We’ve declared out independence from the algorithm! There have been a ton of changes since I started this and the biggest is the new Team Philogelos fan community! You can join for free here. Just click the “Follow” button at the top of the page. Our own space and social network where the whole Phil…
Kitties and Boobs is now available on major platforms! Click here to listen to the song. A manic fever dream of a song about the true engine of the internet that will make you dance like a 22 year old white girl high on molly at EDC and make all the dark thoughts go away. …
My friend asked me to write a song for her baby shower… Her mistake. Usually song will move in and out of my shows when new stuff gets created. But ever since I released Dodged A Bullet in 2012 it’s been a regular part of the set list. Even the toughest audience will crack and…
Yeah, it’s a sappy love song. But it’s my favorite song I’ve ever written. Why? This one is pretty outside my normal work. But it’s an important one to me. It’s dedicated to lady who’s been by my side for nearly three decades and never once taken the opportunity to give me the boot when…
This year’s Christmas single is now available! It’s a departure from my regular groove. But if I have to listen to Xmas music it better be really funny or a total bummer. And this one is definitely the latter. This beautiful depressing piece of holiday cheer(?) by Foxtails Brigade is about losing the Xmas spirit…
The behind the scenes on the development of a Van Halen pastiche called “Sweat Pants”.
“A Puggle Named Fred” is now available on all streaming and download platforms! Intimate relationships are messy. You get to be your true self and that’s not always the prettiest version of you. And while that sounds a little sappy, there’s plenty of drugs, alcohol, and sex in this song. This one originally came together…
My Hallelujah parody is out today! (Everywhere but Spotify for some reason. I’m working on that.) Listen on your preferred service at https://link.roadsideattraction.com/hallelujah But why would I write a parody? I never done one before. So why this song? There’s a book by Alan Light called “The Holy Or The Broken” (Amazon link) all about…
Yes, a rare earnest musical moment from me. 🙂 Out today – My version of Prince’s “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”. You can listen to it on your favorite audio streamer. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man by Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction If you’ve ever listened to…
In 2003 I found myself sitting on the floor of my bedroom at my parents’ house next to my black lab, Lolly. I had a new digital recorder in front of me after moving up from my old 4-track. My mentor, Tim Sweeney, had been encouraging me to play solo acoustic gigs alongside the bands…
The epic tale of a once-beloved king taken down by his people. From a Medieval illuminated manuscript. The Uprising Of 1244.
Wherein Phil ruins a romantic moment with science. Give a listen to my new track “Halfway To The Stars”. I’ve long been a fan of old jazz torch songs. Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald doing “Stars Fell On Alabama” was probably what I was listening to right before writing this. Sentimental, great melodies, all that…
A little “Facebook is dumb” story… The other day I added “Burning Sensation” to my Facebook/Instagram store and Facebook kicked the cover image back because of a “sexually explicit pose”. That’s right… I’m too sexy for Facebook. I requested a review with the message “There’s nothing sexually explicit about this image.” …
If you’ve been following my Instagram over the last few weeks you might have seen this little holiday series I created. If not, I’m compiling them here for your giggling pleasure. I wrote a bunch of these a couple years ago and had planned on doing them as video sketches. Tough to do this year….
Last year I was playing a casino in Oregon while touring Burning Sensation before we filmed it. And I did the joke you see in this video from the special. Now, this particular town would aptly be described as “hella white”. And during the second show that night an African-American woman came in and…
“Santa’s Working From Home” is out now! I couldn’t let this shit show of a year go by without a new Xmas song, so here we go. During a pandemic even Santa Claus has to work from home. And he’s not really handling it all that well. This is the first time I’ve written a…
Finally… Finally… FINALLY… “Burning Sensation” will be released on Thursday November 12th! And since we can’t get together in person for a release party, let’s do it online! It’s take 5 very long years to get this project done and I can’t wait for you to see it! It’s totally free to join us. No…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been spending way too much time doom scrolling and thinking about the world. BUT TODAY give yourself a one-minute break from the madness and a healthy Serotonin drip for your brain with the new single from “Burning Sensation. The first single was topical, relevant, and forward thinking. This…
The physical products of “Burning Sensation” finally exist in my hot little hands.. And soon yours!
Did you miss the Zoom show on Saturday? It was super fun! I won’t lie. I was a little nervous. It was the first run through of a new hour of material. And I’ve never written a new show this quickly before. So it was either going to be really good or really bad. Fortunately…
I’ve written a lot of new material in the last few months. And you may have seen me doing short sets on other people’s shows with it recently. But I really need to start structuring it into an actual show. So let’s jump on Zoom and have a show, yeah? This is definitely a work-in-progress…
I never know when to pipe up during times like this. I’m not writing jokes because I never do well writing from an angry place. Ok, one joke… And I don’t need to be heard from right now. I can only amplify the words of those who need to be heard. A quick story… I…
It’s definitely not in finished form yet. Lots more work (the color…oof) to do on it yet. But I wanted to share with you. I’m very proud of this show, including (especially?) the uncomfortable moments. Because I always turn it around into a laugh. If you’d like to pre-order the special (Digital or DVD), you…
We’ve got one show of comedy special v2.0 officially in the can. I had a great time with the hometown crowd in San Jose at Art Boutiki. We’ve got some great footage that I’ve seen so far and the audio came out great. <Wipes forehead in a “whew” gesture.> We’re filming 2 more shows in…
