Dreamscape – Toyah Willcox Fansite

• Toyah At Home: Slave To The Rhythm – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments Of The Week – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – White Punks On Dope – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering The Tubes. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover The Tubes’ ‘White Punks On Dope’: “The duo are back and it’s nothing but a belter this week. Enjoy your lunch folks!” – Continue…

• Classic Rock/Louder: Watch in awe as Toyah and Robert mangle White Punks On Dope as it’s never been mangled before: It’s glam rock a-go-go in the Willcox-Fripp kitchen as The Tubes’ classic White Punks On Dope gets the traditional Sunday Lunch treatment – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover The Tubes’ “White Punks On Dope” – Continue…

• Far Out: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover ‘White Punks On Dope’ by The Tubes – Continue…

• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform The Tubes Classic “White Punks On Dope” In New Kitchen Video – Continue…

• Ultimate Guitar: Robert Fripp and Toyah Cover The Tubes’ ‘White Punks on Dope’: Fripp confessed to being “a white dope on punk” – Continue…

• DGM Live: White Punks On Dope – Continue…

• Toyah At Home: Dance In The Hurricane – Watch… • Robert At Home: February 2023 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments Of The Week – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Shout At The Devil – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering Mötley Crüe. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover a Mötley Crüe classic: ‘Shout At The Devil’ is the latest rock anthem to get a ‘Sunday Lunch’ reworking – Continue…

• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp enjoy a Satanic Sabbath with fiery, latex-enhanced cover of Motley Crue’s Shout At The Devil: If it’s Sunday, it’s Fun-Day at the Willcox / Fripp residence – Continue…

• Consequence: Robert Fripp and Toyah “Shout at the Devil” with Mötley Crüe Cover: The married couple let their hair flow for the ’80s glam-metal anthem – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover Mötley Crüe’s “Shout at the Devil” – Continue…

• Far Out: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Mötley Crüe’s ‘Shout At The Devil’ – Continue…

• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform Mötley Crüe Classic “Shout At The Devil” In New Kitchen Video – Continue…

• Ultimate Guitar: Robert Fripp and Toyah Sunday Lunch Series Continues With the Duo Blasting Through Mötley Crüe’s ‘Shout at the Devil’: Just ahead of Crüe’s first performances with the new guitarist, John 5 – Continue…

• Guitar World: Robert Fripp and Toyah put a wild spin on Mötley Crüe’s Shout at the Devil: Just days before Mötley Crüe hit the road with John 5, the captivating couple stole their thunder with a crazy Crüe cover of their own – Continue…

• Yahoo!: Robert Fripp and Toyah “Shout at the Devil” with Mötley Crüe Cover – Continue…

• Metal Injection: Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox Covered Mötley Crüe’s “Shout At The Devil” – Continue…

• DGM Live: Shout At The Devil – Continue…

• Toyah At Home: Lesser God – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: Upbeat Moments Of The Week – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – I Was Made For Lovin’ You – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering KISS. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox cover a KISS classic while dressed up like a unicorn: Husband Robert Fripp joined in on guitar, for the latest in their ‘Sunday Lunch’ series – Continue…

• Classic Rock/Louder: If you had ‘Toyah singing Kiss dressed as a pink unicorn’ on your 2023 bingo card, congratulations: Robert Fripp looks terrified as Toyah Willcox bounces about in an inflatable unicorn costume during the couple’s performance of I Was Made For Lovin’ You – Continue…

• Consequence: Robert Fripp and Unicorn Toyah Fly Through KISS’ “I Was Made for Lovin’ You”: Toyah wears an inflatable flying unicorn costume for the KISS classic – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover KISS “You Were Made For Loving Me” – Continue…

• Far Out: Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah cover KISS song ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ – Continue…

• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform KISS Classic “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” In New Kitchen Video – Continue…

• Guitar World: Robert Fripp and Toyah are on their usual ridiculous form in this bizarre cover of Kiss’s I Was Made For Lovin’ You: Watch the ever-intriguing husband-and-wife duo tackle one of the rock institution’s biggest hits – Continue…

• Yahoo! Entertainment: Robert Fripp and Unicorn Toyah Fly Through KISS’ “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…

Toyah Willcox says she was ‘negotiating’ monogamy during marriage to Robert Fripp

‘When we first got together there was a tsunami of women trying to claim him,’ Willcox said

Toyah Willcox has opened up about the early years of her marriage with Robert Fripp in a new interview.

Willcox, 64, and Fripp, 76, got married in 1986, and recently reflected on their nearly 40-year relationship.

Speaking to The Times, Willcox said Fripp proposed to her within a week of their second meeting in 1985, with the couple tying the knot on the King Crimson guitarist’s 40th birthday.

Willcox added she had to explain her “version of monogamy” to him, referring to the “tsunami of women trying to claim” Fripp.

“When we first got together there was a tsunami of women trying to claim him. It was breathtaking. I got very bored of the number of people who felt they had to tell me they’d slept with him,” she explained. “I was, like, ‘Go f*** yourself.’”

• Continue reading at The Independent. NB. This article is an extract from Toyah & Robert’s interview published this week by The Times/The Sunday Times.

• Toyah At Home: Latex Messiah Posh Redux (2023) – Watch… • Toyah – Latex Messiah (Posh Redux) feat. Robert Fripp – 2023 Single – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: Upbeat Moments Of The Week – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Latex Sunday Lunch – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week premiering the 2023 release of Latex Messiah (Posh Redux). (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox perform updated version of ‘Latex Messiah’ with Robert Fripp: The latest instalment of their ongoing Sunday Lunch sessions sees the husband and wife duo perform one of their own tracks – Continue…

• Classic Rock/Louder: Things have taken a turn towards the dark side in Toyah and Robert’s kitchen: “Your eyes may never be the same again”, says Toyah, as she brandishes a whip and Robert Fripp dons a leather plague doctor mask – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp get into “Latex” on this week’s Sunday Lunch – Continue…

• Ultimate Guitar: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Perform Updated Version of ‘Latex Messiah’: The duo took on Toyah’s track dressed as usual in unorthodox attire – Continue…

• Far Out: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp perform ‘Latex Messiah’ on Sunday Lunch – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…

A new interview, and photos, with Toyah & Robert published by The Times.

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp on fidelity and rock’n’roll Sunday lunches

The singer and her guitarist husband on why they’re going on tour at a combined age of 140

The first time I met Robert was in a taxi in 1983 with our managers. I remember being intrigued by this man who was reluctant to talk, which provoked me to ask, “What colour are your underpants?” He brought out the prankster in me.

We didn’t meet again until 1985, when he asked me to make a charity album with him. He proposed within a week and we married on his 40th birthday in May 1986. Robert is an intelligent, deep thinker who’s disciplined in his music, his health routine and how he lives. All of that was perfection for me.

• Continue reading at The Times. (subscription required)

• Toyah At Home: Heal Ourselves – Watch… • Robert At Home: January 2023 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: Upbeat Moments Of The Week (7 January 2023) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – The Kid’s Aren’t Alright – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering The Offspring. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• Guitar.Com: Toyah and Robert Fripp take on The Kids Aren’t Alright by The Offspring for Sunday Lunch: “It’s a proper loud one this week as [we] take on this true anthem!!” – Continue…

• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover The Offspring’s ‘The Kids Aren’t Alright’: “It’s a proper loud one this week as [we] take on this true anthem” – Continue…

• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp show no sign of letting up as Sunday Lunch series enters another year: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox carry on as they mean to carry on with a cover of The Offspring’s The Kids Aren’t Alright – Continue…

• Consequence: Robert Fripp and Toyah Take on The Offspring’s “The Kids Aren’t Alright”: The couple’s “Sunday Lunch” series continues with a rendition of the punk-rock anthem – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover The Offspring’s “The Kid’s Aren’t Alright” – Continue…

• Far Out: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover The Offspring’s ‘The Kids Aren’t Alright’ – Continue…

• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform The Offspring Hit “The Kids Aren’t Alright” In New Kitchen Video – Continue…

• Ultimate Guitar: Robert Fripp and Toyah Cover The Offspring’s ‘The Kids Aren’t Alright’: The couple’s comedic series continues in 2023 with a special rendition of a classic – Continue…

• Yahoo! Entertainment: Robert Fripp and Toyah Take on The Offspring’s “The Kids Aren’t Alright” – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…

During last year’s series of The Masked Singer, there were some, including the national press, who thought the character/masked singer Panda was Toyah. It was eventually revealed that Panda was in fact Natalie Imbruglia.

The new series of The Masked Singer for 2023 started on New Year’s Day and almost immediately fans of the show were speculating the character Otter could be Toyah – though some are also saying it may possibly be Kate Bush, Dawn French or Emma Thompson. Great company to be in!

Time will tell! In the meantime, here’s a photo of Otter. Read press reports mentioning Toyah as Otter: Mirror, Daily Star, and Cornwall Live. (Photo © ITV)

Live at the Rainbow
(Cherry Red CD/DVD)

Originally released as a VHS video in 1981, capturing Toyah at the very peak of her early ’80s triumphs, fans have been calling out for a digital equivalent for years now… and finally it’s here.

Spread across two discs, with the full VHS performance on DVD, and the entire concert (four songs longer, plus three further bonus tracks) on CD, Live at the Rainbow is both a captivating performance and a curious time capsule – a reminder of a time, to begin with, when Toyah was considered a weird looking lady, and a weird sounding one as well. These days, you see more dramatic costumes working in banks, and hear stranger voices reading the news.

Shove such thoughts aside, however, and the DVD, in particular, illustrates just what a dynamic performer Toyah was, with a repertoire that danced closer to the edge than many far more feted left fielders, and a stage presence that pushed her leagues ahead, again, of the competition. Indeed, enjoyable though the audio disc is, it’s the DVD to which you will continually return, simply to bask in the sheer delight of the show.

• Continue reading at Goldmine. Browse our recent posts for Live At The Rainbow.

There are two helpings of Toyah in the latest issue (#79, January/February 2023) of Classic Pop magazine: A review of the forthcoming ‘Rhythm Deluxe Edition’ of studio album In The Court of The Crimson Queen, and Four From Toyah, in a Top 20 EPs feature, with the 1981 release included at #15.

• Click below to view larger versions of both articles. The latest issue of Classic Pop magazine is available to buy in store and online. (Thanks to Minna of The Toyah Willcox Interview Archive for both scans)

Toyah and Robert Fripp are ‘Ready To Go’ on their first ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover of 2023

The couple covered the Republica anthem with balloons and laughs.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have rung in the new year with their first ‘Sunday Lunch’ session of 2023, with a fiery rendition of Republica’s ‘Ready To Go’.

Brandishing a sign proclaiming ‘Frippy 2023’, the video features a shades-wearing Willcox delivering the 1996 dance-rock hit with gusto, while Fripp holds down the original’s hard-hitting groove with chugging guitar lines. Wrapping up the track, Toyah indulges in some balloon-popping action, before the laughing couple wishes a happy new year.

• Continue reading at the NME.

Darlington’s Give Them Wings to be screened at Theatre Hullabaloo

A feature film filmed in Darlington and County Durham is to be screened at a local theatre in the new year. Give Them Wings is the story of a young man from Darlington who overcame unimaginable hurdles in life, all while becoming a huge fan of Darlington FC.

• Continue reading at The Northern Echo. See our Give Them Wings news archive.

• Toyah At Home: Happy New Year – Watch… • Robert At Home: Episode 22 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: Upbeat Moments Of The Week! – Watch… • Toyah & Robert – Happy New Year!! – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Ready To Go – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering Republica. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• NME: Toyah and Robert Fripp are ‘Ready To Go’ on their first ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover of 2023: The couple covered the Republica anthem with balloons and laughs – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp ring in 2023 by covering Republica’s “Ready To Go” – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s New Year Weekend – Continue…

7 celebrities who have been spotted in Suffolk in 2022

We already knew Suffolk is a wonderful place to spend time, but it appears a number of celebrities agree.

From TV presenters to soap actors and singers, the county has welcomed plenty of famous faces this year.

Here are seven celebrities who have been spotted out and about in our county in 2022.

Toyah Willcox: It’s a Mystery and Thunder in the Mountains singer Toyah Willcox, who had eight top 40 singles, was spotted at Sudbury’s Strawberry Teapot in February.

• Continue reading at the East Anglian Daily Times. See the original press coverage, from February this year while Toyah was on the Posh Pop Tour, for Toyah at the Strawberry Teapot, here.

• Toyah At Home: Christmas Eve 2022 – Watch… • Robert At Home: Episode 21 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: Upbeat Moments Of The Week! – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Jingle Those Bells!! – Watch… • Toyah & Robert – Merry Christmas – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Christmas Sunday Lunch – This week covering Bobby Helms’ enduring, and classic, 1957 Christmas song Jingle Bell Rock.  (Image © Toyah Willcox) Click here to watch Sunday Lunch, and on the image above for Toyah & Robert’s Christmas message.

• Guitar.Com: Toyah and Robert Fripp perform ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ for Christmas edition of Sunday Lunch: “Happy Christmas!” – Continue…

• NME: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ for Christmas edition of ‘Sunday Lunch’: The last ‘Sunday Lunch’ for the year is another holiday classic – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover “Jingle Bell Rock” on Christmas Day – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Christmas Weekend – Continue…

• Toyah At Home: Sensational (Posh Redux feat. Robert Fripp) – Watch… • Robert At Home: Episode 20 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: Upbeat Moments Of The Week! – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Sensational Magical Sunday Lunch! – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week Toyah performs some magic to accompany the new digital single, Sensational (Posh Redux) (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• Guitar.Com: Toyah And Robert Fripp Cook Up A ‘Sensational’ Storm This Sunday Lunch: Featuring some eggs and flour in Robert’s upturned hat – Continue…

• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp perform ‘Sensational’ for Sunday Lunch: In the video, Willcox cracks eggs into Fripp’s upturned hat – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp celebrate a “Sensational” Christmas – Continue…

• Far Out: Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox perform ‘Sensational’ at home: Power couple Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have issued the latest episode of their ‘Sunday Lunch’ series – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Sensational Weekend – Continue…

• Toyah At Home: I Believe In Father Christmas – Watch… • Robert At Home: Episode 19 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: Upbeat Moments Of The Week! – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Originally recorded in 1958 and currently in the UK Top 10 right now! (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• NME: Toyah and Robert Fripp cover festive classic ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’: The couple tackle a holiday classic for the latest in their long string of cover videos – Continue…

• Classic Rock/Louder: Can someone please go check that Toyah and Robert Fripp are ok, because honestly, we worry sometimes: Toyah and Robert are at it again, “it” in this instance, involving the use of whipped cream – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover “Rockin Around The Christmas Tree” – Continue…

• Far Out: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp share punk cover of ‘Rockin Around The Christmas Tree’ – Continue…

• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” In New Kitchen Video – Continue…

• Ultimate Guitar: Watch: Robert Fripp and Toyah Cover ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ in Time for the Holidays: With whipped cream aplenty – Continue…

• Guitar World: Robert Fripp and Toyah get in the festive spirit with this oh-so-ridiculous cover of Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: The King Crimson man injects some powerchords into the Christmas classic, while Toyah pours shaving cream on his head – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…

10cc, Strawbs, Toyah and Robert Fripp and more for Cropredy 2023

Fairport Convention’s annual Cropredy shindig will take place in Banbury, Oxfordshire August 10-12

10cc have been announced as the Friday night headliners for next year’s Cropredy Festival, which will take place at Cropredy near Banbury on Thursday 10, Friday 11 and Saturday 12 August 2023.

Toyah and Robert Fripp are also set to appear and there will be a farewell UK performance from the Strawbs. Also appearing will be Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman, Solstice, Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri, Gilbert O’Sullivan and more.

• Continue reading at Prog Magazine.

Toyah – Four More From Toyah – Expanded 12″ Neon Violet Vinyl Version: Album Review

The story continues – The latest triumphant installment in Cherry Red’s reissue series of Toyah’s Safari Records catalogue.

Release Date: 9th December 2022
Label: Cherry Red Records
Formats: Vinyl

And so the story continues. Back in early 2021, we were pleased to review the deluxe reissue of Toyah’s second album, The Blue Meaning and then, last May, we raved over the combined CD/DVD repackaging of her seminal 1980 live album, Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! Cherry Red has certainly been busy and, since we last paid a visit to Toyah-land a super-deluxe edition of her 1981 album, Anthem, has hit the racks, along with a CD version of her breakthrough February 1981 concert at London’s Rainbow Theatre – a recording that was previously only available in video formats. And now, Toyah’s back again, this time with a delightful, expanded, 12” neon violet vinyl version of her third EP, Four More From Toyah.

Originally released in November 1981, the EP continued Toyah’s run of chart success, thanks this time to the popularity of lead track, Good Morning Universe. The original EP climbed to No.14 in the UK singles chart; for 2022 viewers, it’s been expanded into a mini-album, with the addition of four further tracks, two of which receive a commercial release for the first time.

The original EP comprised the first material to be studio-recorded since drummer Nigel Glocker’s departure to join NWOBHM-ers, Saxon, and the line-up on display for the eight tracks in this package is: Toyah Willcox (vocals), Joel Bogen (guitar), Adrian Lee (keyboards), Phil Spalding (bass) and new drummer, Simon Phillips. And the band sound rock-solid! I was particularly impressed by the concrete foundation, often edging towards the funky side of things, that Phil and Simon laid down; and Toyah sings with a maturity that is only hinted at on her earlier recordings, without losing any of the sinister edge that could often make her vocal delivery such a chilling experience.

• Continue reading at At The Barrier. Buy Four More From Toyah at Cherry Red.

• Toyah At Home: I Want To Be Free/British Rock & Pop Awards – Watch… • Robert At Home: Episode 18 – Watch… • Toyah & Robert – Upbeat Moments Of The Week – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – My Favourite Game – Watch…

Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering The Cardigans. (Image © Toyah Willcox)

• Guitar.Com: Toyah And Robert Fripp Back With Chill Cover Of The Cardigans’ My Favourite Game For Sunday Lunch: Plus an ending you wouldn’t expect – Continue…

• NME: Toyah and Robert Fripp cover The Cardigans’ ‘My Favourite Game’: The husband-and-wife duo offer a pared-back rendition of the 1998 hit – Continue…

• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover The Cardigans’ “My Favourite Game” – Continue…

• Far Out: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp share cover of ‘My Favourite Game’ by The Cardigans – Continue…

• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform The Cardigans’ “My Favourite Game” – Continue…

• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…

Toyah / Four More From Toyah
Expanded EP on coloured vinyl

The Four More From Toyah EP was Toyah’s fourth UK single of 1981, following on from the original Four From Toyah EP of February 1981 (featuring ‘It’s A Mystery’), ‘I Want To Be Free’ and ‘Thunder in the Mountains’. The lead track was ‘Good Morning Universe’ and it was the only one of the four to chart outside the top 10 (it peaked at #14 and would be the band’s last top 20 hit in the UK).

Four More From Toyah will be being reissued next week, and is remastered and expanded for a coloured vinyl offering. Side A contains all four of the tracks from the original EP, while side B features the previously unreleased track ‘Go Berserk’ (a song that was played before the band walked on stage on the European tour of winter 1981), ‘Stand Proud’ (from the bonus flexi-disc that came with initial copies of Four More From Toyah), outtake ‘Clapham Junction’, and finally the Steve Lillywhite-produced, previously unreleased, re-make of ‘I Want To Be Free’ (recorded in February 1982).

• Continue reading at Super Deluxe Edition. Pre-order Four More From Toyah at Cherry Red Records.