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Carney: The New Classic Rock

Carney: The New Classic Rock

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Dig behind of surface of timeless music to find the real story of Carney straight from the fun-loving band itself.

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to Younghollywood. com.

Reed

Hey Young Hollywood, we're Carney. I'm Reed. This is Zane. Welcome to The Carney Experience.

Aidan

My name's Aidan.

Young Hollywood

What are you selling, Aidan?

Aidan

Carney. And which I play bass guitar. This fine young gentleman plays the guitar, thank you. And this man, Not only is he a gentleman, but also a scholar. Ladies, ladies night. I play the drums. Go, go, go.

Young Hollywood

Hey everyone, it's Michele Marie here with Young Hollywood. I'm here with the boys of Carney. You guys have a very cool, eclectic sound. I mean, it's not just like your traditional rock, you have like blues and so many different elements. But, how do you like to describe it yourself?

Aidan

Hip hop?

Reed

Hip hop? You don't stop.

Zane

Well, actually, Zane likes to call it Misterioso.

Reed

Someone keeps saying New Classic Rock.

Aidan

New Classic. Or Nouveau or something or

Young Hollywood

Well, the nice thing that I've read is that you guys are actually a timeless band. And timeless is timeless is huge, you know?

Reed

That's true. That's awesome. I hope that proves to be true. That would be so

Aidan

We'll see in a few years.

Young Hollywood

Let's talk about your single, "Love Me Chase Me." I like the title of that because everybody that you love, you want to chase.

Reed

Oh, nice. That's usually the girl's point of view, though.

Aidan

I think you just figured out what those lyrics are about 'cause Reed's been trying

Reed

Well, no. I mean, I don't know if he wanted to know what they're about. I I do want to know. I'm I'm just guessing.

Aidan

This is a bit nebulous, but I I definitely would say in writing the lyrics that it's more like a a portrait of a man going insane.

Young Hollywood

That sounds very interesting. If you love me, chase me. Oh, girl, I got to, let you, let you, let you go. You're doing some wacky stuff. What was the craziest thing you've ever worn on stage?

Reed

Oh, probably no shirt, but I don't know if that's really that crazy.

Aidan

That's pretty crazy.

Reed

I haven't gone with the sock method. I don't think I'm gonna go that far.

Young Hollywood

Well, I like your style right now. You guys all have great, great style. How would you like to describe it? Do you say it's like seventies inspired or

Reed

I think it actually is thrift store inspired fashion, I think. We we we're not rich as you can probably You probably can't tell, 'cause I'm wearing my mom's jewelry. She's a jewelry designer, so it makes me look like I have bling.

Aidan

Baptist minister, like Tennessee or something.

Reed

Right. Yeah, that's your mom's as well. This is my mom's. Actually, you should check out her jewelry at FablesintheAir. com. This is the Harmonika cuff, the Scissorhand cuff, and uh, this is the Dragonball necklace.

Young Hollywood

We're gonna see on stage. I would like to know what we can expect as far as your energy. What is it like seeing you guys tonight?

Reed

Oh, let's do it.

Aidan

Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack. We eat a lot of candy.

Young Hollywood

What's your favorite piece of candy?

Reed

I don't know. We we tend to get a lot of the sour gummies in the van. I mean it's all fun and games but now I have a cavity.

Aidan

Now you got to see it. Wow. His head is shocking. You can't even open your mouth. You must have more than one.

Reed

It hurts a lot. I can't I shouldn't be talking right now.

Aidan

We can do like a little bit of um air performance, so you don't know what we look like.

Young Hollywood

You can do a performance. I I think we all have to do it. I mean, I think you could probably cover it.

Aidan

Okay, all right, I'll start off with Jonathan. Okay. All right. Okay. And then Reva's over here. Wow. That's not good, right? How about me?

Reed

Zane's more like this. Zane's more like

Zane

Yeah, I'll show you what I do. I always lift my left leg up for some reason. I go like this. I don't know why. It's an accent.

Reed

like Right now, When he gets really enthused, he goes the other direction. He's got the pogo The pogo stick. And and J, you do sometimes go like Sometimes he does the hippy walk, though, too. You do.

Young Hollywood

What's the hippy walk? I want to see that.

Reed

It's like A little bit of the I've seen I've seen I've seen him two-step before. Yeah. Wow. I've seen Jay do this one. He went like this. Like that with the bass in his hand. Can you believe I just did it? Now that's what talents coming out. That's gonna get a applause. Hey. That's Let's all clap for them. Everyone here, it's like four people. Golf clap.

Aidan

Thank you for watching. Please come meet us. Let's give the laugh like at the end of the show when everybody laughs.

Young Hollywood

Young Hollywood. You wanna stay with me or not?

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Reed

    Member of Carney, discussed lyrics to 'Love Me Chase Me'.

  • Zane

    Member of Carney, plays guitar, calls their sound 'Misterioso'.

  • Aidan

    Member of Carney, plays bass guitar.

  • Michele Marie

    Interviewer from Young Hollywood.

  • Jonathan

    Member of Carney, mentioned by Michele Marie.

  • Reva

    Mentioned by Michele Marie during performance discussion.

  • Jay

    Member of Carney, mentioned for his 'hippy walk' stage moves.

FAQ

Who are the members of the band Carney?+
The band Carney includes members Reed, Zane (guitar), Aidan (bass guitar), and also Jonathan, Reva, and Jay are mentioned.
How does Carney describe their music style?+
Carney describes their music as 'New Classic Rock' or 'Misterioso,' a sound that is eclectic and incorporates blues and other elements, making it 'timeless'.
What is the meaning behind Carney's song 'Love Me Chase Me'?+
According to the band, the lyrics of 'Love Me Chase Me' are more like a portrait of a man going insane.
What kind of fashion does Carney wear?+
Carney's fashion is described as thrift store inspired, with some members wearing jewelry designed by Reed's mother, found at FablesintheAir.com.
What can audiences expect from a Carney live performance?+
Carney's live performances are characterized by high energy, unique stage moves from each member, and the band often consumes sour gummies backstage.

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