Fred Armisen Archives

Phantogram, Pixies, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cults, and more in Alarm #42—out now!

With summer in full festival mode, Alarm Magazine is proud to release its latest collection on modern rock-‘n’-roll culture.

Buy QOTSA’s USB…with a postmodernism pitch

Queens of the Stone Age and master pitch-man Ricky Chism want to tell you about a combination USB drive and bottle opener.

Fred Armisen’s five favorite Portland places

With a few seasons of Portlandia in the books, sketch master and former Trenchmouth drummer Fred Armisen has helped spawn a renewed interest in the The City of Roses (aided, of course, by the talents of ex-Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein).

Fred Armisen on Portlandia, Trenchmouth, and his “love letter to punk”

ALARM Magazine is back! Download free July/August issue for iPad

Months in the making and years in the waiting, ALARM Magazine is back! We’ve been quiet on the publishing end since our release of Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color and Music last year, but we’re happy to announce the bimonthly return of the mag, now with an increased focus on rock-’n’-roll culture and lifestyle.