For some reason, this song worked out rather easily. It is hard for me to understand where we fit in. (Image source: WikiCommons) In 1943, McCrea, 52, embarked on a new career path - one that would take him much closer to the action. [But] in order to be engaged in politics you have to be able to see that, okay, even though this politician is bought and paid for, its better to have this one than that one because with this one maybe well have more money going to schools. 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. Im not trying to diss anything or any genre. Well, it seems like you can handle the vampire stuff, though. Our culture as a band was very do it yourself - very interactive from the very beginning. John A. Lomax:Well you said you, they all kept going, tell be about them coming through here with cannons. And we posted that article and a lot of Republicans got really furious with that while a lot of people said thank you for posting that, it was interesting. But for most people, I guess it didnt really look good to be bringing back the Styrofoam cup. Photo by Laurie Sparham. Im feeling that way myself. I know high school is hard for people. John McCrea, the West End's newest star, is talking about the schoolboy drag queen at the heart of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Now, of course, there's Tony McNamara's script too. It must be a great opportunity to have that freedom. Yeah, it is sort of mind-blowing that music can kind of communicate over some huge cultural boundaries and differences. Its good that we have a lot of different ideas. He tries to walk around London like a walking art piece, and I think he succeeds. He has written reviews, lists, and features for the likes of CBR, Screen Rant, IGN, Looper, Ranker, Grunge, SYFY Wire, Wrestling Inc., and Fortress of Solitude, while also hosting a podcast and scripting YouTube videos for a variety of highly acclaimed channels. John Joseph Joubert IV (July 2, 1963 - July 17, 1996) was an American serial killer convicted of the murders of three boys in Maine and Nebraska . Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? STEREOGUM: As a band that got its start pre-internet, how else do you see technology as beneficial to the music industry? Yeah. You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction. His mother is a homemaker, while his father is a military commander. Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. I actually knew most of what you told me, but Im glad that I asked you because I like that Hunter S. Thompson quote. We thought we would give it a try. Register to vote, sign up for our issue eNewsletters, or take the Who are We? survey. 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. 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. Im not disconnected from whats going on. MCCREA: I think no matter what happens, we have to keep our eye on the ball for a while. The thing that maybe embodies everything were talking about is the tree giveaway and the tree gallery. "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! 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. MCCREA: To be really honest, I had kids. By telling the story of a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a drag queen, the new play wants to send . 26:01 Singer and Guitarist John McCrea of Cake Cake has five albums to their credit. Luca is a beautiful film set on the Italian Riveria, and in this creators interview they discuss bringing it, and the sea monsters, to life. Let's start at the beginning. It's under the wings of the '70s fashion icon that Estella learns of the Baroness' cold and calculating ways and worse yet, how she's involved in a dark secret involving her new boss. Oh, that was my favorite thing to do by far. I think thats amazing. I dont feel like its hopeless completely, but it could be very easily. Artie is very much a part of Cruella's life now. What were you thinking about when you wrote it? No stranger to the world of theater . 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. 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. And especially the Deadhead type, or hippy sort of people that have checked out, really should be the most engaged and should be the most concerned about political issues because maybe their views run more counter to the mainstream. John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). The way I write, I work on a song, and I dont really force myself to finish it. Years and years went by, and because the band was getting more and more successful, I wasnt home at all and I moved away. The poem was written by a CanadianJohn McCrae, a doctor and teacher, who served in both the South African War and the First World War. Yeah, for me, its about remaining flexible and just making it about musical criteria as opposed to cultural criteria. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] 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. 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 . For 11 months I failed miserably, averaging 3 days a month as an extra at $7.50 a day.". We just kind of showed up, there were a lot of people, and they all knew the words. That didnt answer your question. I like old hard rock, Brazilian Bossa Nova, Mexican Ranchero music. I know its a busy year. But theres something about music and music listeners that is sort of an escape from pragmatism. There are many things to love about Disney's Cruella, and John McCrea playing Artie is near the top of that list. So when the police come and bust the party, we weren't invited to the party. Ive since found that it comes up in conversations; it was just a factoid that once I knew it, it kept coming up. Does all this inform the creative process? Not an NFL football victory, but a tiny bureaucratic victory or a negligible victory even. It was horrible. It's amazing that he got there. Mostly, I just think about discarded leather jackets in a landfill that are no longer in style. When we release enough, well put them all on an album. I dont know if theres shared values because there are people all over the map. Thats right, but there is also good music thrown away because people wear a different kind of pants. When Cake formed in 1990, McCrea was. Wow. Uncle Billy McCrea: Yes, yes. McCrea isn't the only person involved with Cruella we talked to about the music. There are some people that think its terribly hippy just to be concerned about toxins in your drinking water. So we can still exist I guess. Are you on the road more of the year usually than at home? I dont think whether people have clean air or clean water I dont see how thats a political issue. Exactly. 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 . 1 on the Billboard charts, Cake and McCrea have found a new audience eager to participate or, at times, complain. Then, another three years later, its the same thing, none of the same people. Ive always sort of been - at least when it comes to communication - about populism. 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. Literally, they dont have food if they stop touring. He rose to fame for his appearance as a gay in the Disney Live-action movie named 'Cruella', which released on May 28, 2021. It will be like that first single of creating a balance between the abyss and hopeful utopia. 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. Mother, Janet, and his brother Tom and sister Geills completed McCrae's family. 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. 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. After all, David Bowie was so influential in the 1970s, so you have to believe that there's some sort of connection there. 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. That is the thing to focus on. Theres sleep deprivation. Well, I'm going to put the word out there that John McCrea wants to work on "The Lost Boys." Youve licensed Short Skirt Long Jacket to Apple for an iPod Nano commercial. STEREOGUM: Yeah, you have a little more control instead of having to funnel messaging through, say, your label. I think we need to be just straight-out blunt about whats happening. Its frustrating for me, I guess. We really feel grateful that there were still enough people who think its not foolish to buy an album and support us. Whatever the reason, I think partially we were allowed to survive because we are outsiders. I think Nadia Stacey, the makeup designer, was obviously influenced. Or even just beneficial to CAKE itself? It's going to lead somewhere. At the same time, literally the whole thing could be flushed down the toilet. 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. Maybe he went on to become one of the biggest rock stars of all time. Its sort of becoming the 21st century technology and service of feudalism, really. Comic book artist John McCrea has officially launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Mighty World of McCrea, a collection of creator-owned work spanning the Belfast-born artist's 32-year career. I guess television is still incredibly powerful, so yes, in some ways. I think probably because of current events. You know we had never done a big TV ad before in our entire 18, 19 years of being a band. The 2020 "Dracula" BBC miniseries that you did with Claes Bang really breathed new life into the character. Im thinking whats happening is were gonna be releasing singles. 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. He's a wonderful director. So when I go to auditions I'll really stand out. That's a memory that sticks out for me. Without the villain, you have no story. John McCrea was the first commander of the new USS Iowa. It seemed like the right thing to do. Writer Paul Dini and artist John McCrea chat about the excitement and challenges of short-form storytelling in Skybound's Creepshow #1. Well, I noticed that all of the profits for Sinking Ship are slated to go toward Doctors Without Borders. And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. He was given a life sentences for raping and molesting women, plus 4 more life terms and 50 years for the murder. But one that affects, like in the case of schools, a bunch of children. Don't forget to subscribe and thanks for watching Thats just a fact. Was that career changing just in the short term? At a certain point, musicians, journalists as well, probably need to find a way to aggregate power. Yeah, I think there is a certain amount of self-loathing in our culture. Well, it has allowed us to survive. By: red964 - 1st December 2005 at 12:54. A theme throughout the movie is family and she really goes on to create her own family. Movies. Jane McCrea was a Loyalist who was killed and scalped during the American Revolution on the way to meet her fianc in a British camp. Short days ago. 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. Would you say that we live in a culture of mass A.D.D. John McCrea (born 10 October 1992) is a British actor and singer. Yeah. Thats kind of huge actually. Its like a stealth way to influence peoples attitudes. If I hit a wall, I just move on to a different song. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. And I think it does to a certain degree, Im not sure how much. And then there are people who think we dont go far enough in terms of taking a stance. Who knows what might happen next? Yeah, totally. John A. Lomax: Yeah. The gatekeepers of the label, we can go around them now. I'm a bit of a coward. Interviews Everybody's Talking About Jamie Star John McCrea on Making a Splash in the West End, Broadway Dreams & More. Did you pick up anything from him? I do think that that could be called community. I do remember once, we were filming a scene beside sewing machines, she was deliberating lines in her accent, which is flawless, and there was a dog next to her. And I am still waiting -- thank goodness!". 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. So we can still exist I guess.". I really love Middle-Eastern music. Cruella, which is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. 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). One of the things that keeps me interested in music is that I dont feel obligated just to listen to one genre. Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. From the very beginning, we had a song called Rock N Roll Lifestyle that was a little angry. Yeah, we noticed at the time concert-goers seemed to be politically inclined, but also somewhat disaffected. Yeah, we took a risk on self-releasing our album during a time of precipitous decline in music sales. Okay. Interview: John McCrea of Cake. He rose to fame after playing a gay man in the Disney Live-Action film "Cruella," which will be released on May 28, 2021. 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. I mean, yeahit is. [Ed. Do you feel that it operates like that? MCCREA: You know, holy shit. Ive got dozens of songs going at once. Theres all kinds of like weird rites of passage that they dont warn you about beforehand that can actually just really impact all kinds of things in your life. I think that is wasteful and disconnected from the real sort of power, which I think, is musical. 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). Uncle Billy McCrea: From the boat goes back to the warehouse. I keep thinking September for some reason. I guess its incendiary and its sort of partisan, but it was also factual so we felt like it was okay. It's not how I usually sing, and it was really great to sort of explore a different part of my voice. Thats a tall order for people that are busy indulging in the emotional duplicity of music. Yeah, we got a lot of complaints all the time, every day. I'll be honest it's not one of the movies I grew up watching. Then, you drive to the next town. You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. I talked with Craig Gillespie about the film, and I'm wondering, how did you get on his radar for this role? Check out our other video for more exclusive theatre interviews, thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe. People have many interests and generally, you are not going to be able to do it all. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Right? Are you a fan of the horror genre? It was crazy, really. Culturally, we are living in the era of the single. You must have felt a sense of family being on set as well. It seems to be taking the audience participation - thats so integral to your live show - and bringing it to the web. Menu. In a certain respect, would you consider yourselves an anomaly? I think it did to a certain degree. He has also sung a song in a 'Cruella' movie named 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'. Theres more of a feedback loop. I think just like anybody else. 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. Its a high-stakes adventure right now. Scarce heard amid the guns below. Im sure you could go up on our Facebook site and see a million complaints. Well, I dont know if youre permitted to say, but Id love to know what else you talk about in the songs you plan to roll out this year. And I think that's what makes this film so wonderful.
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