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Toyah is interviewed in the latest issue – #579, January 2026 – of Record Collector magazine.

Toyah Ann Willcox was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham and came to prominence as an actor starring in the 1978 film Jubilee. It was while filming 1979’s Quadrophenia that she and her band Toyah auditioned for Safari Records, and after signing her on the spot, they issued their debut single, Victims Of The Riddle, that same year. She’s since put out 16 studio albums – five with Toyah including 1981’s Anthem, which yielded the Top 10 singles It’s A Mystery and I Want To Be Free, and since 1985 as a solo artist, a further 11, the most recent being 2021’s Posh Pop. She has also made records with The Humans, an experimental trio with Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong, and with her husband Robert Fripp. This September sees the issue of Chameleon: The Very Best Of.

Tell me about Chameleon. The cover of you with your shock of orange hair is very striking.
It’s a very visual piece. The double album version is on gold vinyl and is a gatefold. Of course, if you’re covering 45 years of songwriting, and it doesn’t feel like 45 years – in fact the last 25 years feel like a weekend – then you’re looking to show the progression, and you’re looking at development and a career.

You got your first real attention not as a musician but as an actor starring as ‘Mad’ in Derek Jarman’s punk film Jubilee.
I was this girl from Birmingham and here I was in a room with Little Nell from The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Jenny Runacre, the award-winning actress and filmmaker, and Jordan and Adam Ant and Jayne County, and I went straight into the A-list party, as it were. It was unbelievable.

Was punk a good time for female musicians?
I would say there were many women within the punk movement, but we were grouped together as a whole body. Now I think women are treated respectfully as individuals with their individual sound, but it wasn’t really like that back then. It was, “Why isn’t this woman like this woman?” There was always comparison. But it just made us tougher people.

• Continue reading at recordcollectormag.com. (Photo © Toyah)

Official Toyah celebrates the 45th anniversary of the release of the Four From Toyah EP.

Forty five years ago this month…… the Four From Toyah EP was released and provided Toyah’s breakthrough chart hit that reached the top 10. Look out for future posts marking this anniversary.

• See Toyah’s Facebook and Instagram. Browse Dreamscape’s recent Four From Toyah news archive. (Photos © Cherry Red)

• Saturday Song: Brave New World (Razzmatazz) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Vintage Sunday Lunch – Dance Of The Sugar Plum Unicorns – Watch…

2026 marks the 50th year of Toyah’s career! Her very first professional job, playing the role of Sue in the BBC’s “Second City First” television play, Glitter, aired in November 1976 – having been filmed in 1975.

This year Toyah is touring the UK with An Evening With Toyah: Songs And Stories, Toyah’s Christmas Party, as well as many other gigs, appearances, releases etc. between these two tours.

Dreamscape is planning on celebrating this awesome landmark via cherry picked moments from Toyah’s 50 years as an artist: Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Writer, Storyteller… Stay Tuned for #Toyah50!

Toyah’s first blog of 2026 is available to read at toyahwillcox.com, and it’s a great read. Toyah talks the New Year, plans for 2026, a new Quadrophenia project/film, and working with legendary photographers, including David Bailey and Terence Donovan.

• 2026 is also the 45th anniversary of Anthem‘s release too, hence the banner above. This website, and Toyah Fanzine, will be celebrating #Anthem45 this year… Anthem was reissued in deluxe formats four years ago and much homage was paid to the album, but as 2026 marks the 50th year of Toyah’s career, we’re planning on looking back at some of the most iconic moments, and Anthem is certainly one of those!

Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Drama: Friday 16th January: 10.45pm
Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Hits: Wednesday 21st January: 5.15am
Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Hits: Thursday 22nd January: 0.00am
The Who wrote and produced this energetic story of a young man disillusioned with his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and Ray Winstone.

Lovely’s Vintage will be exclusively selling fashion, handbags, shoes, jewellery and more that belonged to Toyah. First drop happening on 20th January at 7pm via a Live Instagram sale. See all the info, and some great photos, by clicking below. Further info at toyahwillcox.com. (Images © Lovely’s Vintage/Toyah)

Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Friday 23rd January: 6.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Sunday 25th January: 10.30am
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Monday 26th January: 1.30pm
Blue Marigold. Series 5, Episode 1. Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold’s mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback. Director: Giles Foster. Starring: Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Helen Fraser, Billy Hamon, Edward Jewesbury. (Photo © ITV)

• Saturday Song: Slave To The Rhythm (Isle Of Wight Festival 2022) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Latex Messiah – Watch… (Image © Toyah)

Minder: That’s TV: Sunday 18th January: 7.55pm
Minder: That’s TV 3: Sunday 18th January: 10.30pm
All Mod Cons. Series 2, Episode 8. Terry tries to help his friend Kate evict some unwanted tenants, but comes to doubt her motives. Meanwhile, Arthur is desperate to get into the property market and tries to sell Terry’s flat without telling him. Guest starring Toyah Willcox and Simon Cadell. Director: Ian Sharp. Also starring: George Cole, Dennis Waterman, Peter Childs, George Layton, Patrick Malahide, Michael Troughton.

Toyah returned to Greatest Hits Radio for the New Year to present The Mixtape on the 2nd and 3rd January. NB. Toyah was back presenting The Mixtape for a final weekend on 9th and 10th January too! (Photo © Greatest hits Radio)

Toyah, Robert, Fripp & Eno wished everyone a Happy New Year on 1st January 2026 with a lovely video. Click below to watch at YouTube (Image © Toyah)

Dreamscape is heading towards its 27th year online in March, and I’d like to wish all our visitors a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2026! December was a really busy month for the website, and it looks like the upcoming year is going to be even busier. Let’s make 2026 a colourful year!

A new year means the 2026 tour is on its way! Toyah hits the road this spring with her brand‑new spoken word/music Songs & Stories Tour. Tickets available now, including VIP Meet & Greet options.

Get planning the dates near you & get your tickets by clicking below.

Quadrophenia: Sky Cinema Drama: Friday 16th January: 10.45pm
The Who wrote and produced this energetic story of a young man disillusioned with his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and Ray Winstone.

The 1981 POWER Hour!: NOW 80s: Thursday 15th January: 4pm
60 minutes of power pop & rock! Earplugs at the ready as we rewind to 1981 with Toyah, Genesis, Rick Springfield & Meat Loaf.

• Saturday Song: The Vow – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – The 2025 Bloopers – Watch… See also Happy Christmas From Toyah & Robert and Fripp & Eno – Watch… Image © Toyah)

Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted: Really: Monday 12th January: 0.00am
Toyah Willcox. Series 1, episode 5. The team undergoes one of the most terrifying investigations yet when visiting Toyah Willcox, who has experienced strange activity in her home ever since she moved in.

Toyah, Robert, Fripp & Eno wished everyone a Happy Christmas on 25th December with a very festive video. Click below to watch at YouTube (Image © Toyah)

The Chase: Celebrity Special: Challenge: Thursday 8th January: 11am
Bradley Walsh hosts the quiz show as four celebrities take on the Chaser. Singer Toyah Willcox, ex-footballer John Barnes, writer Germaine Greer and heavyweight boxer Audley Harrison pit their wits against one of the country’s finest quiz brains in the hope of winning thousands of pounds for their chosen charities.

It’s Christmas Eve! Wishing everyone who has taken the time to visit Dreamscape this year a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2026 – This year has been yet another incredibly busy one for Toyah, and for me, attempting to keep up with her again on this news page these past 12 months.

I hope you’ve enjoyed our countdown to Christmas, a month packed full of Toyah nostalgia and a few new baubles of info along the way. December always goes by really fast, or at least seems to. I wish it would last longer as it’s such a magical month and the lead up to Christmas is always my favourite time of the year, but I’ve enjoyed updating every day again this month, alongside doing some fun things in my everyday life too.

For the first time in 26 years, I have, not one but, two website Christmas cards for Dreamscape’s Christmas Eve post, and I couldn’t decide which one to post so I’m including both. Well, it is Christmas!

Okay, it’s time to get rocking (and eating) around that Christmas tree – Have a good one! Merry Christmas to you and yours x