Its mostly just made things more smoother in terms of announcing shows and things like that. Q&A. by Matt Wolf Nov 27, 2017 "Everybody's Talking About Jamie . ", 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. He had some great stories in between takes. We just kind of showed up, there were a lot of people, and they all knew the words. One of the things that keeps me interested in music is that I dont feel obligated just to listen to one genre. I think for that reason it spurred me into action after a period of not feeling particularly compelled to put out recorded music. Yeah. Ive always sort of been - at least when it comes to communication - about populism. It is hard for me to understand where we fit in. 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). What John loves about this is that every day it was something completely different. 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. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. It's not one of the scariest things in the world, but I'd like to give that a go. 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 As big labels struggle, its not something we want to be strapped onto that huge sinking ship. It always felt hyperbolic and too negative, but it somehow it feels appropriate now. It is as if you are suspect if the people like you. He has also sung a song in a 'Cruella' movie named 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'. 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. Following is the unpublished full-length version of our talk, in which we delve a little deeper into things San Francisco: Cake is a consistent band. In a revealing interview for John Kobal's book People Will Talk, McCrea makes it obvious that a big part of why he wanted to be in the movies was the chance to meet and bed beautiful women. We are not part of a next big thing. I think in a lot of her reference images, I'm sure Bowie popped up quite a bit. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. And I am still waiting -- thank goodness!". I know its a busy year. I had a lot of freedom, but I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised with how this is done. STEREOGUM: Yeah, and Sinking Ship has a real evergreen quality, thematically speaking. For me thats the key issue. John McCrea Education. Writers have the same issues. Categories Disney Movies, Interviews, Movies, Luca: Capturing the Italian Riviera & Creating Sea Monsters, The Water Man Interview: Lonnie Chavis & Amiah Miller. 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. I talked with Craig Gillespie about the film, and I'm wondering, how did you get on his radar for this role? Yeah, I think so. Do you have any advice for an up-and-coming artist trying to make it in the scene or a musician just starting out? MCCREA: You know, holy shit. 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. I just think that the Earth cant support popular culture in the way that weve come to expect. "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. 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 . We need to create institutions of organized labor. It just blew my mind, and it just dwarfed my sense of time. Disney's Cruella brings some new characters into the 101 Dalmatians world, one of whom is Artie, played by John McCrea. 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. I think thats amazing. So, that is 45% fewer people able to file taxes as musicians, call themselves musicians professionally. 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. It's amazing that he got there. Did that sort of vault you guys back into the public eye? The Early Years. Yeah, totally, and not just from that core group of people, but from everybody. Probably every month or so there will be another single, then probably in a year well release the whole album. Yeah, I find that there are audiences that are more or less encumbered, sometimes, by self-consciousness at a live music show. I think I was just amazed at how he interacts with the actors, which is wonderful. Im just saying. Im thinking whats happening is were gonna be releasing singles. The most important stories and least important memes, every Friday. 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. Bands are sort of flushed down the toilet really quickly by the fickle whimsy of an overfed cultural marketplace. There are some people that think its terribly hippy just to be concerned about toxins in your drinking water. You can live anywhere, start a band, and make a great album anywhere, which is really, something excellent. Any good actor will tell you that doing the work is a learning experience. MCCREA: Well, the B-side or the A-side I dont know which side is which of the vinyl single Sinking Ship, we do a cover of the old Age Of Aquarius song from the early 70s. But what about Craig Gillespie? Should viewers feel safe, the attention to detail in the production design, the costume design, the makeup designs the bigger you can get, the better!. I think it did to a certain degree. Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 John A. Lomax: What do you remember about the, when slavery was over? 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 . 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. I actually knew most of what you told me, but Im glad that I asked you because I like that Hunter S. Thompson quote. Cruella Star John McCrea Reveals Just How Perfect It Was Working With Emma Stone - Exclusive Interview. I think the chaps name was John McRea. Yeah, I lived not too far from The Wiltern. Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters, First 10 Villains To Become Heroes In DC Comics, 10 Marvel Relationships That Overstayed Their Welcome. 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. He rose to fame for his appearance as a gay in the Disney Live-action movie named 'Cruella', which released on May 28, 2021. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. Yeah, it is sort of mind-blowing that music can kind of communicate over some huge cultural boundaries and differences. In this exclusive interview with Looper to discuss "Cruella," McCrea shares his thoughts about Stone, co-star Mark Strong and director Craig Gillespie, reflects on his "rock god" moment in the film, and reveals how he'd like to parlay his appearance in a recent vampire miniseries into a role in a dream remake of an '80s horror movie classic. If I hit a wall, I just move on to a different song. John McCrae, a Canadian doctor and teacher who is best known for his memorial poem " In Flanders Fields ," was born on November 30, 1872, in Guelph, Ontario. And I think that's what makes this film so wonderful. Yeah, they play us on stations where many times, personally, I cant listen to a lot of the music around our music. ", 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. 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. Upon request, McCrea sung the steamboat song, "Blow Cornie Blow" for the interviewer John Avery Lomax. First off, how familiar are you with HeadCount? Pratt created a distinctive style both in lyric poems of seabound Newfoundland life (Newfoundland . Yeah, we took a risk on self-releasing our album during a time of precipitous decline in music sales. I guess its incendiary and its sort of partisan, but it was also factual so we felt like it was okay. When people think of Cruella De Vil, hopefully some of them will think about Artie. 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. When Cake formed in 1990, McCrea was. Everybody in the supply chain gets paid except for the artist. We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Smirking alt-rock troupe CAKE havent always used music as a platform for political change. 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. Lovecraft. I think probably because of current events. Lomax, John Avery, et al. I remember the cartoon, but I remember the live-action movie a bit more. Well, heres why theyre disaffected. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. 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. (Image source: WikiCommons) In 1943, McCrea, 52, embarked on a new career path - one that would take him much closer to the action. 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. 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. Not an NFL football victory, but a tiny bureaucratic victory or a negligible victory even. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film \u0026 Entertainment News. I dont listen to a lot of rock, I guess. I didn't get to spend any time with Emma Thompson, which bums me out every day, but hopefully one day. Yeah. HeadCount does not endorse, support or coordinate with any political party or candidates for elected office, or take positions on any ballot initiatives.Privacy Policy, Registration Deadlines And Election Dates. What a great way to introduce your character, especially with the sense of style that Artie has. Its an altruistic and adult thing to do. We really feel grateful that there were still enough people who think its not foolish to buy an album and support us. STEREOGUM: Yeah, at what point did you start writing this collection of songs? So I take it Cake fans arent bashful? Obviously you were part of that project, but if you had the opportunity, is there any other horror character, like a Frankenstein, Mummy or whomever, that you would like to explore? I dont feel like its hopeless completely, but it could be very easily. 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. We thought we would give it a try. But I do remember Glenn Close in the live-action "101 Dalmatians" and just being absolutely terrified of her. I went in and I auditioned like everybody else. Find a way to collectively bargain. I think those people mentioned are more idealistic. To add more books, click here . I dont know. Theres more of a feedback loop. This terrific cover brought to mind a classic Jay Ward character "Super Chicken" who was featured on the "George Of The Jungle" Show. And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. Cookies help us deliver our Services. While speaking with director Craig Gillespie, the creative had nothing but praise for the movie's composer,. For instance, Sinking Ship I wrote probably 10 or 15 years ago. I guess a lot of people still watch television. And trying to find some sort of emotional satisfaction in that, you know, even though theres a litany of negative concerns around those politicians. John A. Lomax:Well you said you, they all kept going, tell be about them coming through here with cannons. I'll be honest it's not one of the movies I grew up watching. A theme throughout the movie is family and she really goes on to create her own family. 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. And that's a subtle theme throughout the it's not even subtle. People need to understand that its work. But its scary for us when people threaten to take away our livelihood not that its enough people to actually close us down. In Yondu #2 by Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler and John McCrea, it's revealed that after the Fallen One's death, Thanos had his remains turned into an Urn that allows its holder to use the Power Cosmic themselves. Thats kind of huge actually. From the very beginning, we had a song called Rock N Roll Lifestyle that was a little angry. We never have been part of a big movement, cultural phenomenon, or explosion.