Name That Band!

By David Marchese on June 21, 2010 1:04 PM Comment

Welcome to the weekly SPIN.com feature “Name That Band!” in which we get the inside stories behind the mysterious monikers of some of our favorite artists. (See past episodes of Name That Band! here.)

This week: Panic! at the Disco offshoot Young Veins, who recently released their debut, Take A Vacation!

Why Young Veins: “At first, when we were throwing around names in the studio, we wanted to call the band the Veins,” recalls vocalist-guitarist Ryan Ross, “but there was already a band called that. So we just called it the Young Veins. We liked the ‘fresh blood’ connotation. But really the name is a Spinal Tapreference. There’s a part where the band is talking about when they were starting out. They were going to call themselves the Originals but that name was taken, so they call themselves the New Originals instead. So we’re sort of just playing off the idea of adding an adjective in front of a band name that already exists.”

Previously Rejected Names: “We thought about calling ourselves the New Things. We also thought the Band Names would’ve been funny.”

Best Band Names Ever: “The Chills. We wanted to use that one, too, but another band beat us to the punch by, like, thirty years. The Like is another good one, and not just because that’s the band my girlfriend [Elizabeth Berg] plays in.”

Worst Band Name Ever: “I don’t know if it’s the worst, but the Beatles is a pretty bad. It’s funny to think that the biggest band of all time has a name based on a bad pun. Maybe it was cool at the time.”

Buzznet: What is your physical feature that most resembles your Dad?

Nick Murray: Big feet.

BN: What is your personality trait that most resembles your Dad?

NM: We both over exaggerate our facial expression.

BN: What song makes you think of your Dad?

NM: “And It Stoned Me” – Van Morrison

BN: Who is your favorite fictional Dad (tv character/movie)?

NM: Burgess Meredith’s character in the Grumpy Old Men movies. He deserved an oscar for that role!

BN: How has your Dad influenced your musical career in anyway?

NM: My father is an artist, so from a really early age, I was exposed to sketching, painting, architecture, photography, museums and small gallery shows. I started playing piano at 6. I switched to drums when my twin brother started playing guitar at ten, my dad got me a snare drum and the rest was history. He fully supported our love for playing/writing music, as long as it we were consistently being creative in some way. He really pushed for us to be creative  in everything that we did.

The Young Veins, ‘Take a Vacation!’ (One Haven)

The new album by The Young Veins, Take a Vacation! comes out tomorrow! If you want to listen to the album right now, head on over to The Young Veins’ Myspace page. Starting tomorrow, you can purchase the album on Amazon, FYE (for $7.99!), or iTunes.

And don’t forget, today is the last day to pre-order The Young Veins merchandise packages from Go Merch!

Keep checking this page for more exclusive Young Veins content and news!

The Young Veins- Take A Vacation!

Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/music

http://gomerch.com/theyoungveins/preorder/

June 8, 2010 release!