The phaser is one of the most iconic sounds in all of Star Trek, but it actually originated in a totally different sci-fi ...

The comedian Fred Armisen has a thing for sound. He’s a former punk musician and a master of accents, and he is now releasing a new album of sound effects. “I was lamenting that there aren’t ...

Comedian Fred Armisen has just put out a new album. It is called "100 Sound Effects" - and that's exactly what it is. Over the years, fans of Armisen's comedy have come to expect the unexpected - ...

Evanston, on a supposedly quiet Monday morning, is noisier than you might think. “OK, what’s that guy so angry about?” Fred Armisen asked as a garbage truck barreled down Sherman Avenue. A moment ...

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...