Editing Payolas (section)

==Band history==

===Name===
The band's name is a reference to the United States [[payola]] scandal of the early 1960s, which was a [[Pay to play|pay-for-play]] scheme involving commercial radio stations.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE>{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Tim |date=May 29, 1987 |title=Rock and Hyde set for spring tour |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/239072158/ |work=[[The Ottawa Citizen]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |agency=[[Canadian Press]] |page=D8 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723181026/https://www.proquest.com/docview/239072158/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The name caused issues with [[A&M Records|A&M]] record executives who wanted to introduce the band to the American market and who were concerned about the term's negative connotations, which resulted in the band's name change to Paul Hyde and the Payola$ in 1985.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/>

Rock told ''[[The Province]]'' in 2003 that their band's name caused one record executive to tell him "I won't lift a finger to help you."<ref name=HARRISON03>{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=November 30, 2003 |title=The Payola$ have a story to tell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |work=[[The Province]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C18 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607184244/https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rock added that it was Hyde that came up with the name and that "I was the idiot who put the dollar sign at the end."<ref name=HARRISON03/>

===Early years (1978–1981)===
[[Paul Hyde]], originally from [[Yorkshire]], England, emigrated to [[Victoria, British Columbia]] at age fifteen.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/><ref name=MCLAUGHLIN>{{cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=John P. |date=April 11, 2002 |title=For every song there's a story |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/269325791/ |work=[[The Province]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=B4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723180855/https://www.proquest.com/docview/269325791/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hyde met [[Bob Rock]] while the pair were attending [[Belmont Secondary School|Belmont High School]] in [[Langford, British Columbia|Langford]], a Victoria [[suburb]].<ref name=DEVLIN>{{cite news |last=Devlin |first=Mike |date=January 9, 2007 |title=Bob Rock |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/348106069/ |work=[[Times Colonist]] |location=Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |page=D4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723181025/https://www.proquest.com/docview/348106069/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rock, who moved to Victoria from [[Winnipeg]] at age twelve, described his first encounter with Hyde to the ''[[Times Colonist]]'' in 2007: "He had his hair all cut off, and later I found out it was because he wanted to look like a [[skinhead]] when he immigrated to Canada so he wouldn't get beat up. Being such a fan of English culture and bands, I saw this kid standing there in a long trenchcoat and shaved head and I went, 'That's a guy I wanna know.'"<ref name=DEVLIN/>

Influenced by musical artists such as [[David Bowie]], [[Slade]], [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]], [[Alex Harvey (musician)|Alex Harvey]] and [[Be-Bop Deluxe]], the pair formed the Paul Kane Blues Band and toured [[Vancouver Island]] in the mid-1970s.<ref name=HARRISON03/><ref name=DEVLIN/> In 1976, Rock landed a job as an [[Apprenticeship|apprentice]] [[recording engineer]] at [[Little Mountain Sound Studios]] in [[Vancouver]] and became acquainted with Vancouver's [[Punk rock|punk]] scene.<ref name=HAVENOT>{{cite book |last1=Barclay |first1=Michael |last2=Jack |first2=Ian A.D. |last3=Schneider |first3=Jason |date=June 2011 |title=Have Not Been The Same; The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995 |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |publisher=[[ECW Press]] |isbn=9781554909681}}</ref> Rock and Hyde were joined by drummer Ian Tiles (of [[Pointed Sticks]]) and bass player Marty Higgs to form the pop-punk band Payola$.<ref name=CANENCYCLO>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Payola$ |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=September 4, 2013 |last1=Hayes |first1=Florence |last2=Mcintosh |first2=Andrew |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/payola-emc |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808015909/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/payola-emc |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time, Rock was [[Record producer|producing]] mainly punk acts, such as the [[Young Canadians]], [[The Dils]] and the Pointed Sticks.<ref name=DEVLIN/>

In 1979, Payola$ released their first single "China Boys" on their own Slophouse label.<ref name=MCLAUGHLIN/><ref name=HARRISON81>{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=July 30, 1981 |title=Payola hurting more at home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501398032/ |work=[[The Province]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=D2 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610152015/https://www.newspapers.com/image/501398032/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song, whose lyrics reference the [[westernization]] of China, attracted the attention of [[A&M Records]].<ref name=WILLIAMS>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Isaac |date=June 28, 1980 |title=Rock |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505971187/ |work=[[Victoria Times]] |location=Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |page=31 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Higgs and Tiles left shortly after the single was recorded and were replaced by drummer Taylor Nelson Little and sax/bass player Gary Middleclass (''né'' Bourgeois).<ref name=HAVENOT/><ref name=MACKIE93>{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=June 4, 1993 |title=Say it loud, we're prog rockers and proud |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/243275359/ |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723180636/https://www.proquest.com/docview/243275359/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The four track EP ''[[Introducing Payola$]]'' was released by A&M in 1980.<ref name=WILLIAMS/> Middleclass left in 1980 (later becoming a teacher at the [[Vancouver Film School]] sound design program); he was replaced by Lawrence Wilkins on bass.<ref name=MACKIE93/><ref name=STEWART>{{cite news |last=Stewart |first=John |date=September 5, 1981 |title=In a Place Like This — by Payola$ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/557799425/ |work=[[Red Deer Advocate]] |location=Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |page=7C |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610150517/http://www.newspapers.com/image/557799425/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=MCILROY>{{cite news |last=McIlroy |first=Randal |date=May 19, 1982 |title=Payolas travel in good company |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-may-19-1982-p-49/ |work=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |page=30 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Lee Kelsey was added on keyboards.<ref name=HARRISON81/> This quintet recorded 1981's ''[[In a Place Like This]]'', first at Little Mountain studios, then completed at the famed [[Le Studio]] in [[Morin-Heights]], [[Quebec]].<ref name=HARRISON81/> The album's sound contained both [[reggae]] and [[ska]] influences.<ref name=HARRISON81/> Produced by Rock, ''In a Place Like This'' was a critical success, but didn't do well commercially.<ref name=HARRISON81/><ref name=HALL>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Neal |date=February 11, 1982 |title=Mick Ronson rocks Payola$ into shape |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/493655722/ |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C3 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610160511/https://www.newspapers.com/image/493655722/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Work with Mick Ronson (1982–1984)===
In 1982, Chris Taylor was added to the band lineup; he replaced Taylor Little on drums.<ref name=MCILROY/> Kelsey left the band as well. This line-up recorded the album ''[[No Stranger to Danger (Payolas album)|No Stranger to Danger]]'', with famed English musician, songwriter and producer [[Mick Ronson]] acting as the album's producer.<ref name=MCILROY/> Ronson first heard of the Payolas when they were looking for a producer for ''In a Place Like This'', but was unable to produce the album due to scheduling conflicts.<ref name=MCILROY/>

Incorporating elements of reggae, dub, pop, punk, and new wave, ''No Stranger to Danger'' included the hit single "Eyes of a Stranger", which won the [[Juno Award]] for best single.<ref name=WINNIPEGFP>{{cite news |last=MacPhee-Sigurdson |first=Ben |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Eyes of a Stranger |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-jun-30-2017-p-65/ |work=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |location=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |page=D5 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002183147/https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-jun-30-2017-p-65/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=JUNOS>{{cite news |date=April 6, 1983 |title=The winners in a nutshell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/483188614/ |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |agency=[[Canadian Press]] |page=D7 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Junos were also given to Rock and Hyde for their songwriting, Rock was awarded Recording Engineer of the Year, and the band as a whole won the [[Juno Award for New Group of the Year|Most Promising Group]].<ref name=JUNOS/>

The band toured with [[New Zealand]] new wave band [[Split Enz]] on the Canadian leg of their 1982 tour.<ref name=MCILROY/> Ronson joined the Payola$ on stage on keyboards.<ref name=MCILROY/> In the 2011 book, ''Have Not Been The Same; The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995'', Rock said: "The funniest things was that after we played the first date, all the guys in Split Enz were on stage going, 'Is that Mick Ronson? Who's this band?'"<ref name=HAVENOT/>  After the album had been issued, Wilkins left the group; Barry Muir filled in on bass, but as a sessioneer, not a group member.  Christopher Livingston was added on keyboards as a full new group member.

Ronson produced the band's next album, ''[[Hammer on a Drum]]'', released in 1984.<ref name=HAVENOT/> The album included the single "Never Said I Loved You" featuring [[Carole Pope]], vocalist of rock band [[Rough Trade (band)|Rough Trade]], which reached No. 8 in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4315.pdf|title=RPM Top 50 Singles - October 1, 1983|access-date=July 23, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604024811/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4315.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Work with David Foster (1985–1986)===
In 1985, producer and songwriter [[David Foster]] helped assemble the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] Northern Lights to record the song "[[Tears Are Not Enough]]".<ref name=BOYD>{{cite news |last=Boyd |first=Denny |date=February 13, 1985 |title=Canadian voices cry out to help the starving |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/495173353/ |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=A3 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612161536/https://www.newspapers.com/image/495173353/ |url-status=live |quote=The most unique moment in Canadian entertainment history ended at 2:20 a.m. Monday when the final sustained line -- "Heaven knows that tears are no enough -- of a song call Tears Are Not Enough, crashed out of 50 Canadians like a mass plea. . . Vancouver's Jim Vallance put together the initial music track in his home studio and later recorded it at Little Mountain Sound with musicians Paul Dean, David Sinclair, Steve Denroche, Doug Johnson and sound engineers Bob Rock and Mike Fraser. Rock and Paul Hyde came up with a title for the unwritten song, Tears Are Not Enough.}}</ref> Hyde was one of over 50 musicians featured on the song and Rock served as one of the [[Audio engineer|engineers]].<ref name=BOYD/> Rock and Hyde came up with the song's title and contributed to the French lyrics along with [[Rachel Paiement]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Patch |first=Nick |date=April 9, 2010 |title='Tears' turns 25: Foster, Murray, Hart reflect on 'Tears Are Not Enough' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/579136226/ |work=[[Whitehorse Daily Star]] |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |agency=[[Canadian Press]] |page=44 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612161533/https://www.newspapers.com/image/579136226/ |url-status=live |quote=Rachel Paiement, Paul Hyde and Bob Rock contributed French words.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=February 11, 1985 |title=Musicians aid hungry |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501810601/ |work=[[The Province]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=8 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription|quote=The song was composed by Foster, Adams, Jim Vallance and Payola$'s Paul Hyde}}</ref>

That same year, A&M Records recruited Foster to produce the band's next recording, 1985's ''[[Here's the World for Ya]]'', with the hopes of bringing the band to the American market.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/><ref name=MACKIE2>{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=June 28, 1985 |title=Hyde still seeks fame, fortune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/494768495/ |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C9 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612152041/https://www.newspapers.com/image/494768495/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's name was also changed to Paul Hyde and the Payola$.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/> By this point, the band consisted of Hyde, Rock, drummer Chris Taylor and bassist Alex "A-Train" Boynton.<ref name=MACKIE86>{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=January 8, 1986 |title=The End of the Payola$ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/494004680/ |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C7 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723180639/https://www.newspapers.com/image/494004680/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Both Foster and Hyde's then-wife, Myriam Nelson, contributed some of the songwriting.<ref name=HARRISON03/> ''Here's the World for Ya'' and the album's title track garnered six Juno Award nominations, including best group, album as well as best vocalist for Hyde, best sound engineer for Rock and songwriter of the year for both Rock and Hyde.<ref name=HARRISON86>{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=March 23, 1986 |title=A tribute to our own |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/501797415/ |work=[[The Province]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C18 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612144716/https://www.newspapers.com/image/501797415/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The single, "You're the Only Love" charted in the US, peaking at No. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart—the first Payola$ single to do so.<ref name=MACKIE2/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1985-06-08|title=Billboard Hot 100: June 8, 1985|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=February 13, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512175856/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1985-06-08|url-status=live}}</ref>

The album marked a change in the band's sound that alienated many of their longtime fans as a result.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/><ref name=MACKIE2/> In 1987, Tim O'Connor of [[Canadian Press]] said that the album "was glossy and tight, but it wasn't the Payola$."<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/> In that same article Hyde said, "We compromised ourselves somewhat artistically," adding "We were untrue to ourselves and our fans." Rock said of the experience, "We learned a lot from him, he's a very good musician. We saw a complete other side of recording with David. It was very polished and professional," adding "The thing with David (Foster) is that it swung far too much his way."<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/>

Despite the critical success, the album did not sell as well as hoped and the band was dropped by A&M in 1986.<ref name=MACKIE86/><ref name=HAVENOT/>

=== Rock and Hyde (1987) ===
In 1987, the band rebranded themselves as Rock and Hyde and released ''Under the Volcano'' on [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]/[[EMI]].<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/> The album marked a return to the politically and socially conscious lyrics of the Payolas' early work, with Rock also handling the sound engineering.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/> The Rock and Hyde sound was more pop-oriented than that of the Payolas.<ref name=HARRISON93>{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Tom |date=January 8, 1993 |title=Bob Rock, producer, performs again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |work=[[The Province]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C8 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607184244/https://www.newspapers.com/image/504899646/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Under the Volcano'' reached No. 24 on the top 100 album chart in Canada.<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0806.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - May 9, 1987 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222022545/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0806.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2016}}</ref>

''Under the Volcano'' was critically well-received, and Rock and Hyde had two hits in Canada with "Dirty Water" (No. 20) and "I Will" (No. 40).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0802.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Singles - April 18, 1987|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527155852/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0802.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0853.pdf|title=RPM Top 100 Singles - August 29, 1987|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006014931/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0853.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> "Dirty Water" also peaked on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at No. 61.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1987-06-06|title=Billboard Hot 100: June 6, 1987|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=February 13, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307061750/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1987-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref>

Later that same year A&M capitalized on the band's renewed popularity and released a greatest hits package of Payolas work called ''[[Between a Rock and a Hyde Place: The Best of Payola$]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=April 11, 1987 |title=Rock, Hyde come out of hiding |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/495193390/ |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=E3 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703193046/https://www.newspapers.com/image/495193390/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Hiatus (1988–2003) ===
After the release of ''Under the Volcano'', Rock returned his focus to sound engineering and producing music from Little Mountain studios and became a go-to producer for hard rock and metal acts, producing albums for musical acts such as [[Loverboy]], [[The Cult]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Metallica]], [[Bon Jovi]], and [[David Lee Roth]].<ref name=CPROCKANDHYDE/><ref name=HAVENOT/><ref name=DEVLIN/> Along with ex-Payola$ drummer Chris Taylor, he was also involved in the band [[Rockhead]] that released an album in 1992.<ref name=HARRISON93/>

The Payola$ reformed for a one-time gig on October 26, 1994, with Rock, Hyde, Boynton and new members Matt Frenette (drums) and Richard Sera (keyboards).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.straight.com/music/26-years-ago-today-payola-reunite-at-town-pump-make-em-wait-till-last-call-for-eyes-of-a | title=26 years ago today: The Payola$ reunite at the Town Pump, make 'em wait till last call for "Eyes of a Stranger" | date=13 October 2020 | access-date=12 October 2022 | archive-date=12 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012083114/https://www.straight.com/music/26-years-ago-today-payola-reunite-at-town-pump-make-em-wait-till-last-call-for-eyes-of-a | url-status=live }}</ref>  Rock and Hyde then again went their separate ways.  Paul Hyde pursued a solo recording career, releasing four albums between 1999 and 2002. These releases include 2000's ''[[Living off the Radar]]''. ''Living off the Radar'' is a Payola$ album in all but name as it featured Rock as the album's producer, mixer, and guitarist; he was also the co-writer of several tracks.<ref name=HARRISON03/> (Chris Taylor and Alex Boynton also played on a few tracks.)

''The Best of the Payola$, 20th Century Masters, The Millennium Collection'' was released in 2002 in [[Universal Music]]'s 20th Century Masters Series. The compilation included the Rock and Hyde track "Dirty Water".

=== Reunion (2003–2008) ===
Rock and Hyde played live in Vancouver in 2003, reformed as The Payolas.<ref name=HARRISON03/> An EP called "Missing Links" was released for a charitable foundation, consisting of previously unreleased Payola$ songs and demos, a couple of which had surfaced earlier, in slightly different productions, on Paul Hyde's solo album ''[[Living off the Radar]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

In 2006, they reunited once more; further, on July 17, 2007, the Payola$ released a seven-song EP, ''[[Langford (Part One)]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilton |first=Lisa |date=June 30, 2006 |title=Cha-Ching! Paul Hyde and Bob Rock Restart The Payola$ |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/245401377/ |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |location=Calgary, Alberta, Canada |page=SW07 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=LEE>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Jenny |date=July 28, 2007 |title='Payola' isn't a dirty word to Bob Rock |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497445207/ |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=F2 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723173911/https://www.newspapers.com/image/497445207/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was announced that there would be a full-length follow-up to the ''Langford (Part One)'' EP, possibly incorporating some of the EP's tracks, however this release never materialized.<ref name=LEE/>

The band stopped performing live as of 2008, and the official Payolas website shut down in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} As with the band's first break-up, no formal announcement was made that the Payola$ were ceasing operations; however, later in 2009 Paul Hyde resumed his solo career, releasing his fifth studio album.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 24, 2009 |title=B.C. CD of the week: Paul Hyde: Peace Sign |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/269595249/ |work=[[The Province]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=B4 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723174326/https://www.proquest.com/docview/269595249 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2020 interview with the ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', Hyde said that he hadn't performed live music in five years and had changed his focus towards visual art.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=John |date=February 8, 2020 |title=Paul Hyde's rhinestone artwork comes to life |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/659352883/ |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=C15 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703203000/https://www.newspapers.com/image/659352883/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  However, in a 2023 podcast interview, Hyde revealed that he and Rock had been working on a covers album, for release at an indefinite future time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwmI9QZz5Y | title=Paul Hyde (The Payolas) - January 2023 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=16 January 2023 | access-date=2024-03-27 | archive-date=2024-03-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327154111/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwmI9QZz5Y | url-status=live }}</ref>  Whether this newly recorded material would be issued under the Payola$ name, or as Rock and Hyde, or perhaps using some other guise, was not revealed.