Conversation so far:
How did The Apples come about?
Mangum.
He discussed the idea of starting a record label with them (which soon became The Elephant 6 Recording Company).
Who did he discuss the idea with?
Schneider then spent two weeks in Athens, Georgia recording music and spending time with his childhood friends Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss and Jeff Mangum.

Question: Where did they get the name The Apples?
Self-contained rewrite: Where did the band get the name The Apples?