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August 18th, 2012

I’ve made a start on a new update to Dreamscape’s Gallery: Adding the numerous fantastic rarities that have surfaced over the last year or so, with other ‘new’ Toyah photos, as well as correcting some date errors etc. It’ll probably take a while to complete, I’ll keep you posted!

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Toyah @ Wynne’s Cakes & Coffee Shop VIP Night

August 17th, 2012

Toyah visiting Wynne’s Cakes & Coffee Shop in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent yesterday. She tweeted: “Just visiting john wain’s new cafe Wynnes and sampling the cakes . Yummy“. Click below to view larger photos. More info here. (Photos © Wynne’s Cakes/Toyah Willcox)

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Classic Toyah by Terence Donovan (1985)

August 10th, 2012

A fantastic 1985 photo session by Terence Donovan… View more at Dreamscape’s Gallery.

Toyah Live 2012: H&N Glasgow Green

August 7th, 2012

Excellent photos of Toyah and, my good friend, Brian backstage at the ‘Here and Now’ concert at Glasgow Green on Saturday 21st July. These photos and more have also been added to Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Brian Green)

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Toyah Live 2012: Audley End

August 5th, 2012

Toyah played at the three-day ‘Audley End Concerts 2012’ festival on Saturday night. She opened the evening of live music and her mini-set was It’s A Mystery, Thunder In The Mountains, I Want To Be Free.

• Watch Toyah performing It’s A Mystery (clip), Thunder In The Mountains and I Want To Be Free.

• Read an overview of Saturday’s ‘The Greatest 80′s Party…Ever!’ concert, and some great onstage photos of Toyah, at Lisa’s Life.

• Read all of our Audley End Concerts 2012 news. Click below to view larger.

Hare & Hounds: WOF Gig Photos by PAC Photography

August 5th, 2012

More photos from Toyah’s ‘Walk Of Fame’ day in King’s Heath last month. A great shot of Toyah with her framed star and pictures from the Hare & Hounds gig later in the evening. All have now been added to Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Paul at PAC Photography for these)

Lytham Proms 2012: First Photo

August 3rd, 2012

The first photo of Toyah from this evening’s ‘Lytham Proms 2012’ concert. Toyah opened the three-day festival as the first artist of the ‘Here and Now’ show.

Tweeted by Lytham Proms: Toyah sings her hit It’s A Mystery as she opens the 80s night at Lytham Proms. A great photo of the huge crowd was also tweeted by Pat Sharp.

• View the full photo here. (Photo © Lytham Proms)

Hare & Hounds: WOF Gig Photos @ Dreamscape’s Gallery

July 18th, 2012

More excellent Hare & Hounds gig photos have now been added to Dreamscape’s Gallery. Click below to view. (Thanks again to Ray Sears, Chris Cox and Angus Turner)

I’m off on my Summer hols so this is the last update for now. Have a great rest of July!!

Hare & Hounds: WOF Gig Photos by Ray Sears

July 17th, 2012

More Toyah, live at Hare & Hounds, photos. Please click below to view the full versions at Dreamscape’s Gallery. More soon! (Thanks to Ray Sears for these great shots)

Hare & Hounds: WOF Gig Photos by Chris Cox

July 17th, 2012

Our second batch of Toyah, live at Hare & Hounds, photos. Please click below to view the full versions at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Chris Cox for these great shots)

Hare & Hounds: More WOF Gig Photos Soon!

July 17th, 2012

Coming Soon: A great selection of photos from last night’s Hare & Hounds gig, courtesy of Ray Sears and Chris Cox. Check back to DTN later to view fantastic shots of Toyah onstage.

Hare & Hounds: WOF Gig Photos by Angus Turner

July 17th, 2012

Great photos of Toyah onstage at last night’s, post-‘Walk Of Fame’, Hare & Hounds gig in King’s Heath. There’s already been lots of positive feedback about the gig. Click below to view these, and more, at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (A huge thank you to Angus Turner)

Classic Toyah: 1980 & ’82 (Restored Photos)

July 15th, 2012

Andrew York has restored some previously posted photos, including creating a full Toyah image from the 1980 Smirnoff advert. Great work as always by Andrew. View all of our recent Andrew-related news posts. Please click on each preview below to view larger versions.

I Was A Warrior, But Life’s Unkind…

July 9th, 2012

I’d always thought the photo below right, from the ‘From Sheep Farming To Anthem’ 2011 tour at Leicester Square Theatre in London, reminded me of another photo. It wasn’t until Andi recently sent me the above ‘New Chartbusters’ article that I realised which one… Toyah 1980 & 2011! Click to zoom. (Thanks to Andi & Damon King)

The Changeling Tour 1982

July 4th, 2012

This time exactly 30 years ago Toyah were halfway through ‘The Changeling Tour’. 4th July 1982 saw the band play the first of two nights at Bristol’s Colston Hall before they headed up north and to Scotland. Thanks to Andi Westhorpe for sharing this rare photo from the tour.

Click on the photo for a larger version | Visit Dreamscape’s The Changeling 30 website | View all of our The Changeling Resurrection news, photos and reviews, plus news, so far, on The Changeling Resurrection II. There’s also The Changeling: The Complete Songwords.

Classic Toyah: 1981, ’82 and ’83!

July 4th, 2012

Three from the 80s: The ‘Anthem Tour’, 1981; Toyah and Hazel O’Connor at The British Rock & Pop Awards, 1982; and Toyah, Maril Wilson and Kim Wilde at the launch of ‘Just Seventeen’ magazine, 1983. Please click on each to zoom. (Thanks to Andi)

Classic Toyah: July 1982

July 2nd, 2012

This has been one of my favourite Toyah photos ever since I saw it in a magazine exactly 30 years ago in Summer 1982. I tried rescanning it over the weekend and Andrew York has, yet again, worked his magic to restore it. Click to view a larger version.

Mylor Sessions: Toyah by Angus Turner

June 30th, 2012

Photos of Toyah live at last weekend’s ‘Mylor Sessions’. View larger versions of each, and the songs that made up the two set lists, at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Angus Turner)

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Sleeping Beauty: More Launch Photos/Info

June 26th, 2012

More photos from yesterday’s Sleeping Beauty press launch/photo call. These were all tweeted by the Marlowe Theatre, the venue where Toyah’s panto for 2012 will play. An advert/etrailer was also filmed to promote the panto. There’s a new video interview with Gareth Gates at Kent Online. This includes footage of Toyah. (Photos © Marlowe Theatre)

A Riot of Colour in 1980!

June 22nd, 2012

I spent most of yesterday colouring this photo. Crazy I know, but I’ve always wanted to see a non b&w version of it as it’s my favourite band shot from that era… Click to zoom!

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TCR @ London: Toyah by Mark Evans

June 20th, 2012

A great selection of photos of Toyah from ‘The Changeling Resurrection’ gig at Bush Hall, London (22nd April 2012). Toyah looking fantastic in monochrome. Click below to view them all at Dreamscape Changeling Resurrection Gallery. (Thanks to Mark Evans for the photos)

• View all of our ‘Changeling Resurrection’ news, photographs and the London gig updates.