He is so collaborative, as I've said before, but I think I was always just really impressed by his vision. After you lived in L.A., you moved back to Sacramento. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. While speaking with director Craig Gillespie, the creative had nothing but praise for the movie's composer,. 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. MCCREA: Well, Sinking Ship is a song I worked on a long time ago. 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. "The main problem with short stories for the artist is to hit the ground running visually," McCrea revealed. Uncle Billy McCrea: Yes, yes. Does all this inform the creative process? The first issue features the terrifying tales Take One," by writer/artist Chris Burnham, colorist Adriano Lucas, and letterer Pat Brosseau, and "Shingo," from writers Paul Dini and Stephen Langford, artist John McCrea, colorist Mike Spicer, and Brosseau returning for lettering duties. But who doesn't love a villain, you know? for a onetime additional fee on Friday, May 28. Concerts Cake's John McCrea talks optimism, pessimism and the future of music. I'd love them to make a remake of "The Lost Boys," for sure. I think having seen the film, the scene that is added is really necessary and it wraps up a lot of stuff for that character, so I am so glad they added it. 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. 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. Biography McCrea gave one of his finest performances in Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent" (1940) and brought an amiable, relaxed charm to his comic roles, especially when directed by Preston Sturges in "Sullivan's Travels" (1941) and "The Palm Beach Story" (1942) and by George Stevens in "The More the Merrier . Why did you decide to play Los Angeles for New Years Eve? I went in and I auditioned like everybody else. Are you on the road more of the year usually than at home? [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. 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? There are some people that think its terribly hippy just to be concerned about toxins in your drinking water. Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. To volunteer, visit our Volunteer Sign Up page. MCCREA: You know, holy shit. 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. He recently relocated to the United Kingdom's capital, London. It will be like that first single of creating a balance between the abyss and hopeful utopia. But thats yesterdays CAKE. 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. That just kicks the wind out of you physically and psychologically. It is hard for me to understand where we fit in. I dont know if theres shared values because there are people all over the map. 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. It doesnt matter what town you live in now. Ive always sort of been - at least when it comes to communication - about populism. Was that by happenstance or design? I think a lot of us are kind of just pinballing from processing horrible news cycles to feeling emboldened by small moments of redemption. John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA. But one that affects, like in the case of schools, a bunch of children. I tend to stay away from the horror genre. Yeah. "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." Like [are] we supposed to release albums or singles or just maybe play live? John McCrea is an American singer and musician. 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 . 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 . 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. So, that is 45% fewer people able to file taxes as musicians, call themselves musicians professionally. ", RELATED: The Image Comic Barry Windsor-Smith Decided to Re-Write as He Drew It, Short-form stories can also bring their own unique set of challenges for artists since they need to hit the ground running immediately and get the designs right from the get-go. "We are not part of a 'next big thing.' He had some great stories in between takes. John McCrea, lead singer and songwriter for the alternative rock band Cake, has been talking about a new album for well over a year. 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. Did he make you more confident? STEREOGUM: Yeah, you have a little more control instead of having to funnel messaging through, say, your label. 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Ive got dozens of songs going at once. Interest was piqued when British stage actor John McCrea was cast in the film in the role of Artie, the owner of a vintage stop who befriends Stone's Estella. And that's a subtle theme throughout the it's not even subtle. "Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 (Part 1 of . Writer Paul Dini and artist John McCrea chat about the excitement and challenges of short-form storytelling in Skybound's Creepshow #1. His birthday falls under the Libra zodiac sign. Thats a tall order for people that are busy indulging in the emotional duplicity of music. If Democrats are not able to take the House [Of Representatives], the truly horrific events have only just begun.. Thats just a fact. 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. Some of the scenes in Cruella are huge and elaborate, while others are more on the petite side, like Arties shop. Well, I noticed that all of the profits for Sinking Ship are slated to go toward Doctors Without Borders. Upon request, McCrea sung the steamboat song, "Blow Cornie Blow" for the interviewer John Avery Lomax. Yeah, it is sort of mind-blowing that music can kind of communicate over some huge cultural boundaries and differences. The other thing people get angry about, that I dont think should be a partisan issue, is when well post something about an environmental issue. 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. The quirky, sardonic, half-spoken/half-sung vibe of Cake's music extends far beyond their recorded material. 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. It seems to be taking the audience participation - thats so integral to your live show - and bringing it to the web. Yeah, we have sort of jealousy guarded our autonomy. Then, another three years later, its the same thing, none of the same people. In February of 1989 Starrett was arrested for the murder of Jean Taylor McCrea. First off, how familiar are you with HeadCount? 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. So I take it Cake fans arent bashful? But its interesting hearing passionate hostile voices right now. And I just thought, "I could barely say lines and just do that." Now in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with Premier Access, "Cruella" first finds Estella as a young girl who dreams of a career in fashion, but her aspirations are sidelined when she becomes a street orphan. As a young boy, he had overflowing energy, which often led him into mischief. Would be interested to know. I think probably because of current events. It had this massive scale, but I don't think he's afraid to sort of push boundaries a bit more. This terrific cover brought to mind a classic Jay Ward character "Super Chicken" who was featured on the "George Of The Jungle" Show. 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." I just think that the Earth cant support popular culture in the way that weve come to expect. One day, Estellas flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute, played by two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson (Howards End, Sense & Sensibility). He dropped out in his last year to pursue music, playing solo acoustic shows. Weve never done a TV ad, you know, for a product. The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. 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. 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. 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. I understand what its like. For 11 months I failed miserably, averaging 3 days a month as an extra at $7.50 a day.". STEREOGUM: What can you tell me about your new song, Sinking Ship? We thought we would give it a try. So, cheap rent is an amazing gift for musicians that are trying to make a living at their craft. . We never have been part of a big movement, cultural phenomenon, or explosion. 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. It's going to lead somewhere. That is my advice. Yeah. It was seven years since the album before. I think its all over the map. Photo by Laurie Sparham. Wow. 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. 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. My wife and I had kids. Im really intrigued by what you guys are doing on the web. John A. Lomax:Well you said you, they all kept going, tell be about them coming through here with cannons. Theres sleep deprivation. Intent on dismantling the Baroness' empire, Estella embarks down a dark path that leads to her villainous metamorphosis into Cruella de Vil. I think it did to a certain degree. I have a better studio situation now, so its a lot easier for me to record. Tracking Down is a Stereogum franchise in which we talk to artists who have been out of the spotlight for a minute. In a series of interviews and re-publications, we venture into the past to see where this exciting virtual reality ride began. Well, heres why theyre disaffected. His taste in music and his knowledge of music is palpable throughout the film. I mean, if you want to do "The Lost Boys.". Well, I'm going to put the word out there that John McCrea wants to work on "The Lost Boys." You must have felt a sense of family being on set as well. In this recorded interview with ex-slave Billy McCrea, McCrea elaborates about his experiences as a slave working on a Steamboat as a cook. What made you decide to donate to that particular organization? Well, I found cheaper rent when I came home. From the very beginning, we had a song called Rock N Roll Lifestyle that was a little angry. Well, we hadn't played Los Angeles for New Years. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. [1] [2] is a great British stage and television actor and singer [3]. "It's the luckiest gift that . I think just like anybody else. Father: Not Known Mother: Not Known Marital Status: Single John McCrea Favorites 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. Or even just beneficial to CAKE itself? And you get 15% of it if it comes through. Check out our other videos for more exclusive interviews and west end theatre coverage, thanks for watching and dont forget to subscribe. John A. Lomax: Where from the boat to the bank? MCCREA: Yeah, some of them before. In a certain respect, would you consider yourselves an anomaly? MCCREA: The elephant in the room is its nice to get paid for something that youve worked on for a year or two. 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. But yeah, you want to get information out, especially information that can possibly help us - especially information that maybe dislodges fake information. 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). You cant ignore them just because theyre more invisible. She was just such a joy to work with. Everythings beautiful, but its also challenging. It just reminds you of how talented she is. I mean, I'll tell you - there's crazy stories about the world being . So thats the challenge, I think, of an organization like yours. 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. I know bands that have lost interest because of feeling that many of those things have been taken away. I think the chaps name was John McRea. Its good that we have a lot of different ideas. Im feeling that way myself. Im thinking whats happening is were gonna be releasing singles. 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. Theres more of a feedback loop. Im just saying. Its not a gritty sort of subversive thing its actually a sort of coddled pudgy thing. Don't forget to subscribe and thanks for watching It's not like you're sitting down and taking notes during the production, nothing like that, but certainly you absorb things. Interview: John McCrea of Cake. I think it's the closest I'll ever come to feeling like a rock god. ", 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. Thats a rather hopeful song with a very unhopeful song on the other side. We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, John McCrea (born 1966) is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis . There could be an organized labor app. Also starring Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Paul Walter Hauser, "Cruella"is now playing in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with Premier Access. "Interestingly . 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. Whatever the reason, I think partially we were allowed to survive because we are outsiders. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film \u0026 Entertainment News. Theyre Wall Street. Yeah. 26:01 Singer and Guitarist John McCrea of Cake Cake has five albums to their credit. With a keen eye on style and trends, Artie quickly becomes a close . MCCREA: I think no matter what happens, we have to keep our eye on the ball for a while. "I love writing short-form comic stories, especially ones that pack a visceral punch in the style of Creepshow," Dini said before adding that they were an important part of his formative years. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. People have many interests and generally, you are not going to be able to do it all. 1 on the Billboard charts, Cake and McCrea have found a new audience eager to participate or, at times, complain. Should I fail, I was to 'go out and get a job.'. Right. They tell you when theyre not happy. Probably every month or so there will be another single, then probably in a year well release the whole album. It was incredible. Is the Cake fan base a community? You wouldnt want to pigeonhole yourself within a genre. "My main worry was that I was working with Paul Dini, who is no slouch in the design department himself," McCrea said. Everybody in the supply chain gets paid except for the artist. You know were not saving the entire world, but maybe like 100,000 kids will be better educated. Is that what you are trying to accomplish - to inform debate - or is this more just about creating conversation in your community? Scarce heard amid the guns below. But it's such a wonderful introduction to him because it sounds sort of funny and sassy, but it really is the way he lives his life. He is an actor, known for Giri/Haji (2019), Cruella (2021) and Dracula (2020). Yeah, totally. Even after more than 25 years in the industry, there are still few voices like Cake lead singer John McCrea's droll . We never have been part of a big movement, cultural phenomenon, or explosion. Are you a fan of the horror genre? Lovecraft. Lomax, John Avery, et al. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. Right? ", Dini explained how he "read them all for the chills," but he also used them to learn more about story construction. Q&A. by Matt Wolf Nov 27, 2017 "Everybody's Talking About Jamie . Was that career changing just in the short term? For Dini, though, it's something he embraces. 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. Now what about Cake fans? But for some reason people get really angry and call us hippies I guess for bringing up those kinds of issues. I'll be honest it's not one of the movies I grew up watching. If you hand over all the decision making to other people, I think it becomes less of a lifes work and more of a 9 to 5 job. I never felt so much like I was visiting Ancient Rome during the height of their power. Exactly. Thats I guess really why I like that quote. 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 think we need to be just straight-out blunt about whats happening. 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. Do Cake fans kind of fit into what youre describing, or do you think its a different sort of community? 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. The culture that usually surrounds me, Ive always found it very vain, narcissistic, and immature. How's that? But as an audience member, no, I'm terrified of everything. Tell me your origin story if you dont mind. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. 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. And I think that's what makes this film so wonderful. 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. 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. What a great way to introduce your character, especially with the sense of style that Artie has. 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. 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 . Then the next day you show up instead you will be in that tiny tiny shop surrounded by beautiful clothes. "It was actually my academic teachers that suggested taking up some extracurricular activities," he recalls. Who knows what might happen next? 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. Not very many artists can get billions of streams, so its a math thing. 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. It's so often nowadays, you do auditions and it's just you and the casting director, or you do self-tapes. It sounds like it could address any number of things. 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 . "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. 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. With the massive success of CAKEs 90s singles, to what extent have you seen some extra income via streaming services? They varying scale of the movie is really quite something to behold because its massive and its loud, and its quiet., When it comes to Disneys Cruella, there is so much about it that begs to be seen on the big screen, which is something John agrees with. Yeah, I think there is a certain amount of self-loathing in our culture. Let's hope we get that. "It's wonderful to create a role," McCrea shares. We are the Dead. You know whats always bothered me? Did that sort of vault you guys back into the public eye? 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. We are not part of a next big thing. You've got to be hoping that Artie is going to come back with a sequel. After the tour for their popular 2004 disk Pressure Chief, McCrea could . 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. However, McCrea recalled how God opened a door that would eventually lead to a . But anyways, so people felt like it was a big betrayal, a lot of people, and that weve somehow changed our ideals.