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 this 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.
Ted Mallison, Audio Eagle label boss (filling in for Carney): I use a PC, Patrick uses a Mac. Patrick thinks Macs are better, as do a lot of other people who don’t know anything about computers. I use a PC because I’m a grown-ass man, and I don’t care if my computer has a cool backlit apple on it or cutesy-ass commercials. I just care that it works and that I have some money left over for coffee. Oh, I also run Ubuntu. Because I’m a snob. Video after the jump.
