Hey Friends… I’m on the road, spending a couple of off days on my tour in Seattle where it’s, of course, raining. But I thought of a fun idea, I want to tell you about. My next single, “If I Were A Girl”, is one of the more involved recordings I’ve undertaken. It’s going through…
In finishing the recording for my upcoming single, “If I Were A Girl”, I needed a giant gang vocal for part of the chorus. So for the last few weeks at my shows, I’ve been recording the whole audience yelling “Boobs!” to be layered together in the final recording. I’d like to present to you…
I don’t remember exactly when I became aware of Butch Walker. Probably in his time with Marvelous 3. And, if not aware of him in particular, I did know about Southgang back in the day. My girlfriend was a big fan. In fact years later, we saw Marvelous 3 at Slim’s in San Francisco and…
This is a rarity in the world of Phil Johnson and Roadside Attraction these days. An actual, heartfelt, earnest, serious song. I haven’t released a serious song since 2005. A lot of people ask me how I write songs. For me, it’s all about having a concept in place first. For this one, I wanted…
My favorite songs tend to be those that are really funny or tear-jerking, shut the blinds and cry over a guitar sad. Since my song “I’m Not The One” tends toward the latter, I thought I’d run down some of the songs that were an influence on it. These are my top 10 favorite sad…
A lot of music licensing gets done through 3rd party music libraries that I’ve submitted stuff to. And usually I don’t hear about placements until months later when they show up on my statements. While looking at my ASCAP statement the other day I discovered that Last Call With Carson Daly used my song “Hello…
In 1984, Purple Rain was a huge hit album and “When Doves Cry” was all over the radio constantly. And I hated it. My brother and I used to make fun of the lyrics all the time. After that, we had only a passing knowledge of Around the World in a Day and Parade when…
Ok, I’ve got some geeky comedy and music thoughts on my mind today. I’ve been pondering the effects of “threes” in comedy and “fours” in music to try and figure out why those “threes” work. In comedy we have a type of joke called a “triple”. It’s a joke that sets you up with two…
A friend of mine asked me to write a song for her new baby and baby shower. I asked if she remembered that I’m a comedian. Well, ya get what you ask for. And today is the release of my latest single, “Dodged A Bullet” (aka The Baby Song). Most people like to think about…
