Our latest “tour date” (aka a day out) was a joint birthday celebration for Sharon’s birthday (18th September) and my birthday (15th September). Yes, we are both Virgos!! A faberoonie day out in Edinburgh – Delicious high tea at The Dome – lovely staff who added a wee bit extra for our birthdays – a visit to the amazing castle – a jaunt around the city – and finishing with a fun afternoon at Camera Obscura.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
We’re hoping for a great chart placing for Chameleon: The Very Best Of Toyah tomorrow evening when the Official Charts Top 100 Albums is announced. The album is currently at #10 but streaming is the best chance for the album to stay in the upper reaches of the chart. We have 24 hours… PS. Here’s some Chameleon fan art I created – to celebrate the new release and it’s fantastic debut chart placing – and will be including in the new issue(s) of Toyah Fanzine.
We had a, much needed, fun day out in Glasgow on Friday. Beginning with a big breakfast at The Crystal Palace, then onto the amazing Tutankhamun: The Immersive Experience at the SECC, a walk around the city centre, lunch and then a visit to King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, where Toyah played in 1993 & ’94.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
Something I’m working on for inclusion in the new fanzines… A huge, celebratory feature on – in my humble opinion the most iconic moment in music history – Toyah’s Brave New World. I’ve covered and featured BNW in the fanzine (and on this website) many times previously but the new extended cut of the video has brought fresh inspiration and a timely reminder – not that I need to be reminded – of how truly iconic the imagery, song and era is….
Announcing the first issues of Dreamscape TOYAH Fanzine for almost a year…
I’ve had a fair amount of “Indecision” this year on how to proceed with the fanzine – which is now in its 14th year and 63 issues! – and have had numerous ideas including issues exclusively celebrating particular years from Toyah’s career, issues celebrating the pop icon aspect of Toyah as an artist, issues focusing solely(!) on each incarnation of the Toyah band. All that and a few other ideas, and I did create covers for some of these ideas through the past year.
Then Chameleon: The Very Best Of Toyah was announced and all those ideas had to be put on the backburner… More info on the new issues soon, but here’s a preview of one of the covers (alongside me attempting to look like a human!)
We had a colourful time celebrating Glasgow Pride last weekend in, yup, Glasgow! Starting at the city’s legendary Barrowland Ballroom and then visiting The Crystal Palace, The Underground, Delmonica’s, The Corset Club, Merchant Pride, The Social Hub to name just a few places! Interesting Fact #1: Toyah has never played Glasgow Barrowland, though she has gigged – as part of a band as a solo artist – at numerous other venues in the city, including many which have now gone, such as Glasgow Apollo, Tiffany’s and Bourbon Street!
On Sunday we visited the incredible, 1000-year old, Paisley Abbey in my hometown. Interesting fact #2: Toyah’s two-series BBC show Barmy Aunt Boomerang from the late 90s/early 00s was filmed on location in Glasgow & Paisley.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
My Mum – Isobel – was born on Friday 13th June 1941 and she died on Friday 13th June 1997, exactly 56 years later. Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction! So this Friday 13th June was a very special “Dreamscape On Tour” date for me, spending the day in the city my Mum was born in, Perth, on what would have been her 84th birthday. It was a happy day and I felt close to my Mum. Thanks to Sharon for sharing the day with me.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
Another “Dreamscape On Tour” date… We spent the day in Caol, Corpach and Fort William, back in The Highlands of Scotland, along the West Highland Way, and Great Glen Way. There’s so much to see in that part of the country, and absolutely breathtaking panoramic views.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming) NB. I booked a very special “tour date” yesterday, for next year’s Songs And Stories Toyah tour in Edinburgh. A year to wait but looking forward to it.
Giant deckchairs, a historic castle and amazing sunshine! If you’re ever in Broughty Ferry, on the East Coast of Scotland, be sure to pay a visit to their wonderful castle. We had a fab afternoon there, as well as at the beach and in the town centre. A fun afternoon on a lovely sunny day.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
Another week, another Dreamscape “date”! This time, Brian and I spent the day in, our amazing capital, Edinburgh. Starting with a great breakfast at The Standing Order, then a walk up the Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle, before spending a couple of hours at, the incredible, Camera Obscura. That was so much fun. For lunch/afternoon tea we had reserved a table at The Dome, an absolutely stunning building/venue on George Street. We rounded off the afternoon with some sight-seeing. Edinburgh has to be one of the finest cities on the planet. Yet another brilliant day!
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photos © David Fleming)
Fab time yesterday in my home city of Glasgow, and a day out with my long time pal, Alec. We went to an episode recording of Mrs Brown’s Boys – this was a lot of fun, my face was sore from laughing! – at BBC Scotland on Pacific Quay, and then into the city for a fab meal at China Sea on Renfield Street. A brilliant day!
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photo © David Fleming)
It’s the third date of Dreamscape On Tour 2025, and this week it was a trip to Dundee. Absolutely fabulous city, with so much to see, do, explore… Sharon and I packed a week’s worth of activities, fun and laughter into around eight hours. A brilliant day.
• See all our 2025 “tour dates” :) here! (Photo © David Fleming)
Three Toyah fans – that’s myself, Sharon and Brian – had a colourful and very fun day out in Glasgow last week. We all wore our Toyah t-shirts, sharing Toyahness around my wonderful home city. This photo is from the Transport Museum at Glasgow Harbour, just one of many places where our choice of tops initiated a conversation. A great day out! (Photo © David Fleming)
This isn’t actual Toyah news, but seeing as Spring is finally here – in the UK anyway – after what felt like a very long Winter, I thought I’d post a sun-is-shining shot of myself and my pal Brian spreading the Toyah love in Fort William last week. We found ourselves talking to so many people about Toyah that day. It was a lot of fun, and The Highlands has such stunning landscapes and scenery. Just beautiful! (Photo © David Fleming)
Last year I designed an oversized Toyah card for Christmas, and as I’m known to repeat myself, here’s one for this year too…
Yeeeha!! I just received the prints for Toyah Fanzine‘s bumper celebration of the reissue of Love Is The Law, and I Believe In Father Christmas, as well as Toyah’s Album Discography. As you read this I’ll be festively packaging and postaging (!), while watching MTV Christmas… Ho ho ho!
Celebrating Toyah’s incredible career… Celebrating the unsurpassed imagery… Celebrating some of the finest music ever released… Celebrating 12 years of Toyah Fanzine!
We had an amazing holiday in New York…
Today saw the release of Toyah’s amazing 1983 single, Rebel Run on 10″ grey vinyl, which includes unreleased tracks, including an extended version of the lead song. It feels like a new era of Love Is The Law. I’m celebrating from a fan perspective with a new issue of Toyah Fanzine, which I’m currently working on, focusing on all things Love Is The Law. This bundle also includes part two of our Toyah Album Discography collection – flyers & postcards for every Toyah album release.
• More info on Issue 61, including previews and order link, here.
Dancing the Cha-cha-cha… Sharon and myself just want to send a massive ROCK IT!!! and all the best to Toyah and Neil for this Saturday’s Strictly Come Dancing. Tune in at 7pm, BBC One…
Love Is The Law – Toyah’s final studio album on Safari Records, originally released in 1983 – is reissued in deluxe formats this November, and we are celebrating with a new issue – #61 – of our fanzine. More info will be available tomorrow – which just happens to be my birthday!!
