! Well, I found cheaper rent when I came home. I guess that is a good thing, to be busy. The larks, still bravely singing, fly. Thank you. John A. Lomax:Well you said you, they all kept going, tell be about them coming through here with cannons. "My main worry was that I was working with Paul Dini, who is no slouch in the design department himself," McCrea said. "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. 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. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] That just kicks the wind out of you physically and psychologically. STEREOGUM: Yeah, you have a little more control instead of having to funnel messaging through, say, your label. We never have been part of a big movement, cultural phenomenon, or explosion. I loved that. 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. Its a high-stakes adventure right now. Well, it has allowed us to survive. I mean, what a great line. 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. In a recent interview, lead singer John McCrea discusses the current state of music with the Internet, the benefit of a band to have cheap rent, and that the anomaly of Cake's continued survival is partially because they are outsiders. I understand what its like. We were still there. Id imagine that it must really add to the vitality. STEREOGUM: What can you tell me about your new song, Sinking Ship? John McCrea was born on 10 October 1992 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. "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." "It was actually my academic teachers that suggested taking up some extracurricular activities," he recalls. I think that keeps me excited about music. You've got to be hoping that Artie is going to come back with a sequel. For instance, Sinking Ship I wrote probably 10 or 15 years ago. After all, David Bowie was so influential in the 1970s, so you have to believe that there's some sort of connection there. It's a pretty boring story, but that's how it went. I think thats amazing. Its like a stealth way to influence peoples attitudes. 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. Interview: Cake's John McCrea - HeadCount Interview: Cake's John McCrea The quirky, sardonic, half-spoken/half-sung vibe of Cake's music extends far beyond their recorded material. 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 -. Photo by Laurie Sparham. But releasing it now feels like part of his civic duty, which also includes performing at benefit concerts for grassroots politicians like Andrew Janz and Beto ORourke. Even after more than 25 years in the industry, there are still few voices like Cake lead singer John McCrea's droll . I lived in Koreatown for a little bit. You must have felt a sense of family being on set as well. "It's wonderful to create a role," McCrea shares. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. STEREOGUM: Yeah, at what point did you start writing this collection of songs? McCrea is descended from a prominent British family. I guess television is still incredibly powerful, so yes, in some ways. When he volunteered at age 41 for service in the First World War, McCrae wrote to a friend that "I am really rather afraid, but more afraid to stay at home with my conscience . McCrea added that his father made him a deal: "My father had given me 12 months in which to prove myself in pictures. That is the thing to focus on. MCCREA: Well, Sinking Ship is a song I worked on a long time ago. John McCrea, the West End's newest star, is talking about the schoolboy drag queen at the heart of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. The idea is that as years pass people will send in more photographs as the trees get bigger and they get older, and we can watch them slowly die, and watch the trees get bigger. I think the chaps name was John McRea. "The main problem with short stories for the artist is to hit the ground running visually," McCrea revealed. It sounds like it could address any number of things. We really feel grateful that there were still enough people who think its not foolish to buy an album and support us. In a previous interview with CBR, Langford revealed "Shingo" was originally pitched by him and Dini for the Creepshow television show, but it ended up finding a home in the comics. 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. What made you decide to donate to that particular organization? Im thinking whats happening is were gonna be releasing singles. [Ed. So we can still exist I guess. 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. The reason why its a good thing is hard to pin down. Well, maybe we can explore a little bit of more of that storyline in a sequel. It was crazy, really. The attention to detail is amazing. And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. Lomax, John Avery, et al. Thats kind of huge actually. And the Republicans are bringing back the Styrofoam cup and dont want recycled stuff. Like I said, one of my favorite things to do is go to the makeup truck in the morning and see Artie bare bones every day before we put some fabulous clothes on. Yeah, we have sort of jealousy guarded our autonomy. For Dini, though, it's something he embraces. 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. And I am still waiting -- thank goodness!". They try to work it out into their early adulthood to find a more secure emotional space for themselves, but ultimately I think thats a fucking luxury right now. I really love Middle-Eastern music. STEREOGUM: I think youre right. He is perhaps best known for originating the role as Jamie New in the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie [4]. Did he teach you anything about yourself as a performer? Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and their wide-ranging musical influences, including country music, Mariachi, rock, funk, Iranian folk music and hip-hop. Theres sleep deprivation. Yeah, I think there is a certain amount of self-loathing in our culture. Im still playing music all the time, but Im not sure what it was were supposed to do. 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. He has also sung a song in a 'Cruella' movie named 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'. What were you thinking about when you wrote it? What you ??? 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 . Writers have the same issues. But who doesn't love a villain, you know? It had this massive scale, but I don't think he's afraid to sort of push boundaries a bit more. 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. You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction. Im just saying. Disney's Cruella brings some new characters into the 101 Dalmatians world, one of whom is Artie, played by John McCrea. Well known for his smart and often caustically funny lyrics and his trademark half-spoken, half-sung delivery, McCrea and CAKE exploded out of Sacramento, California in 1996 when the single "The Distance" from their second album Fashion Nugget saturated the airwaves. Knowing that the Power Cosmic would still reside in the Fallen One's body, Thanos had the corpse brought to the Dwarves of the Asgardian realm of Nidavellir, the greatest . When they initially broke out in the 90s with the sardonic Rock N Roll Lifestyle, the Sacramento-based band mainly sought to address things they regarded as inherently shallow and insincere, like, oh, the music industry itself (How much did you spend on your black leather jacket? lead singer John McCrea sniffed at the time). If Democrats are not able to take the House [Of Representatives], the truly horrific events have only just begun.. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. The 2020 "Dracula" BBC miniseries that you did with Claes Bang really breathed new life into the character. Lovecraft. 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. "When I was growing up, the great EC horror titles were long gone, but I would find them in reprints or anthologies. After the tour for their popular 2004 disk Pressure Chief, McCrea could . There could be an organized labor app. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Theatre 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 Personal life To tune out like that - its sort of like the housewife in the 60s on valium or something. It's like a stealth way to influence people's. But a lot of people felt betrayed by us as well. It's a really good music town. Not only do you look like Bowie, but Bowie prepping to transform into Ziggy Stardust, because I noticed those lightning bolts by your eyes. The singer is also funneling his energy into the bands first new music since 2011, beginning with the unambiguous protest anthem Sinking Ship, the profits of which will go to Doctors Without Borders. You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. Having to somehow interface with this huge industry was very stressful and sort of unnatural for us. Because of the Internet, its blown open the walls that were there in terms of gatekeepers, power of the city, or sort of entertainment hubs of New York, L.A., and Nashville. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. MCCREA: Thats the way I really feel. Not very many artists can get billions of streams, so its a math thing. I think it was a usual audition thing. You definitely feel that. The actor, who plays Artie in the hotly-anticipated Disney film, made the revelation in an interview with Attitude. Should I fail, I was to 'go out and get a job.'. Exactly. As a young boy, he had overflowing energy, which often led him into mischief. Was that career changing just in the short term? We are not part of a next big thing. And it was sort of fun to see how different those characters were, in terms of how she played them. In terms of the world we're in, obviously we never mentioned him, but I like to believe that maybe, on some level, if he didn't exist, Artie was on the same sort of spiritual journey. . But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella. Well, I noticed that all of the profits for Sinking Ship are slated to go toward Doctors Without Borders. But what about Craig Gillespie? Yeah, totally, and not just from that core group of people, but from everybody. You have Cruella's black-and-white hair, you have the dalmatians, and you have the fashion, but at the same time, you're responsible for defining your characters. Happily, Democrats have recovered the House, but theres a lot more work left to do. I would image that was probably a surreal moment for you. There are Cake fans that threaten us that if we post one more non-music related story on our website or Facebook site they will never buy our music again - they will only steal our music. The thing that maybe embodies everything were talking about is the tree giveaway and the tree gallery. But one that affects, like in the case of schools, a bunch of children. Well, we hadn't played Los Angeles for New Years. So weve been giving away trees at our shows for maybe five years or so. I was just so lucky to walk into an audition and have the director in the room, and that was it. I had a lot of freedom, but I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised with how this is done.
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