I guess television is still incredibly powerful, so yes, in some ways. We thought we would give it a try. So when I go to auditions I'll really stand out. John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). International Women's Day Post-Show Event Announced For MEDEA at Sohoplace March 2, 2023 The Producers of Medea today announce a free one off post-show event @sohoplace on International Women's . They tell you when theyre not happy. Its like, youre in this van, and you get paid a few hundred bucks. Im still playing music all the time, but Im not sure what it was were supposed to do. I think that is wasteful and disconnected from the real sort of power, which I think, is musical. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by. You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction. In a series of interviews and re-publications, we venture into the past to see where this exciting virtual reality ride began. Our culture as a band was very do it yourself - very interactive from the very beginning. Yeah, yeah, he really joins that gang at the end, doesn't he? STEREOGUM: Yeah, and Sinking Ship has a real evergreen quality, thematically speaking. 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). For nearly 20 years Cake have been making music that is distinctly their own. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] I just dont know when they became marginalized into political issues at all. And in this case it really seemed like it didnt. 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. Short days ago. I remember the cartoon, but I remember the live-action movie a bit more. And I am still waiting -- thank goodness!". I think Nadia Stacey, the makeup designer, was obviously influenced. I lived in Koreatown for a little bit. And I was so lucky. 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. You wouldnt want to pigeonhole yourself within a genre. The actor, who plays Artie in the hotly-anticipated Disney film, made the revelation in an interview with Attitude. John McCrae was born on November 30 th, 1872, in a small limestone cottage in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. Yeah, they play us on stations where many times, personally, I cant listen to a lot of the music around our music. Writers have the same issues. Its a great organization. Yeah, I was so lucky. But what about Craig Gillespie? Im curious, how have you been spending your time in the last few years when you werent touring with CAKE? Why did you decide to play Los Angeles for New Years Eve? We need to fucking wake up and pay attention. 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. Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. 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. 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. I think powers coalescing around some big companies have found through ways of distribution methods of monetizing other peoples work. Thats pretty rad.. With a keen eye on style and trends, Artie quickly becomes a close . He's a wonderful director. "It was actually my academic teachers that suggested taking up some extracurricular activities," he recalls. McCrea isn't the only person involved with Cruella we talked to about the music. Im really intrigued by what you guys are doing on the web. So weve been giving away trees at our shows for maybe five years or so. It was just that one audition. STEREOGUM: I think youre right. Not only in Cruella, but in many of their recent endeavors, Disney is getting more inclusive and diverse. She is also a Freelance Writer. I never felt so much like I was visiting Ancient Rome during the height of their power. It always felt hyperbolic and too negative, but it somehow it feels appropriate now. Everythings beautiful, but its also challenging. Uncle Billy McCrea: Yes, yes. Smirking alt-rock troupe CAKE havent always used music as a platform for political change. Its a high-stakes adventure right now. He casually reveals his track record with his early leading ladies (he got 'em all) before he married his wife of fifty years, the classically beautiful . My wife and I had kids. You know whats always bothered me? I mean, its not like an old world village or anything, but it definitely has certain traits of community within it. Just to have anybody remember you that long is pretty amazing. Years and years went by, and because the band was getting more and more successful, I wasnt home at all and I moved away. 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. And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. Whatever the reason, I think partially we were allowed to survive because we are outsiders. And she is just multitasking away like nobody's business. If there is anything in your way then you have to get rid of that. I'll be honest it's not one of the movies I grew up watching. No stranger to the world of theater . 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. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY STITCHER 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 . Yeah, we got a lot of complaints all the time, every day. Have you noticed the cost of being in the industry going up or down? And I think it does to a certain degree, Im not sure how much. Would be interested to know. STEREOGUM: Yeah, you have a little more control instead of having to funnel messaging through, say, your label. 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 . Intent on dismantling the Baroness' empire, Estella embarks down a dark path that leads to her villainous metamorphosis into Cruella de Vil. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. I dont feel like its hopeless completely, but it could be very easily. 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. 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. I'd love them to make a remake of "The Lost Boys," for sure. 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. It was just looking around me and feeling like I [would] vomit a little bit. He really joins that group of misfits. Im thinking whats happening is were gonna be releasing singles. It seemed like the right thing to do. 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 McCrea: I know what you do, but I dont know how you started. First off, how familiar are you with HeadCount? Well, heres why theyre disaffected. Do you have any advice for an up-and-coming artist trying to make it in the scene or a musician just starting out? But we have new gatekeepers: the giant multi-billion dollar companies that rule the internet. John McCrea's 's top tips for aspiring performers 1. Not very many artists can get billions of streams, so its a math thing. He dropped out in his last year to pursue music, playing solo acoustic shows. But a lot of people felt betrayed by us as well. Yeah, we have sort of jealousy guarded our autonomy. I just think that we need to get shit done. This unique sound first reached a small cadre of in-the-know fans in . 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. In a "Cruella" movie, he also sang the song "I Wanna Be Your Dog." He also appeared in the film "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" as Jamie. note: Age Of Aquarius was released in 1969.]. I just know that this isnt something you always did with the band. 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. Yeah. That is not necessarily something that I think is so healthy, but it certainly does a good job of cleaning things out. When we are touring, yeah, it is kind of like that now. MCCREA: Thats the way I really feel. Thats a rather hopeful song with a very unhopeful song on the other side. It seems to be taking the audience participation - thats so integral to your live show - and bringing it to the web. Following is the unpublished full-length version of our talk, in which we delve a little deeper into things San Francisco: Cake is a consistent band. I guess that is a good thing, to be busy. When asked how it feels to be a part of that, John says it feels wonderful, and then continues to explain that to be part of Disneys history in any way shape or form is amazing, but the fact that its about representation and its a positive thing, is even better. To hear that this movie is included in the conversations about representation, and with his character specifically, is like a cherry on an already perfectly baked cake.. Its mostly just made things more smoother in terms of announcing shows and things like that. Tracking Down is a Stereogum franchise in which we talk to artists who have been out of the spotlight for a minute. John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA. 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. He is perhaps best known for originating the role as Jamie New in the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie [4]. MCCREA: I think you read these news stories once in a while, like, Oh, the Korean pop star had four billion plays of their song and got maybe a couple thousand dollars. Its like that. Its sort of becoming the 21st century technology and service of feudalism, really. Was that career changing just in the short term? John McCrea (born October 10, 1992). His taste in music and his knowledge of music is palpable throughout the film. The quirky, sardonic, half-spoken/half-sung vibe of Cake's music extends far beyond their recorded material. We just kind of showed up, there were a lot of people, and they all knew the words. Theres sleep deprivation. How do you deal with that? [Ed. 1 on the Billboard charts, Cake and McCrea have found a new audience eager to participate or, at times, complain. Walking down that street, making tea a couple of weeks later, is there something that made you sit back and say, "Boy, that really surprised me about Emma and the way she performed in that scene?". 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. 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 . STEREOGUM: Cool. There are many things to love about Disneys Cruella, and John McCrea playing Artie is near the top of that list. It was odd to pickup the character after a year. I guess its incendiary and its sort of partisan, but it was also factual so we felt like it was okay. 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. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. John McCrea was born on 10 October 1992 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. If I hit a wall, I just move on to a different song. 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. Yeah. Right? Yeah. Do you feel that it operates like that? Its a collective thing that we do together. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly She was just such a joy to work with. Theres a whole bunch of people that are threatening that if we bring up any subject thats not about music, that its over, were not gonna be able to put food on our table anymore. 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. 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. 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. John McCrea (born 10 October 1992) is a British actor and singer. Academy Award winner Emma Stone (La La Land) stars in Disneys Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious and notoriously fashionable villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. And I just thought, "I could barely say lines and just do that." We are the Dead. We have a map on our website where you can click on the different cities and see where the trees are and who planted them. John McCrea on Creating the West End's Newest Hit: 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. 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. I went in and I auditioned like everybody else. Thats I guess really why I like that quote. That is my advice. 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. John McCrea grew up in Surrey. Its an altruistic and adult thing to do. Then, another three years later, its the same thing, none of the same people. Okay. To add more books, click here . Ive never felt so much positive possibility as I do now. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. At a certain point, musicians, journalists as well, probably need to find a way to aggregate power. I think its time we stop strategizing individuality at the expense of humans. 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. I think that it has worked for us because I still find it interesting and exciting sometimes. 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. John McCrea: I'm always a fan of the villain, always (laughs). 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! Your home base is in Sacramento. Every three years, there is a new group of important bands mostly. 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. Ive got dozens of songs going at once. If you cant make money doing something that you like, you might as well do some other job and then keep your music pure. It's not one of the scariest things in the world, but I'd like to give that a go. I think for that reason it spurred me into action after a period of not feeling particularly compelled to put out recorded music. So theres been a very obvious thing thats been happening. I think thats amazing. He was given a life sentences for raping and molesting women, plus 4 more life terms and 50 years for the murder. I know its a busy year. In February of that year, he left the White House to become the first commanding officer of the USS Iowa, the country's newest and largest battleship. Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? Now what about Cake fans? I mean, certainly you must have been inspired by them to want to be involved in "Cruella.". Well, I'm going to put the word out there that John McCrea wants to work on "The Lost Boys." STEREOGUM: Yeah, at what point did you start writing this collection of songs? Not only do you look like Bowie, but Bowie prepping to transform into Ziggy Stardust, because I noticed those lightning bolts by your eyes. It's like that for a lot of bands. I think it's the closest I'll ever come to feeling like a rock god. Speaking of talking about something, the conversation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie arose as the film adaptation of the West End musical is coming to Amazon Prime in October. We are not part of a next big thing. Aside from that, I think its very cool to be able to have a musical idea and put it out there quickly. I dont feel that Im ever actually getting that much done. His birthday falls under the Libra zodiac sign. And although there is no way were going to save the world by giving away a few trees, it's just something that I think, maybe if a few more people can have that experience, it probably is a good thing. You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. 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. 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. Let's hope we get that. Interviews Everybody's Talking About Jamie Star John McCrea on Making a Splash in the West End, Broadway Dreams & More. Without the villain, you have no story. Estella begins working at the store at the bottom, and she appears to be going nowhere until a happy accident leads Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson) to offer her a job as a fashion designer. I mean, I'll tell you - there's crazy stories about the world being . Known for their hits, "The Distance," "Never There," and "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," Cake's 2011 self-release, Showroom of Compassion, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album charts, proving not only the band's longevity, but also their cultural relevance as a pioneering and prodigious staple of contemporary music history. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film \u0026 Entertainment News. When Cake formed in 1990, McCrea was. Also starring Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Paul Walter Hauser, "Cruella"is now playing in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with Premier Access. I'm glad you mentioned the word transformative because you get to witness her perform both Estella and Cruella, and you get to see that range. bigjeffoh said.. 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. Bands are sort of flushed down the toilet really quickly by the fickle whimsy of an overfed cultural marketplace. "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. He is so collaborative, as I've said before, but I think I was always just really impressed by his vision. So we can still exist I guess. HeadCount provides voter registration assistance on a strictly nonpartisan basis to any U.S. citizen age 18 or over without regard to political affiliation, race, religion, or age. I didn't get to spend any time with Emma Thompson, which bums me out every day, but hopefully one day. You must have felt a sense of family being on set as well. I mean, I was very lucky because my character doesn't exist in any of the previous iterations [of "101 Dalmatians"]. . I'm a bit of a coward. I dont know if theres shared values because there are people all over the map. John McCrea (born October 10, 1992) is a British actor, singer, Internet face, and media personality from England. But I do remember Glenn Close in the live-action "101 Dalmatians" and just being absolutely terrified of her. "When I was growing up, the great EC horror titles were long gone, but I would find them in reprints or anthologies. But yeah, you want to get information out, especially information that can possibly help us - especially information that maybe dislodges fake information. 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. Yes, that is me, but I am still doing my best Iggy Pop impression. At one point, you're rocking out on stage at a Cruella fashion show. RELATED: I Hate This Place Turns Terrifying Real Life Events Into Campy Fun, It isn't always easy to create short-form comic stories due to space constraints. Id imagine that it must really add to the vitality. Register to vote, sign up for our issue eNewsletters, or take the Who are We? survey. The culture that usually surrounds me, Ive always found it very vain, narcissistic, and immature. Yeah, totally, and not just from that core group of people, but from everybody. He's one of Britain's finest actors, for sure. Today, McCrea is far more interested in raising awareness about causes he cares about, like world poverty and global warming. I keep thinking September for some reason. 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. He has also sung a song in a 'Cruella' movie named 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'. "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." The musical, a sleeper hit at the Sheffield Crucible earlier . Theyre Wall Street. Interview: John McCrea of Cake. The way I write, I work on a song, and I dont really force myself to finish it. To volunteer, visit our Volunteer Sign Up page. Apart from picking up something from Craig, you not only have Emma Stone, but Emma Thompson and Mark Strong who you can glean something from, too. Even after more than 25 years in the industry, there are still few voices like Cake lead singer John McCrea's droll . But thats yesterdays CAKE. By telling the story of a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a drag queen, the new play wants to send . Anyone ever find out what happened to the one chap who made it through the fighter pilot selection process and filmed by the BBC way back in the early 80s. It's totally surreal. It helped popularize the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance. Skybound 's Creepshow takes all the fright from Shudder's hit anthology series and brings it to comic book readers who want to get the Halloween festivities started a little earlier this year. McCrae began writing poetry when he was a student at the Guelph Collegiate Institute and also showed an early interest in joining the military. STEREOGUM: Yeah, definitely. 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." Pratt created a distinctive style both in lyric poems of seabound Newfoundland life (Newfoundland . You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction.
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