A couple of recent great photos from Toyah’s Official Twitter which I managed to miss due to being ridiculously busy. Photo one is Toyah (looking amazing) with her Hound co-star Gary Shail. Browse Toyah’s Twitter by clicking below. (Photos © Toyah Willcox)
Four of the original cast of Quadrophenia were recently pictured together in London; Toyah, Mark Wingett, Phil Daniels, Trevor Laird, with the Official Toyah Facebook asking: “Wonder what for?” and yesterday Toyah tweeted: “Last week Seattle. This week….. outside the site of the cafe in Quadrophenia” – These may not actually be linked but all very intriguing and Mod/Quad- tastic!! See another photo by clicking below. (Photo © Gotcha Images)
PS. Quadrophenia is on UK television tonight too – Details here.
We’ve reached the final day of our count down to Toyah’s Birthday – Yes! Toyah’s big day is tomorrow! – and the last day of revisiting past Dreamscape birthday updates… To celebrate Toyah’s 50th Birthday in 2008 a special mini-site was put together, which you can visit by clicking below…
The Official Toyah website also gave fans some great Toyah treats that landmark year, including a gorgeous new look website and lots of special content related to Toyah’s 50th.
Directed by Steve Stone, the British film Extremis will be released in 2016 and the official film poster has now been revealed.
Toyah acts in a cameo scene and will also perform a new original song Our Hearts Still Beat (Willcox/Darlow) for the film’s end titles.
A powerful business executive returns home to his family and their lavish lake house for the weekend. Within hours of his return, a cataclysmic event takes place out there in the landscape. The world beyond their garden is now deserted, the skies above them threatening and toxic. But is it the child who is in need of salvation? What is this strange apocalypse? An ecological disaster or a terror attack?
• Continue reading/View a larger version of the Extremis poster at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah’s blog for May 2016 is available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah pays tribute to wonderful Victoria Wood, who passed away yesterday, aged 62. Here at Dreamscape there is much sadness at the loss of a comedy genius who helped make many of us laugh time and time again.
Toyah’s blog for April 2016 is now available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
TOYAH UNPLUGGED BROADCAST ON VINTAGE TV
Toyah Willcox played an intimate unplugged concert at the legendary London venue The Water Rats in February. The show was staged especially for a new Vintage TV special Live At… which will receive its premiere broadcast on Tuesday 22 March at 20.00.
The gig spanned early punk favourites including Neon Womb and Danced to hit singles It’s A Mystery and God Morning Universe through to recent material from Crimson Queen. The set also took in cult classics like Bird In Flight and the first time in 14 years the song Every Scar Has A Silver Lining had been performed in a new acoustic arrangement.
Tune in and get unplugged! Vintage TV is available on Freeview 242, Sky 369, Virgin Media 343 and Freesat 505
• Continue reading at The Official Toyah Willcox website. (Photo © Tom Pilston)
Toyah’s blog for March 2016 is now available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
Tons of new dates have been added to Toyah’s Official Gigs page, including a number of acoustic and electric concerts and a handful of festival appearances. Browse the list by clicking below.
Toyah’s blog for February 2016 is now available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
More new gigs for this year have been confirmed at The Official Toyah Willcox Wesbite. These include Acoustic, Up Close & Personal dates; Proud, Loud & Electric gigs, and a variety of music festivals (Rewind, Let’s Rock Leeds), There’s also a new Toyah t-shirt for 2016, which will be available to buy at gigs, featuring the Bird in Flight single sleeve emblazoned on the front. Click below to view the full t-shirt and here to browse Toyah’s Gig Diary.
Toyah’s Gig Diary for 2016 is already filling up with live appearances for this year, including the aforementioned Water Rats/Vintage TV special in February, plus a return to the Vauxhall Tavern and a visit to the Memorabilia signing event at Birmingham NEC, both in March. Click below to visit the Official Gig Diary.
Toyah’s first blog of 2016 is available at The Official Toyah Willcox Website. Click below to read.
Toyah, accompanied by WillyFred the Wonder Rabbit, has recorded a Christmas message – Click on the screen shot below to watch. The final stocking filler for Christmas 2015 has also been revealed by toyahwillcox.com, a fantastic fantasy image Phoenix Rising (which would make an amazing album cover!).
A very Merry Christmas to Toyah, Robert and WillyFred – See Toyah’s We Are Family photo.
Two more shots from the “Toyah in Wonderland” photography series have been made available as part of Toyah’s stocking fillers for Christmas 2015. View at The Official Toyah Website, here and here. (Photos © Gary Clutterbuck/Toyah Willcox)
More festive stocking filler goodies courtesy of toyahwillcox.com – Download the booklet for the digital issue of Toyah’s 1988 album, Prostitute.
A couple of recent photos Toyah has shared on Twitter – A fantastic mosaic – Willyfred Sings To The Birds & The Bees – for Willyfred the Wonder Rabbit by Julie Hand of themosaicroom.co.uk. Toyah also wished her Twitter visitors a Happy Winter Solstice yesterday… (Photos © Toyah Willcox)
Another great stocking filler courtesy of toyahwillcox.com – Download the booklet for the digital issue of Toyah’s 1987 album, Desire – Gorgeous!!!
A second shot from the “Toyah in Wonderland” photography series has been made available as part of Toyah’s stocking fillers for Christmas 2015. View at The Official Toyah Website, Instagram and/or Facebook. (Photo © Gary Clutterbuck/Toyah Willcox)
Toyah in Wonderland #1 has now been added as an intro image to The Official Toyah Willcox Website. Such an amazing shot! (Photo © Gary Clutterbuck/Toyah Willcox)