I recorded a new version of my classic song Lost Point. It's called Lost Point (Out of Time).
I was challenged by my producer and co-writer, Jon La Croix, on this new version to come up with a…
Read moreDec 14 2017
I recorded a new version of my classic song Lost Point. It's called Lost Point (Out of Time).
I was challenged by my producer and co-writer, Jon La Croix, on this new version to come up with a…
Read moreNov 17 2017
"Don't Fade Away"...I walked over to Straus Park early one evening looking for inspiration. I was living with Robin on West End Avenue which is a beautiful neighborhood. I remember when we met she said she lived on W. 103rd…
Read moreSep 6 2017
Like Liv Tyler's character, Arwen, in The Lord of the Rings, Catherine would show up and then quickly disappear.
She was a free spirit and liked to hang out downtown with us Open High School kids. Open High…
Read moreAug 1 2017
Celebrate National Girlfriend Day with this top Girlfriend track, "Girlfriend" written by Robin & Phil (drums, Dale May, Bass, Pemberton Roach, Guitar, Phil Hyland, Vox, Robin Hyland)! Produced by John Morand, Exec. Producers Nancy Shefts & James Simon, Photo: Dale…
Read moreMay 9 2017
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Philz Phormative Jamz is a loose ever-changing Spotify Playlist featuring musicians
that influence(d) me. Some I lived with, like Jeremy Toback back in my
Laurel Canyon days, Dominic Carpin of the Cashmere
Jungle Lords (from my days growing up in…
Jul 25 2016
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When I sat down to write this song in New York, Robin and I were loosely modeling our band, Girlfriend, on a British band called Everything But the Girl and Latin bands like Brasil '66. …
Jul 12 2016
UPDATED: Special thanks to Pacific Longboarder Magazine for publishing some of this blog on July 13th 2016!
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Ominous waves crash on the shore. A young rugged surfer enters the water.
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