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And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. But we have new gatekeepers: the giant multi-billion dollar companies that rule the internet. I mean, yeahit is. I tend to stay away from the horror genre. It was seven years since the album before. If you cant make money doing something that you like, you might as well do some other job and then keep your music pure. When we are touring, yeah, it is kind of like that now. STEREOGUM: Yeah, I identify as a liberal, but Ill be the first to say that I think its way too easy for liberals to get caught up in rhetoric and fail to see the bigger picture. What were you thinking about when you wrote it? That didnt answer your question. It's totally surreal. What items have gotten the most reaction? I think powers coalescing around some big companies have found through ways of distribution methods of monetizing other peoples work. We were still there. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. "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. HeadCount: I appreciate you taking the time today. I just think that we need to get shit done. bigjeffoh said.. Its like a stealth way to influence peoples attitudes. But anyways, so people felt like it was a big betrayal, a lot of people, and that weve somehow changed our ideals. Yes, that is me, but I am still doing my best Iggy Pop impression. Not only in Cruella, but in many of their recent endeavors, Disney is getting more inclusive and diverse. STEREOGUM: Yeah, definitely. I think we need to be just straight-out blunt about whats happening. No, not really, Im not an idealist. Does all this inform the creative process? Aside from that, I think its very cool to be able to have a musical idea and put it out there quickly. Doctors Without Borders is just such an amazing organization, so much bravery. Tracking Down is a Stereogum franchise in which we talk to artists who have been out of the spotlight for a minute. After you lived in L.A., you moved back to Sacramento. 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. It's so often nowadays, you do auditions and it's just you and the casting director, or you do self-tapes. Concerts Cake's John McCrea talks optimism, pessimism and the future of music. Was that by happenstance or design? The 2020 "Dracula" BBC miniseries that you did with Claes Bang really breathed new life into the character. Did you pick up anything from him? You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. We thought we would give it a try. McCrea added that his father made him a deal: "My father had given me 12 months in which to prove myself in pictures. 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 reason why its a good thing is hard to pin down. The way I write, I work on a song, and I dont really force myself to finish it. Then the next day you show up instead you will be in that tiny tiny shop surrounded by beautiful clothes. Artie is very much a part of Cruella's life now. In some way, I think it is kind of wasteful because I dont think that cultural criteria should be used to judge musical criteria. Make sure that your music is still something that you like. MCCREA: You know, holy shit. And I took care of it for a while, but then my life went on, and the band started touring a lot. Uncle Billy McCrea: ??? Cruella will release simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access 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. However, McCrea recalled how God opened a door that would eventually lead to a . I really love Middle-Eastern music. We love L.A. Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. I think those people mentioned are more idealistic. I understand what its like. He's a fountain of knowledge and he's got a lot of experience doing this. So weve been giving away trees at our shows for maybe five years or so. Today, McCrea is far more interested in raising awareness about causes he cares about, like world poverty and global warming. "My main worry was that I was working with Paul Dini, who is no slouch in the design department himself," McCrea said. When we release enough, well put them all on an album. Mostly, I just think about discarded leather jackets in a landfill that are no longer in style. We started in 2004; just some music fans and musicians getting together and saying lets make sure that people are getting out to the polls. We were kind of inspired by a Hunter S. Thompson quote that said If every Deadhead in Florida had voted the world would be a different place. Our basic model is we have volunteers in every major city. 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). Once the video was done, we were able to just pop it up. Probably every month or so there will be another single, then probably in a year well release the whole album. 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. 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. We need to fucking wake up and pay attention. But theres something about music and music listeners that is sort of an escape from pragmatism. "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. How do you use the time during the day to incorporate all the things that you are active in and include music? So I take it Cake fans arent bashful? We set up tables at the concerts to register voters and bring some information and socially conscious conversation to the shows. You know, as long as were talking politics, Id love to know at what point you decided to use CAKE as a platform to raise awareness? I think for that reason it spurred me into action after a period of not feeling particularly compelled to put out recorded music. To combat this, he was sent to acting school. Check out our other video for more exclusive theatre interviews, thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe. We really feel grateful that there were still enough people who think its not foolish to buy an album and support us. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by. 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. Sure. I had a lot of freedom, but I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised with how this is done. Is the Cake fan base a community? And I was so lucky. It just blew my mind, and it just dwarfed my sense of time. I think it's the closest I'll ever come to feeling like a rock god. You've got to be hoping that Artie is going to come back with a sequel. 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 . Check out our other videos for more exclusive interviews and west end theatre coverage, thanks for watching and dont forget to subscribe. 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. 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. And I think it does to a certain degree, Im not sure how much. Disney and Pixar's Luca is a coming of age story that is truly a love letter to real friendships, according to the Director, Enrico Casarosa. But there is a sense of shared aesthetic, and maybe shared experience, because some people have been to the same concerts and seen some of the same things. MCCREA: Oh, yeah. If you are paying a bunch of rent for a nice apartment, live in a shitty apartment. Yeah, yeah, totally. It was crazy, really. 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. 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. There was a certain sort of underlying sort of evil, a menacing sassiness that I felt coming along every time I was around her in the Cruella wig. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] [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. 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?". Its frustrating for me, I guess. 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. The gatekeepers of the label, we can go around them now. People have many interests and generally, you are not going to be able to do it all. 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. As it turns out, everyone is monetizing it. STEREOGUM: Right. Not really. John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). Categories Disney Movies, Interviews, Movies, Luca: Capturing the Italian Riviera & Creating Sea Monsters, The Water Man Interview: Lonnie Chavis & Amiah Miller. Yeah. 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. He is the vocalist and primary lyricist for the band, in addition to playing acoustic guitar,. I think that it has worked for us because I still find it interesting and exciting sometimes. But what about Craig Gillespie? I really enjoy opera and I enjoy country western. We can individually say, Were gonna try to extricate ourselves from this system, but it would be better if we had [unions]. In this film Luca meets a new friend, Alberto, but they are . Have you noticed the cost of being in the industry going up or down? Why did you decide to play Los Angeles for New Years Eve? 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. That the people who I think should be the most concerned and aware in our society tend to be the ones who are just sort of tuning out. It sounds like it could address any number of things. He is so collaborative, as I've said before, but I think I was always just really impressed by his vision. I know its a busy year. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. MCCREA: Age Of Aquarius will come out in January, probably like March or something for another single. It helped popularize the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance. Not an NFL football victory, but a tiny bureaucratic victory or a negligible victory even. We thought it wouldnt take that much effort to get this kind of community engaged. MCCREA: Well, Sinking Ship is a song I worked on a long time ago. For instance, Sinking Ship I wrote probably 10 or 15 years ago. Yeah, we got a lot of complaints all the time, every day. At the same time, literally the whole thing could be flushed down the toilet. 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 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. What you ??? Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. There were also then-contemporary horror comics like the Warren magazines Creepy, Eerie, and DC's House of Mystery and House of Secrets. Disney's Cruella brings some new characters into the 101 Dalmatians world, one of whom is Artie, played by John McCrea. It's not like you're sitting down and taking notes during the production, nothing like that, but certainly you absorb things. But I do remember Glenn Close in the live-action "101 Dalmatians" and just being absolutely terrified of her. You can live anywhere, start a band, and make a great album anywhere, which is really, something excellent. Well, heres why theyre disaffected. That just kicks the wind out of you physically and psychologically. I dont listen to a lot of rock, I guess. Yeah, totally, and not just from that core group of people, but from everybody. Not only do you look like Bowie, but Bowie prepping to transform into Ziggy Stardust, because I noticed those lightning bolts by your eyes. Qualification: High School Graduated John McCrea Career. Was it over the period of six or seven years since the last CAKE album? 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. Is that a fair description? Im not trying to diss anything or any genre. ", Dini explained how he "read them all for the chills," but he also used them to learn more about story construction. CAKE recently performed this New Year's Eve at THE WILTERN in Los Angeles. It's going to lead somewhere. Would be interested to know. He was given a life sentences for raping and molesting women, plus 4 more life terms and 50 years for the murder. For 11 months I failed miserably, averaging 3 days a month as an extra at $7.50 a day.". I do think that that could be called community. No stranger to the world of theater . "It was actually my academic teachers that suggested taking up some extracurricular activities," he recalls. Are you a fan of the horror genre? You have to have a job thatll let you tour all the time. And I guess it occurred to me that everyone should have some sort of experience that does that. 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. 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. Well, it worked out, though, didn't it? So taking the reins of our own record label and running that business and sort of being able to make that into a creative process an extension of the creative process that happens in the studio - everyone was very happy we made that decision, and it makes a lot of sense right now. But a lot of people felt betrayed by us as well. He's a wonderful director. It broadens your ability to show more of your range, too, doesn't it? Thats just a fact. The culture that usually surrounds me, Ive always found it very vain, narcissistic, and immature. I appreciate it. And then there are people who think we dont go far enough in terms of taking a stance. John McCrea grew up in Surrey. How The Gift of Fear Inspired Barbarian, 5 Most Memorable Rick Grimes Moments (The Walking Dead), Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie Coming To DVD. 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. I guess television is still incredibly powerful, so yes, in some ways. Who knows what might happen next? 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. Bands are sort of flushed down the toilet really quickly by the fickle whimsy of an overfed cultural marketplace. According to the most widely accepted account of her death, Jane was murdered by Wyandot scouts working with the British Army. Literally, they dont have food if they stop touring. I loved that. 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. 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. I dont feel like its hopeless completely, but it could be very easily. Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Also starring Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Paul Walter Hauser, "Cruella"is now playing in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with Premier Access. 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. Ive never really wanted to get my hands icky with direct support on candidates, but Ive made an exception this time, McCrea says in a phone call. John McCrea (born 10 October 1992) is a British actor and singer. Cruella takes the story of 101 Dalmatians and turns it into a music and fashion extravaganza, thriving in its setting of the 1970s London punk rock scene. For Dini, though, it's something he embraces. I'd love them to make a remake of "The Lost Boys," for sure. I think for musicians increasingly, it is a matter of getting to spend more hours doing the thing that you want to do which ostensibly is music and fewer hours having to wait tables, drive trucks, and/or whatever else you have to do to pay the rent. Did that sort of vault you guys back into the public eye? You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction. I think he's the bee's knees. 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. Well, anything that we post about politics directly gets people very angry. John McCrea is an American singer and musician. Wow. Yeah, thats the thing. 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. Yeah. McCrea is excited to see a film based on the stage version that he originated because it will then be viewed by the masses. Especially if you really love music, do something that you don't like in order to make money. 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.
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