I know bands that have lost interest because of feeling that many of those things have been taken away. 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. I think Nadia Stacey, the makeup designer, was obviously influenced. 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 . Are you a fan of the horror genre? 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. Concerts Cake's John McCrea talks optimism, pessimism and the future of music. And in this case it really seemed like it didnt. [Ed. Its good that we have a lot of different ideas. The reason why its a good thing is hard to pin down. We have to put some of our agenda aside in order to do whats best for the group. John McCrea Interview: Stealing Every Scene As Artie In Cruella All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Uncle Billy McCrea: From the boat goes back to the warehouse. It sounds like it could address any number of things. 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). Categories Disney Movies, Interviews, Movies, Luca: Capturing the Italian Riviera & Creating Sea Monsters, The Water Man Interview: Lonnie Chavis & Amiah Miller. John McCrae - Veterans Affairs Canada He rose to fame after playing a gay man in the Disney Live-Action film "Cruella," which will be released on May 28, 2021. I didn't get to spend any time with Emma Thompson, which bums me out every day, but hopefully one day. The story is a while ago when I was a struggling musician in Sacramento, California I bought a tree for about seven dollars at a sale a garage sale or something and planted it in the median between my apartment building and the street. From Presidential Aide to Battleship Commander - How Captain John I just think that the Earth cant support popular culture in the way that weve come to expect. MCCREA: Age Of Aquarius will come out in January, probably like March or something for another single. What made you decide to donate to that particular organization? I love your introduction when Emma Stone's Cruella Estella, actually, at that point when she comes into your shop and you say to her, "My name is Artie or Art, as in work of." I think those people mentioned are more idealistic. 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. Writers have the same issues. My wife and I had kids. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. . 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's between Jasper, Horace, and Estella, but Artie joins that family, too. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. "Strong, Righteous, and Rustic": An Interview with Joel McCrea But as an audience member, no, I'm terrified of everything. For me thats the key issue. It just reminds you of how talented she is. MCCREA: Rebecca Solnit, a feminist writer who I enjoy, said back in 2016, Voting is a chess move, not a Valentine. I think thats really key for the left to understand that its not about your individuality or your self-expression. Thats I guess really why I like that quote. And trying to find some sort of emotional satisfaction in that, you know, even though theres a litany of negative concerns around those politicians. Motorcade of Consistency: An Interview with John McCrea of Cake "So there was considerable pressure, and every time I sent in a design or a page of a story, I waited with creeping terror for the email that confirmed, yes, I did suck, and I was fired! It is as if you are suspect if the people like you. Its more important to me than any of the other issues because you dont get to have any of the other issues if you dont have a working environment and ecosystems. In a certain respect, would you consider yourselves an anomaly? I never felt so much like I was visiting Ancient Rome during the height of their power. I think it's the closest I'll ever come to feeling like a rock god. 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. Well, heres why theyre disaffected. But a lot of people felt betrayed by us as well. McCrea studied English and anthropology at State University of Sacramento . The touring doesnt pay if youre not a big enough artist. We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, At. I know high school is hard for people. The McCraes had military blood. Yeah, they play us on stations where many times, personally, I cant listen to a lot of the music around our music. Yeah. I remember the cartoon, but I remember the live-action movie a bit more. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae and Bonneau. 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. Is that a fair description? In this recorded interview with ex-slave Billy McCrea, McCrea elaborates about his experiences as a slave working on a Steamboat as a cook. I keep thinking September for some reason. 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. It was incredible. I understand what its like. You know whats always bothered me? He's a wonderful director. Books by John McCrae - Goodreads Your home base is in Sacramento. 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. The Internet is supposed to provide the ability for more musicians to put their sound out there and give people the opportunity to listen to more music. "The main problem with short stories for the artist is to hit the ground running visually," McCrea revealed. Its a great organization. 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. I think that everybody involved in this project will tell you that they probably wouldn't be interested in the production if not for that original "101 Dalmatians" animated film and the live-action reimagining. Now that "Cruella" has been released, McCrea has his eyes set, long term, on a dream remake of another classic vampire thriller. Uncle Billy McCrea: ??? There were also then-contemporary horror comics like the Warren magazines Creepy, Eerie, and DC's House of Mystery and House of Secrets. But yeah, you want to get information out, especially information that can possibly help us - especially information that maybe dislodges fake information. Yeah, yeah, totally. STEREOGUM: I think youre right. So when I go to auditions I'll really stand out. People have many interests and generally, you are not going to be able to do it all. He had some great stories in between takes. It's totally surreal. It was just looking around me and feeling like I [would] vomit a little bit. BBC FIGHTER PILOT, JOHN MCREA | Key Aero 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. The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae - Poems | Academy of American Poets STEREOGUM: Yeah, definitely. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. She was working a sewing machine and then she was feeding treats to the dogs to make sure the dog was well-behaved. I dont feel that Im ever actually getting that much done. In some way, I think it is kind of wasteful because I dont think that cultural criteria should be used to judge musical criteria. We thought it wouldnt take that much effort to get this kind of community engaged. I do think that that could be called community. MCCREA: To be really honest, I had kids. It broadens your ability to show more of your range, too, doesn't it? Then the next day you show up instead you will be in that tiny tiny shop surrounded by beautiful clothes. When we release enough, well put them all on an album. We never have been part of a big movement, cultural phenomenon, or explosion. Who Plays Artie in Cruella? Meet John McCrea - POPSUGAR What John loves about this is that every day it was something completely different. John A. Lomax: Toting salt? McCrae began writing poetry when he was a student at the Guelph Collegiate Institute and also showed an early interest in joining the military. Yeah. You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. He is a founding member of the band Cake. What a great way to introduce your character, especially with the sense of style that Artie has. So, cheap rent is an amazing gift for musicians that are trying to make a living at their craft. He almost comes at things from sort of like he shot it like it was an indie movie. John A. Lomax: Where from the boat to the bank? I mean, its not like an old world village or anything, but it definitely has certain traits of community within it. Without the villain, you have no story. 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. Well, I found cheaper rent when I came home. Yeah, it is sort of mind-blowing that music can kind of communicate over some huge cultural boundaries and differences. ", Dini explained how he "read them all for the chills," but he also used them to learn more about story construction. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] We are not part of a next big thing. We were able to release Sinking Ship rather quickly in that way. Are you on the road more of the year usually than at home? Yeah, I think so. It helped popularize the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance. A noted pathologist and army physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was also a poet; he wrote "In Flanders Fields" one of the most famous poems of the First World War. Ive never felt so much positive possibility as I do now. It must be a great opportunity to have that freedom. You have to have a job thatll let you tour all the time. Uncle Billy McCrea: When slavery was over, let me see if I can't tell you about that. I guess its incendiary and its sort of partisan, but it was also factual so we felt like it was okay. "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. I think most artists wouldnt mind recorded music being free as long as no one was getting paid for that music. He was nominated for a Olivier Award for the role Jamie New in the coming-of-age stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie , [1] and portrayed Artie in the 2021 Disney crime comedy-drama Cruella . So thats the challenge, I think, of an organization like yours. Career [ edit] In 1989, after a few years of drawing television and toy tie-ins, he illustrated Ennis's debut, the political series Troubled Souls, in Crisis, as well as its sequel, the farce For a Few Troubles More. Was it over the period of six or seven years since the last CAKE album? So when the police come and bust the party, we weren't invited to the party. Our first visit there, we didnt know that we had become popular there. I dont listen to a lot of rock, I guess. I was more of a Hercules, Lion King, sort of nineties era, but I do remember the live-action one and I remember Glenn Close. Its mostly just made things more smoother in terms of announcing shows and things like that. 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. Id imagine that it must really add to the vitality. It just blew my mind, and it just dwarfed my sense of time. Smirking alt-rock troupe CAKE havent always used music as a platform for political change. Did you pick up anything from him? Profession: Actor Known For: Giri/Haji (2019), God's Own Country (2017) and Dracula (2020) Net Worth: USD $1 Million approx Family & Relatives. Whatever the reason, I think partially we were allowed to survive because we are outsiders. Or even just beneficial to CAKE itself? With a keen eye on style and trends, Artie quickly becomes a close . Did that sort of vault you guys back into the public eye? Yeah. 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. Who knows what might happen next? 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. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. Thats just a fact. Slowly a reaction against sentimental, patriotic, and derivative Victorian verse set in. Stop by the HeadCount table at Cake shows throughout the United States this year. I would image that was probably a surreal moment for you. 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. To combat this, he was sent to acting school. note: Age Of Aquarius was released in 1969.]. In Flanders Fields | poem by McCrae | Britannica 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. Everybody in the supply chain gets paid except for the artist. Im thinking whats happening is were gonna be releasing singles. . Well, it seems like you can handle the vampire stuff, though. Not only do you look like Bowie, but Bowie prepping to transform into Ziggy Stardust, because I noticed those lightning bolts by your eyes. How do you use the time during the day to incorporate all the things that you are active in and include music? But then, a couple of weeks after, you'll just be walking down the street or making a cup of tea and you'll be like, "Wait a minute. If I felt culturally obligated to stay behind a certain boundary or else I would have to wear a different style leather jacket, then I feel that that would be cumbersome, physically. 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. I mean, certainly you must have been inspired by them to want to be involved in "Cruella.". McCrea is excited to see a film based on the stage version that he originated because it will then be viewed by the masses. doing? I was lucky enough to have a music sensibility, an aesthetic that was palatable to enough other people to the point where I could make a living, at least fleetingly. John McCrea: I know what you do, but I dont know how you started. Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. Speaking ahead of the launch of Disney's Cruella origin story, the film's star John McCrea revealed that his Artie character was at one point actually intended to be a drag queen. Did he make you more confident? Well, it has allowed us to survive. We have played other cities but weve never played there. "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. I went in and I auditioned like everybody else. If you are paying a bunch of rent for a nice apartment, live in a shitty apartment. I think that is wasteful and disconnected from the real sort of power, which I think, is musical. 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. I felt like it was okay, because I dont have a big ideological thing about using music in movies and ads unless it fundamentally changes the meaning of the song. When we are touring, yeah, it is kind of like that now. Do you have any advice for an up-and-coming artist trying to make it in the scene or a musician just starting out? Writer Paul Dini and artist John McCrea chat about the excitement and challenges of short-form storytelling in Skybound's Creepshow #1. Maybe theres some innovation that can occur that can make that easier, especially if we used some of the tools of the internet and the kind of interconnectivity that could occur. And she is just multitasking away like nobody's business. Cruella will release simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access Aside from that, I think its very cool to be able to have a musical idea and put it out there quickly. Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA. The most important stories and least important memes, every Friday. The 2020 "Dracula" BBC miniseries that you did with Claes Bang really breathed new life into the character. Happily, Democrats have recovered the House, but theres a lot more work left to do. Exclusive: John McCrea says Cruella's "iconic" queer character was An introduction to the five-factor model and its applications What part do those films play in your personal history? I guess maybe for a film; weve put our music in film and things like that. Photo by Laurie Sparham. Scarce heard amid the guns below. PDF Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 And it was sort of fun to see how different those characters were, in terms of how she played them. For instance, Sinking Ship I wrote probably 10 or 15 years ago. In the scenes with Estella in Artie's shop, how was it sharing space with Emma Stone? It's so often nowadays, you do auditions and it's just you and the casting director, or you do self-tapes. Follow him on Twitter at @sergiowrites or find him on Facebook, and get in touch with him via his official website to discuss everything from the endearing greatness of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to why Nightwing is the most underrated comic book character of all time and deserves to be the true leader of the Justice League. I think the chaps name was John McRea. Im not disconnected from whats going on. Okay. Not very many artists can get billions of streams, so its a math thing. That's a memory that sticks out for me. 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. The band has recorded in a solar-powered recording studio since 2011, and McCrea serves on the board of directors for HeadCount, a non-partisan organization that works with musicians to promote participation in democracy. He had a sister, Geills, and a brother, Tom. Theyre Wall Street. 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. Golden Boy: The Sexy Ways of Joel McCrea - Bright Lights Film Journal Then, you drive to the next town. He rose to fame for his appearance as a gay in the Disney Live-action movie named 'Cruella', which released on May 28, 2021. ", 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. And then there are people who think we dont go far enough in terms of taking a stance. People need to understand that its work. Interview: John McCrea of Cake - Verbicide We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. STEREOGUM: Yeah, and Sinking Ship has a real evergreen quality, thematically speaking. In . This unique sound first reached a small cadre of in-the-know fans in . 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. Tracking Down is a Stereogum franchise in which we talk to artists who have been out of the spotlight for a minute. What has passed for gritty rebellion is really just like fucking foam on a cappuccino. It always felt hyperbolic and too negative, but it somehow it feels appropriate now. John McCrea (born October 10, 1992). 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. Well, I'm going to put the word out there that John McCrea wants to work on "The Lost Boys." Thanos Turned Galactus' First Servant into Marvel's Ultimate Weapon 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. And I think that's what makes this film so wonderful. Theres just nothing rebellious, as far as Im concerned, about a leather jacket. 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. I actually knew most of what you told me, but Im glad that I asked you because I like that Hunter S. Thompson quote. It's an infectious energy, for sure. I mean, I'll tell you - there's crazy stories about the world being . I bet you wish you could introduce yourself so well in every project you're in. 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. He is so collaborative, as I've said before, but I think I was always just really impressed by his vision. 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. Did he teach you anything about yourself as a performer? "I got to recognize how the horrific conflict laid out, how the victim often found themselves in a life-or-death struggle and quite frequently how they would wind up meeting a gruesome end in an unexpected but surprisingly satisfying way," he said. Thats particularly difficult if youre playing non-commercial music like bluegrass or all kinds of valuable genres of music. According to the most widely accepted account of her death, Jane was murdered by Wyandot scouts working with the British Army. If you look at our website or Facebook page, whether you agree with them or not, theyre really engaging. I dont know if theres shared values because there are people all over the map. John McCrea & Josie Walker Interview What's On Stage Awards 2018 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. Luca: Capturing the Italian Riviera & Creating Sea Monsters - Mama's Geeky Western Icon Joel McCrea: 'I Listened for His Voice, Followed His I think he's the bee's knees. But its scary for us when people threaten to take away our livelihood not that its enough people to actually close us down. There's a lot of pressure on Tony, and a lot of pressure on Craig to get it right, because this story isn't a one and done. Just to have anybody remember you that long is pretty amazing. Weve never done a TV ad, you know, for a product. Its more a feeling that you get when you actually engage in that sort of cooperation with the natural world. STEREOGUM: Right. Was that by happenstance or design? And the Republicans are bringing back the Styrofoam cup and dont want recycled stuff. I think probably because of current events. 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. It seemed like the right thing to do. To volunteer, visit our Volunteer Sign Up page. Im a pragmatist. Interviewing Cake's John McCrea: A slice of life from singer of alt By telling the story of a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a drag queen, the new play wants to send . John A. Lomax: Where that salt come from? McCrea added that his father made him a deal: "My father had given me 12 months in which to prove myself in pictures. Paul Dini and John McCrea Discuss Creepshow's Scary Short-Form Comic Style John McCrea (comics) - Wikipedia PDF Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 We really feel grateful that there were still enough people who think its not foolish to buy an album and support us.
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