But its scary for us when people threaten to take away our livelihood not that its enough people to actually close us down. 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. You'll find it in their live performances, defined by a unique brand of audience interaction. It's a pretty boring story, but that's how it went. sort by * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. 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. I'm a bit of a coward. So we can still exist I guess. John McCrae as Artie in Disneys live-action CRUELLA. Im feeling that way myself. 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. I just dont know when they became marginalized into political issues at all. I do think that that could be called community. It seemed like the right thing to do. I dont listen to a lot of rock, I guess. She was just such a joy to work with. You wouldnt want to pigeonhole yourself within a genre. 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. 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. A theme throughout the movie is family and she really goes on to create her own family. for a onetime additional fee on Friday, May 28. 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. "Interestingly . Theres more of a feedback loop. His birthday falls under the Libra zodiac sign. Yeah, exactly. I think that keeps me excited about music. 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 just think that we need to get shit done. 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. Our first visit there, we didnt know that we had become popular there. I know bands that have lost interest because of feeling that many of those things have been taken away. He tries to walk around London like a walking art piece, and I think he succeeds. No stranger to the world of theater . If you look at our website or Facebook page, whether you agree with them or not, theyre really engaging. The reason why its a good thing is hard to pin down. Its a high-stakes adventure right now. 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. 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. STEREOGUM: What can you tell me about your new song, Sinking Ship? John McCrea (born 10 October 1992) is a British actor and singer. I think its all over the map. Its like a stealth way to influence peoples attitudes. I loved that. 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. All I'd heard was how personable and lovely, down-to-earth and normal she is. 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. What a great way to introduce your character, especially with the sense of style that Artie has. This terrific cover brought to mind a classic Jay Ward character "Super Chicken" who was featured on the "George Of The Jungle" Show. Im sure you could go up on our Facebook site and see a million complaints. Check out our other videos for more exclusive interviews and west end theatre coverage, thanks for watching and dont forget to subscribe. I think that's a testament to him really knowing what he wants. 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'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. John McCrea is an American singer and musician. With a keen eye on style and trends, Artie quickly becomes a close . Slowly a reaction against sentimental, patriotic, and derivative Victorian verse set in. He is a founding member of the band Cake. Uncle Billy McCrea: ??? The musical, a sleeper hit at the Sheffield Crucible earlier . After all, David Bowie was so influential in the 1970s, so you have to believe that there's some sort of connection there. He really joins that group of misfits. John A. Lomax: Yeah. Im not trying to diss anything or any genre. There could be an organized labor app. What made you decide to donate to that particular organization? Its frustrating for me, I guess. Thank you. Thats pretty rad.. In Flanders fields the poppies blow. It will be like that first single of creating a balance between the abyss and hopeful utopia. I mean, what a great line. "It depends on who you're asking I suppose - but for me, yes, it's official: he's queer," McCrea explained. Everybody needs to organize. Why did you decide to play Los Angeles for New Years Eve? But theres something about music and music listeners that is sort of an escape from pragmatism. But anyways, so people felt like it was a big betrayal, a lot of people, and that weve somehow changed our ideals. Tell me your origin story if you dont mind. 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. "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. MCCREA: You know, holy shit. 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. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. The actor, who plays Artie in the hotly-anticipated Disney film, made the revelation in an interview with Attitude. 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. Writers have the same issues. I mean, yeahit is. Im curious, how have you been spending your time in the last few years when you werent touring with CAKE? I just had an opportunity to visit the Google campus not too long ago. John McCrea grew up in Surrey. 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. After you lived in L.A., you moved back to Sacramento. Aside from that, I think its very cool to be able to have a musical idea and put it out there quickly. I keep thinking September for some reason. Ive got dozens of songs going at once. . He is perhaps best known for originating the role as Jamie New in the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie [4]. Is that what you are trying to accomplish - to inform debate - or is this more just about creating conversation in your community? I'd love them to make a remake of "The Lost Boys," for sure. 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. 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." "It's wonderful to create a role," McCrea shares. John McCrea: I know what you do, but I dont know how you started. John McCrea (born 1966) is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis . 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. I appreciate it. Yeah, we noticed at the time concert-goers seemed to be politically inclined, but also somewhat disaffected. 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. Was that career changing just in the short term? I dont feel that Im ever actually getting that much done. That is my voice. Was it over the period of six or seven years since the last CAKE album? Not really. So weve been giving away trees at our shows for maybe five years or so. This unique sound first reached a small cadre of in-the-know fans in . Thats particularly difficult if youre playing non-commercial music like bluegrass or all kinds of valuable genres of music. Now that "Cruella" has been released, McCrea has his eyes set, long term, on a dream remake of another classic vampire thriller. When that doesnt happen, you have to be in the van more. Also starring Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Paul Walter Hauser, "Cruella"is now playing in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with Premier Access. I know high school is hard for people. How's that? How do you deal with that? I know its a busy year. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by. We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Wow. Mostly, I just think about discarded leather jackets in a landfill that are no longer in style. He has also sung a song in a 'Cruella' movie named 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'. And the fact that we ever expect any of these massive movie stars to be anything but that, I think it says more about us than it does about them. It's not one of the scariest things in the world, but I'd like to give that a go. I really enjoy opera and I enjoy country western. I don't believe I went back again. Scarce heard amid the guns below. He's one of Britain's finest actors, for sure. 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 . I think that it has worked for us because I still find it interesting and exciting sometimes. I thought maybe wed just play new songs and do it that way. I think you look a lot like David Bowie when Estella first meets Artie. It must be a great opportunity to have that freedom. Especially if you really love music, do something that you don't like in order to make money. It is strange to me when were traveling in a country like Turkey that people are singing along to Stickshifts and Safetybelts. That was really bizarre. I just know that this isnt something you always did with the band. And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. I guess a lot of people still watch television. Every three years, there is a new group of important bands mostly. Bands are sort of flushed down the toilet really quickly by the fickle whimsy of an overfed cultural marketplace. "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! 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. Yes, that is me, but I am still doing my best Iggy Pop impression. 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. 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. No, not really, Im not an idealist. I was just so lucky to walk into an audition and have the director in the room, and that was it. I just think that the Earth cant support popular culture in the way that weve come to expect. People have many interests and generally, you are not going to be able to do it all. John McCrea (born October 10, 1992). E.J. He is an actor, known for Giri/Haji (2019), Cruella (2021) and Dracula (2020). In February of 1989 Starrett was arrested for the murder of Jean Taylor McCrea. To combat this, he was sent to acting school. HeadCount: I appreciate you taking the time today. 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. What were you thinking about when you wrote it? If there is anything in your way then you have to get rid of that. 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 . So thats the challenge, I think, of an organization like yours. 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). When we are touring, yeah, it is kind of like that now. I'll be honest it's not one of the movies I grew up watching. MCCREA: I think no matter what happens, we have to keep our eye on the ball for a while. Theres just nothing rebellious, as far as Im concerned, about a leather jacket. Yeah. 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. I remember the cartoon, but I remember the live-action movie a bit more. It's so often nowadays, you do auditions and it's just you and the casting director, or you do self-tapes. Make sure that your music is still something that you like. Its not worth it to do something musically. Everybody in the supply chain gets paid except for the artist. Youve licensed Short Skirt Long Jacket to Apple for an iPod Nano commercial. Not very many artists can get billions of streams, so its a math thing. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae and Bonneau. The thing that maybe embodies everything were talking about is the tree giveaway and the tree gallery. 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. 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." What items have gotten the most reaction? I understand what its like. Do Cake fans kind of fit into what youre describing, or do you think its a different sort of community? 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. How do you use the time during the day to incorporate all the things that you are active in and include music? Not only in Cruella, but in many of their recent endeavors, Disney is getting more inclusive and diverse. Was that real life? Mother, Janet, and his brother Tom and sister Geills completed McCrae's family. 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. "When I was growing up, the great EC horror titles were long gone, but I would find them in reprints or anthologies. McCrea added that his father made him a deal: "My father had given me 12 months in which to prove myself in pictures. 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. Its like, youre in this van, and you get paid a few hundred bucks. I bet you wish you could introduce yourself so well in every project you're in. 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. John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). Can you tell me a little bit about that and how all that got started? It broadens your ability to show more of your range, too, doesn't it? Yeah, I was so lucky. At. Smirking alt-rock troupe CAKE havent always used music as a platform for political change. I think theres a sense at least of shared aesthetic. Well, I found cheaper rent when I came home. Like [are] we supposed to release albums or singles or just maybe play live? --Joel McCrea in 1978 interview. 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 think in a lot of her reference images, I'm sure Bowie popped up quite a bit. ", 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. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella. 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.. 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. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. Did I do that?" Its sort of becoming the 21st century technology and service of feudalism, really. Short days ago. My wife and I had kids. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Theatre 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 Personal life It was horrible. Categories Disney Movies, Interviews, Movies, Luca: Capturing the Italian Riviera & Creating Sea Monsters, The Water Man Interview: Lonnie Chavis & Amiah Miller. 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. The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. So when I go to auditions I'll really stand out. And you get 15% of it if it comes through. I mean, I'll tell you - there's crazy stories about the world being . Stop by the HeadCount table at Cake shows throughout the United States this year. Its not a clean victory; its a nuanced victory, isnt it? 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. Cheap rent. 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. [Ed. 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. But as an audience member, no, I'm terrified of everything. As it turns out, everyone is monetizing it. What has passed for gritty rebellion is really just like fucking foam on a cappuccino. Check out our other video for more exclusive theatre interviews, thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe. Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? "My main worry was that I was working with Paul Dini, who is no slouch in the design department himself," McCrea said. MCCREA: Yeah, some of them before. Ive never felt so much positive possibility as I do now. 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. That is the thing to focus on. 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. Today, we interview John McCrea who had the opportunity to try the . doing? 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. I talked with Craig Gillespie about the film, and I'm wondering, how did you get on his radar for this role?