Give Patrick Carney Some: Clone Records

You probably know drummer Patrick Carney as half of the Black Keys, the acclaimed Akron, Ohio, duo he formed in 2001 with guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. But Carney has been equally prolific with his own ventures, including Audio Eagle (his record label and recording studio) and now Drummer (a band featuring four other Ohio skinsmen that just released Feel Good Together). Carney, the nephew of multi-instrumentalist Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, They Might Be Giants), always seems to have a lot going on, including Blakroc (a Black Keys project with rappers such as Jim Jones, Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA and Ludacris with an album due next month) and a Black Keys New Year’s Eve show in Chicago. Carney will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com this week. Read our Q&A with him.

Carney: Clone Records was an indie label in Akron in the ‘70s, run by a guy named Nick Nicholis (pictured; and yes, it’s his real name). He’s in a band called the Bizarros, who actually had a record out on Mercury in 1979. Clone put out Bizarros stuff and also records by Rubber City Rebels, Tin Huey and other weird Akron bands. Nick figured out eventually that music was ridiculous and impossible, so he became a stockbroker. One day, Ted (Mallison, Audio Eagle’s label boss) and I will probably come to a similar conclusion. Video after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DkkWPeiZ-o