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Episode 02: Fred Armisen

Episode 02: Fred Armisen

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 This interview with **Fred Armisen** mixes music, comedy, games, and karaoke! Hosted by world-famous rock photographer Dana Distortion, Episode Two of **SuperUnknown** finds special guest Fred Armisen discussing his punk rock roots, and playing a hilarious lyrics game that we like to call ‘Weapon of Choice’. Plus, Fred even performs a very special karaoke version of a classic **Blur** song!Featuring fresh original music by:[Flesh Tetris](https://www.facebook.com/fleshtetris/) - 'For Fun'[Trouble's Afoot](https://troublesafoot.bandcamp.com/track/a-boy-my-age) - 'A Boy My Age'[Listen on our YouTube Channel too!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1tNZkQ8ZEc)Episode Two ResourcesCheers, thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of SuperUnknown, please subscribe, share, and leave a review! Need more? Explore these show notes featuring some of the topics discussed during Dana's interview with Fred Armisen:[Listen to “Hitmen Will Suffocate the City”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiGZg131YSc) by Trench Mouth, Fred’s punk band from the 90’s [5:31][Explore Valley Stream, New York](https://www.vsvny.org/), where Fred spent his formative years. It was voted ‘The Best Place to Live in New York State’ by Money Magazine! [9:17][Check out ‘I Am The Walrus’ by The Beatles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Jm5epJr10), a song that inspired young Fred to play drums [10:14]Hear SuperUnknown’s exclusive track of the day, an original recording of the closing music to Late Night with Seth Meyers, a song that Fred recorded in his apartment in 2007!! [11:21]Learn more about, and connect with some of Fred’s musical influences, including[Mark Mothersbaugh](https://twitter.com/mmothersbaugh) - founder of Devo[David Byrne](http://davidbyrne.com/) - founder of Talking Heads[Beck](https://www.beck.com/) - alt-rock icon[23:31]Watch a clip of Fred performing as his all-time favorite character, [the goth 'weirdo' from Portlandia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eKd2U3cbwk) [28:04]Browse the Instagram account of [Electric Lady](https://www.instagram.com/electricladystudios/), the legendary NYC studio where Episode Two of the SuperUnknown podcast was recorded! Also watch Fred and his heroes, The Clash, on [Funny or Die](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0E_vFeDbNE), in a clip that was recorded at Electric Lady in 2013 [28:37]Fred also mentions working with another hero of his, Bob Mould, who is best known for his work in Hüsker Dü and Sugar. [Watch Fred perform (as Ian Rubbish) with Bob](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxQ7oS18vCw) in San Francisco back in 2015 [29:58]During the show, Fred performs 'Maggie Thatcher', a song Seth Meyers wrote for a comedy sketch. [Watch the SNL skit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEmIIl96zk0) that brought Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Taran Killam) to life back in 2013 [34:20]On this episode, Fred talks about his experience performing with Blur, and then he sings a karaoke version of the Blur song, 'Park Life', for us in the studio. Nostalgic for the 90s? [Watch the original video from 1994](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuHrTfcikU) [44:58]Discover (or re-discover) the arists that Fred has been listening to lately:[Parquet Courts](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6WohUYtpq5oYqX4MDxuOrA)[Frankie Rose](http://www.frankierose.info/)[Kate Teague](https://kateteague.bandcamp.com/)[DIIV](https://diiv.net/)[Real Estate](https://www.realestatetheband.com/)[51:14]Watch the trailer for ['Stand Up For Drummers'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAhvJMcLShU), Fred's Netflix comedy special that was nominated for a Grammy [55:25]To close out this episode, Fred performs 'Catalina Breeze', taken from a skit on Documentary Now!, a show on iFC. [See the official video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfrHCNo2I3M) from The Blue Jean Committee, starring Fred and Bill Hader [58:39]About Fred Armisen:You know him from **SNL** and **Portlandia**, and so many films and TV shows. He was nominated for a **Grammy** for his HBO special, **Stand Up for Drummers**, and we can’t even keep up with all his projects. He’s funny, he’s different, he’s super smart, and he’s the busiest man we know. **Connect with SuperUnknown:**[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/superunknown_podcast/)[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/superunknownteevee)[Twitter](https://twitter.com/superunknown_tv)[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFVFR6vQClS63Ikq66r0q-w)[Browse All Episodes](https://www.superunknownpodcast.com/episodes)
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