• Fred Armisen Stars In J Mascis' 'Every Morning' Video [WATCH]

    Comedian Fred Armisen's list of cool indie rock friends is pretty long, and one of his most frequent collaborators is Dinosaur Jr. singer/guitarist J Mascis. The two have appeared together on Portlandia, Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Seth Meyers (where Armisen is the bandleader), and today, Mascis shared the music video for his latest single "Every Morning" through Funny or Die, featuring an appearance by Armisen, which you can check out below.

  • Fred Armisen gets crash course in hip-hop on 'Portlandia' [WATCH]

    In a recent episode of the IFC series, Portlandia, Fred Armisen is clueless when it comes to hip-hop. Despite being a knowledgeable musician in real life, he has to take a crash course in hip-hop history from his friend and partner Carrie Brownstein before he joins her at a hip-hop show.

  • Fred Armisen stops by The Tonight Show, impersonates The Beatles with Jimmy Fallon [WATCH]

    Last night was a big night for Fred Armisen. Not only did he debut his 8G band for the first episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, but he also stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to talk about the new gig and introduce his band, which includes Les Savy Fav's Seth Jabour and Syd Butler, Eli Janney of Girls Against Boys and Beyoncé collaborator Kim Thompson.

  • Jimmy Fallon wants to audition to play guitar for Fred Armisen's 'Late Night' Band

    As previously reported, Jimmy Fallon is set to take over The Tonight Show next week, but might he also be heading back to Late Night? According to Vulture after hearing the news that Fred Armisen would join Seth Meyers on Late Night as its bandleader, Fallon solicited his former SNL castmate for an audition to play guitar in the band. "I gave [Fred] my e-mail today, and I said, 'I can play guitar!" Fallon told them. "So I have to audition, but I think I have an in. I'm always there for him, if he needs me. Absolutely. Whatever he needs."

  • Fred Armisen to lead 8G Band on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'

    Funny man Fred Armisen also has a musical side. Seth Meyers recently tweeted: Here's the first photo of the new @LateNightSeth band, for his NBC show premiering Monday, February 24, 2014. Armisen, also a Saturday Night Live alum, will lead the 8G Band.

  • Fred Armisen and Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis cover TLC's 'Waterfalls' [WATCH]

    Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live and Portlandia) and his buddy J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) shared the stage last week at Boston's Berklee College of Music. Along with Christian rock singer Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) and drummer Michael Lerner (Telekinesis), the group took on a cover of the seminal TLC hit "Waterfalls" for the crowd.
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