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April 28th, 2015

changeling15aAngel and Me: Tears Of An Angel: A couple of lines of lyrics from Toyah’s iconic Angel and Me, from the 1982 album The Changeling, have been used in this Harry Potter fan story at fanfiction.net – See here…

The Letters of Derek Philpott (and Wilf Turnbull): The Crowd Fund Kickstarter Campaign For The Book has succeeded!! The deadline to secure a copy is Sunday May 3rd at 3.40pm. I am only printing sufficient copies to provide for everyone that has pledged because I am one ordinary fellow who will be sending these out from where they are being delivered to .. my front room! The book will not be in the shops or available anywhere else – Continue reading…

Get it On… With Bryan Burnett: It’s A Mystery, from The Safari Records Singles Collection Part 1: 1979 – 1981, was included in Bryan’s BBC Radio Scotland show playlist yesterday evening. I only mention it because I was listening at the time, and coincidentally I’ve also been playing both the Safari Collection CDs this week! #stillgetexcitedwhentoyahgetsplayedontheradio – Visit Bryan’s page…

Kiss & Make Up – Carl Stanley: Yesterday I posted about Carl’s forthcoming book. Today I received an email from him saying thank you. A rare occurrence. Thanks Carl, wishing you every success with your book.

FlexiPop! The Book: There’s still time to pledge and help get this fantastic book published – Further info here…

Toyah & The Humans: Newsy Bits & Pieces!

April 18th, 2015

humans15cTelling Strange Tales: This weekend sees the final two concerts of The Humans’ Telling Strange Tales tour – The 100 Club, London and The Britannia, Chatham.

Twitter: Toyah has been tweeting about the gigs: “Southampton Talking Heads was possibly best HUMANS gig ever ….AWESOME“, “THE HUMANS shows r going from strength 2 strength. 2nite swansea. 2morrow LONDON! We will rock u“.

AGMP Concerts: There’s 2 chances to see Toyah and The Humans this weekend, #london #chatham. Get your tickets now!

You Tube: The Humans (feat. Toyah) live 11 April 2015 at Trading Boundaries: 1. Get in Your Car (from the album ‘Strange Tales’), 2. Amnesia (from the album ‘Strange Tales’), 3. Smalltown Psychopath (from the album ‘Sugar Rush’), 4. Sea of Size (from the album ‘Sugar Rush’), 5. Put a Woman on the Moon (from the album ‘Sugar Rush’), 6. Demigod (from the album ‘We Are the Humans’) – Watch/Listen here…

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

April 15th, 2015

live2015dLive 2015: More gigs have been added to Toyah’s concert itinerary for this year, including a few new “electric” concerts which are now titled: “Proud, Loud & Electric” – Visit the Official Gigs page…

Toyah @ Twitter: Tweeting about last night’s second gig of The Humans tour: “It’s @GlosGuildhall 2nite. Nervous cause the fripp will b in the audience xxx” – Visit Twitter…

Birmingham City Council: Living in Birmingham: Top 12 Birmingham Facts – 2.Birmingham is home to several legendary music acts including UB40, Duran Duran, ELO, Black Sabbath, Toyah Willcox, Joan Armatrading and Ruby Turner – Continue reading…

Nitehawk Cinema: Urgh! A Music War: Take a trip back to early 1980s with this compilation of twenty-six powerful live performances by the eras best Punk, New Wave, and Post-Punk bands. Pre-party for Urgh! in Nitehawk’s street level bar at 10pm on both nights…Nitehawk teams up with Network Awesome for a very special screening of WOMEN IN PUNK at 10pm on Friday and Saturday. FREE entry and FREE Mike’s Hard Lemonade (until supplies last) – Continue reading…

Eastbourne Borough Council: Legends Tribute Extravaganza Kicks Off a Packed Eastbourne Bandstand Summer Season!: Toyah Willcox, an award-winning rock legend will entertain audiences over Airbourne weekend, in a concert showcasing her greatest hits on 14 August – Continue reading…

Maldon Standard: Family music festival, Soundstock, returns next month: Soundstock will be hosting Toyah, who will be performing her Up Close and Personal show – Continue reading…

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

April 4th, 2015

humans15mSam FM: Win tickets to Toyah at The Talking Heads: The 80s legend Toyah Willcox is bringing her latest band The Humans to Southampton for one night only and you could be there, thanks to Sam FM – Continue reading/Enter competition here… (Entry closes 10th April)

Nantwich Jazz: Toyah Willcox @ The Civic Friday July 10th: Toyah Willcox the original Princess of Punk hits the Civic Stage on Friday 10th July with her Close Up and Personal Tour – Continue reading…

Official Toyah: Vale Park Aylesbury: I am thrilled to be playing Aylesbury Vale Park! It will be a wonderful, fun night with great music. It is only 34 years since I received the FA Cup for selling out Friars faster than any other artist in the history of the Friars…. so it is about time I come back! Toyah xxView at toyahwillcox.com…

Alex Veitch ‏@ Twitter: Was fabulous to work with Toyah Willcox on #Extremis. Was an astonishing and hair raising performance! @toyahofficialView here…

 Extremis (2015): It’s the end of the world – at least their world – View the full cast and crew at imdb.com…

Paul Nicholson ‏@ Twitter: Looking forward to mixing for The Humans on their UK Tour. See you there! – Browse the dates at ents24.com | Visit Paul’s Twitter here…

Roger Dean: Trading Boundaries: Toyah and the Humans will be playing on Saturday 11th April. They have played there before and both Toyah and the band were absolutely brilliant! – Continue reading…

GS Promotions: Catch Toyah unplugged, up close and personal at the Waterside Arts, Sale Fri 15th May – Further info here…

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Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

March 31st, 2015

blackpool2015aLive 2015: Toyah is playing in Blackpool a couple of times over the next few months: A PA on 3rd May, and a full band concert at the North Pier on 12th July. More details on that and a larger version of the promo image at toyahwillcox.com…

Here and Now – Party At The Gardens: Win a meet and greet with the stars of Party At The Gardens – Thanks to Here and Now and Tony Denton Promotions, you could be in with the chance of meeting the stars of Party at the Gardens, sponsored by Somersby! – More details here…

Lowdham Book Festival 2015: Toyah plays this festival on 19th June. Join the festival mailing list to get the 2015 programme at the beginning of May for the festival – More info here…

Toyah in Norwich: A great evening of live music with 80’s legend, Toyah Willcox at Epic Studios in Norwich – Great collection of live shots by Neil Fellowes at flickr…

Birmingham Post: Gallery: BBC shows from yesteryear produced in Birmingham: Toyah Willcox and Chris Phipps, presenters of Look! Hear! in the early 1980s – A retro photo of Toyah is included in this new article…

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

March 28th, 2015

brfm15aBRFM: Bill Rieflin Interview: Monday at 10am we chat to Bill Rieflin in advance of Toyah and The Humans show in Swansea, The Garage Blues Club April 17th – Visit their website…

‘Dear Mr. Le Bon’ – A Pensioner Writes: Letters to pop stars regarding their work from a retired member of the public with genuine replies from the artists themselves – There’s a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to publish a book related to “The Letters of Wilf Turnbull and Derek Philpott” – View the campaign…

The Letters of Wilf Turnbull and Derek Philpott: Dear Toyah, Re: I Want To Be Free – Read their letter to Toyah…

This Is Not Retro: Toyah To Tour With The Humans in April: Toyah has announced a short UK tour with her project The Humans starting at Uckfield’s Trading Boundaries on April 11th – Continue reading…

DGM Live: Robert Fripp has updated his online diary today and reveals the titles of three new tracks currently under construction at this week’s King Crimson rehearsals – Continue reading…

Western Gazette: Your Stage Round Up: Toyah Willcox, Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne, 7.30pm: Toyah will be performing a full set with her band, featuring songs from In The Court Of The Crimson Queen along with classic hits and fan favourites. There is a special local link as Toyah has been married to local musician, founding member of King Crimson and highly acclaimed guitarist and musician Robert Fripp, for the past 28 years – Continue reading… (this gig took place last night)

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

March 24th, 2015

tftr15aThe Fine Times Recorder: Toyah returns to the Tivoli: Toyah Willcox is back at the Tivoli in her husband Robert Fripp’s home town of Wimborne, on Friday 27th March – Continue reading…

Big Foot Events: Popwork 80s: Look at this gorgeous couple… it’s none other than Joe from Popwork with 80’s Legend Toyah Willcox! Toyah was super impressed with Popwork 80’s performance and said they have a brilliant career ahead of them! We know that already of course…! – Continue readingView the photo directly…

The Library Time Machine: Royal Court Posters: Sugar and Spice by Nigel Williams (1980) featuring the young Toyah Willcox and just over her shoulder a just as young Caroline Quentin – Continue reading…

Fandor: Watch A Time Less Golden: This is a limited-time screening of The Criterion Picks. Actors Jenny Runacre and Toyah Willcox along with film historian Tony Rayns, production designer Christopher Hobbs and filmmakers John Maybury and Lee Drysdale discuss Derek Jarman’s JUBILEE (with rare Super-8 clips and memorabilia from the film). Edited by Susan Arosteguy and Chris Ramey – Watch here…

Spalding Guardian: Start Planning for Summer Nights: With the clocks going forward this weekend, those long summer nights can’t be too far away! on Sunday, June 7, the 80s Greatest Hits Show brings some of the decade’s biggest acts to Burghley. The impressive line-up includes: Bananarama, Midge Ure, Toyah, Odyssey and Curiosity Killed the Cat, who will all be playing their defining hits from the era – Continue reading…

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Toyah & The Humans: Newsy Bits & Pieces!

March 19th, 2015

humans15cToyah & The Humans on Tour: Less than a month until Toyah & The Humans kick off their UK Tour Telling Strange Tales. Taking in Uckfield, Swansea, Gloucester, Southampton, London and Chatham. It’s your first chance to hear material from the album Strange Tales live in concert and to get the album on an official newly pressed hard copy CD at the gigs. (Source: Official Toyah Facebook)

The Humans Tickets: Details and ticket links for all six concerts available here…

Toyah Talks Telling Strange Tales: A couple of videos, with Toyah talking about the forthcoming tour, have been uploaded to Toyah’s You Tube channel – Visit the channel here…

Social Media: There’s a new way to browse all the official news on Toyah, and Toyah & The Humans – The Official Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram – via the new “social media” page – Visit at toyahwillcox.com…

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

February 26th, 2015

Twitter: A rare photo of Toyah & Steve Strange at Derek Jarman’s Tempest party 1980 was tweeted by Toyah last Friday – View here…

Wales Online: Steve Strange and me, by the friend who knew him for 40 years: “I found a warehouse that was owned by Toyah Willcox in Battersea and we rented it out for a warehouse party,” said Chris. “I had a snake charmer, a burlesque show, blue films from the ’50s going backwards on the ceiling, and it was a huge success” – Continue reading…

Northampton Herald & Post: Rick Astley, Hot Chocolate, Bucks Fizz stars and Toyah in line-up at Northampton Franklin’s Gardens 80s concert – Continue reading…

Monocle 24: The Stack: Still available to download – A music magazine special with the Tony Herrington, editor-in-chief of ‘The Wire’ and music journalist Andrew Mueller. Plus Toyah Willcox shares her experience as one of the 1980s most featured front-cover musicians – Play/Download/Share here…

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January 13th, 2015

Frome Times: Toyah Willcox & Cara Dillon head exciting 2015 line-up at the Cheese & Grain: After a very busy 2014 the Cheese & Grain in Frome has an even busier and more exciting year ahead in 2015 – Continue reading…

Kent Online: Britannia Theatre, Chatham… it has some equally popular names already booked for 2015, including The Selecter, Toyah, The Blockheads and The Buzzcocks – Continue reading…

Somerset Guardian: Something for everyone at the Cheese & Grain: The Cheese and Grain is once again proving to be one of the best local music venues around with their 2015 line up looking to be their best yet – Continue reading…

Gloucester Citizen: Our pick of shows in Gloucestershire this year: The following month, don’t miss Toyah Willcox and The Humans who will take centre stage at the Guildhall on April 14 – Continue reading…

What’s on TV: This Is Your TV Life: Mel & Sue: Sue decided to show off her competitive side when she took part in Celebrity Masterchef in 2006, where she was pitted against Toyah Willcox in a professional kitchen – Continue reading…

Press & Journal: Guitarist overcomes painful wrist condition to release new song: And now she is getting ready for a busy year, which will include supporting Toyah Willcox when she performs at Stonehaven Town Hall on September 18 and 19. Miss Esslemont, who is in her late 30s, said: “I can’t wait. She was in my favourite film, Quadrophenia. It’s every musician’s dream to support someone famous but when it’s a connection to your past, it’s all the more special. I’m very, very excited about it. It’s a great opportunity.” – Continue reading…

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Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

December 24th, 2014

ciwf14a• Welcome to our final “Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!” post of the year…

Compassion in World Farming: Compassion is proud to stand alongside a diverse group of celebrity ambassadors whose incredible talents are helping us to end factory farming. Here is what our ambassadors have to say about their work to end factory farming: Toyah Willcox “A cage is never enough for any animal and that means rabbits too. Compassion in World Farming want to make sure rabbits have a fair and just life, without unnecessary suffering. I fully support their aims in making sure rabbits get a fair deal. I am utterly convinced people do not want the meal on their plate to have come via suffering and exploitation.” – Continue reading…

Toyah & Willyfred: A wonderful photo. View here…

Birmingham Hippodrome Blog: Jack and the Beanstalk press night at Birmingham Hippodrome: We held the official press night for Jack and the Beanstalk last night (22 Dec). Taking place in one of our dance studios it was attended by over 100 media and guests who came from all over the region… Regional bloggers came in force and singer Toyah Willcox was also spotted – Continue reading…

Mad World: Mixtape: Toys & Games: Once again, Chris Rooney digs deep into his sack. Ho! Ho! Ho! and Oy, Vey! / Here are 11 fun songs you should play / A holiday mixtape about games and toys / For all the naughty or nice New Wave girls and boys!: Toyah, “I Want To Be Free” (1981) Even before she was a singer, Toyah Willcox exercised her rebel instincts by experimenting with hair color and style. To this day she doesn’t know why her parents gave her the unusual name of “Toyah”. Recommended Toy: Launched as a TV show tie-in, the Barbiesque doll named Jem was a rock star like Toyah sporting a shocking pink head of hair and was “Truly Outrageous” according to the show’s theme song – Continue reading…

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December 17th, 2014

MM Band Services: Top 10 Christmas songs of all time: Here’s our top 10!: 8. “I Believe In Father Christmas” – Greg Lake/Toyah Wilcox/Elaine Paige “I Believe In Father Christmas” is a song by Greg Lake (most famously a member of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer), with lyrics by Peter Sinfield – Continue reading…

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Oxford Mail: Big names revealed for Cropredy music festival: The Proclaimers, ex-Marillion singer Fish and Toyah Willcox are the first acts to be announced an annual music festival in Cropredy, north Oxfordshire. Fairport’s Cropredy Convention will be hosted by folk rock legends Fairport Convention from Thursday, August 13 to Saturday, August 15 – Continue reading…

Banbury Guardian: Proclaimers are walking 500 miles to Cropredy: On Saturday, Toyah Willcox will be another welcome newcomer to Cropredy when she performs with her band – Continue reading…

Belfast Telegraph: In my day: Diane Roberts of Cell Partners on the time of her life: Q: And the style, what was that like? A: Flares and duffle coats to start, then ending up with tight jeans and big hair, a la Toyah Willcox, that’s a bit of a confession there! – Continue reading…

• Edinburgh Evening News: Real Lives: ‘One-off’ Brian was home in The Dome: The man credited with turning The Dome in George Street into one of the city’s leading venues has died. A larger-than-life character, Brian Crawford’s many friends and customers ranged from royalty to sporting heroes and actors. He had a close “gang of girlfriends” who included Lorraine Chase, Cilla Black, Rula Lenska, Sheila Ferguson, Shirley Bassey, Angela Rippon, Toyah Willcox and Lorna Luft – Continue reading…

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

December 7th, 2014

twitter14cToyah @ Twitter: Yesterday Toyah tweeted a lovely festive photo: “Our christmas wreath is up including white bunnies and now we r expecting snow…….where’s my sledge xxxx” – View a larger version of the photo… (Photo © Toyah Willcox)

Toyah Live 2015: More live dates for next year, including an Acoustic, Up Close & Personal date on 9th May at Selby Town Hall – Visit the Official Gig Diary…

Worcerstershire Life: An interview with Toyah from 2008, around the time of her 50th birthday, has recently been re-published – “Some women,” whispers the photographer discreetly, “just look better and better as they get older.” Read here…

The Seattle Times: ‘Sub Pop USA’ book release party celebrates the independent music scene of the 1980s: As Johnson spun discs by post punk NW acts like the Beakers and the Blackouts, one could spot the Beakers’ George Romansic and the Blackouts’ Bill Rieflin chatting to each other (the always busy Rieflin, most recently playing with King Crimson, revealed he’s planning a new musical project with British singer Toyah Willcox) – Continue reading…

Dorset Echo: Shock rockers plan to set the Pavilion alight: Vampires Rock: The show has attracted some famous names in its time on tour too. In 2007 Eddie Ojeda of hit rock band Twisted Sister played guitar in the show, and he was followed by Toyah Willcox, who toured in the show for two years as the Devil Queen, the long-suffering wife of Baron Von Rockula – Continue reading…

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

November 28th, 2014

tlive15aToyah Live 2015: As well as the Acoustic, Up Close & Personal and Telling Strange Tales (The Humans) tours in 2015, Toyah already has a number of other live dates in her gig diary – View the full schedule, so far, at toyahwillcox.com…

• Toyah TV: An update, from Toyah, on the awesome WillyFred – View here…

Longridge & Ribble Valley News: ‘I said: ‘I want a record deal! How do you do it?’: Hazel O’Connor mentions Toyah in another new interview – Hazel was among those guesting for The Stranglers over two nights at London’s Rainbow Theatre, alongside her friend Toyah Willcox. “They asked a few of us to do a couple of Stranglers songs, and I did (Get a) Grip (On Yourself) and Hanging Around, while Toyah did Duchess and something else. Toyah and myself also did backing vocals for Ian Dury, and lots of singers and guitarists played” – Continue reading…

Get Reading: Bracknell Memories: Christmas lights switch-ons past: 2007: 80s star Toyah Willcox performed to a bustling Charles Square. The highlight was her cover of the Guns N Roses classic ‘Sweet Child O Mine’. At one point, the crowd performed an impressive Mexican wave – Continue reading…

Never Mind The Buzzcocks: An episode of the, once great, quiz from 1998 – with Toyah guesting – View at You Tube…

Toyah Live 2012/2013: Watch The Changeling Resurrection at Bush Hall, London and Love Is The Law & More at Concorde 2, Brighton. (Thanks to Lärwi, of The Toyah Willcox Interview Archive, for taking the time to film, compile and upload these).

Record Collector Mag @ Twitter: “RC starting the day with Toyah’s Anthem. Now there was a band!” – Visit the magazine’s Twitter feed…

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October 31st, 2014

halloween14aHappy Halloween: To all our visitors – Dreamscape has no specific spooky updates this year, but why not take a look back over our Halloween posts from recent years…

Official Toyah: Songs From The Intergalactic Ranch House: A gallery of shots from the tour – View here…

Vintagerock’s Weblog: Toyah Newcastle City Hall 1981 & 1982: So Toyah became a pop star. She had major chart success with a run of hit singles. First “It’s a Mystery” which was the stand out song on a hit EP – Continue reading…

The Telegraph: Following on from the previous “Newsy Bits” post which included a link to Paul Gorman’s blog, in which he lampooned Philip Hoare’s review of the new Vivienne Westwood book – Here is a scan of the review… (Thanks to Lärwi)

Alison Buchanan Photography: Toyah Willcox performing live by music photographer Alison Buchanan: Toyah Willcox played to a packed crowd at Trading Boundaries last Friday. This very unique venue is really getting a name for itself amongst artists where they perform in an intimate setting rather than the usual larger venues – Continue reading…

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October 28th, 2014

twitter12bToyah @ Twitter: Lots of tour tweets and links to Toyah TV – Go see…

Memories Of Diana – Attending Women Of The Year Lunch 1986: Today’s Memories Of Diana is from October 27th 1986. Princess Diana was pictured with pop singer Toyah Willcox at the Women Of The Year lunch at the Savoy Hotel in London – Continue reading…

Paul Gorman: Toyah Willcox and Midge Ure worked in Sex… Nostalgia Of Mud sold bondage trousers… Philip Hoare’s compromised review littered with as many howlers as contained in the Vivienne Westwood book – Continue reading…

Music Radar: Simon Phillips on Jeff Beck, Toto and Protocol II: The Toto and session legend takes stock – A namecheck for Toyah in this new interview – Continue reading…

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October 15th, 2014

bbcplaylister14aSounds Of The 80s: Toyah’s ‘I Want To Be Free’ was included on the playlist of Sounds Of The 80s on BBC Radio 2 at the weekend, and repeated in the early hours of today – Listen to the show, for the next four weeks (BBC iPlayer, the TV and radio catch-up service, has just extended its programme availability from one week to 30 days), at BBC iPlayer…

The Talent Zone: Toyah Willcox showcased her home on Through The Keyhole: The actress and eighties music legend, allowed Lemon to roam around her home getting up to all sorts including allowing Toyah’s pet rabbit to break her rather expensive guitar – Continue reading…

Music For Stowaways: British Rock & Pop Awards 1979-1981: From 1982 (confusingly the 1981 ceremony thanks to the year numbering) onwards, the British Rock & Pop Awards were happening concurrently with the British Record Industry Awards (later the BPI Awards, and even later the BRIT Awards) – Continue reading…

John’s Look-Out: Reboot…1981 No.49… Here you go with another issue, it’s No.49 – A classic Toyah ‘Look-In’ cover from 1981 – View here…

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

September 21st, 2014

toyahtv14bToyahTV: More webisodes have been uploaded over the last week or so – View here…

Edinburgh Evening News: Liam Rudden: Rediscovering my love of gigs: Later this month I’m off to see another 50-something whose stage presence belies her years, Toyah Willcox, after that it’s the new guard that has attracted my attention, Lady Gaga. Again, both are in Glasgow, the only down side. Surely the Playhouse with its 3000 seats is as good a match as any for the Armadillo – Continue reading…

Toyah @ Twitter: King Crimson, America, ToyahTV and much more from Toyah over the past few weeks – View here…

STV: Who’s Doing the Dishes? Toyah Willcox’s punky puff pastry – Continue reading…

Who’s Doing The Dishes?: Toyah’s edition is still available at ITV Player for the next couple of weeks – Watch here…

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September 1st, 2014

wdtd14bSTV Shows: Who’s Doing The Dishes: “I also really liked Toyah Willcox’s house. She really liked an old tearoom, which she used to visit as a four-year-old. When she got older, she bought it and turned it into a house. But it’s got all the old seating from the tearoom still. It is amazing.” – (Thanks to Richard Smith for the screenshot) Continue reading…

Hardly Baked: Female Shriekers: The ongoing Kate Bush mass hysteria got me thinking about other female singers with shrill, soaring voices — operatic or histrionic or she-warrior whooping… And then the warrior-chieftainess of suburban postpunk – Toyah Willcox, whose band – Toyah – were originally a sort of distaff Adam and the Antz – Continue reading…

• ToyahTV Webisode #4: Robert’s Skype: Toyah Willcox interviews Robert Fripp about King Crimson rehearsals & Kate Bush! – Watch at Vimeo…

Gloucestershire Echo/Weekend: Clean living Toyah Willcox set for Stroud gig: By her own admission, Toyah Willcox is a free spirit – always has been, always will be. She also leads a very strict lifestyle which even extends to protecting her ears and voice whenever she isn’t on stage. “It’s all part of how I function as a singer,” she says – Continue reading…

London Evening Standard: Toyah Willcox: The veteran Birmingham-born singer and actress performs her punk, new wave and rock with her backing band.

Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!

August 26th, 2014

ttkeyhole14aITV Press Centre: Confirmed: Through The Keyhole returns Saturday 30th August at 9.25pm on ITV.

• The Big Issue: Biographer Graeme Thomson: “Kate Bush changed perceptions”: We can trace that line down through everyone from Toyah to people like Florence and the Machine and other modern women. But it goes much deeper than that – Continue reading…

• BBC Radio 4 Extra: A Good Read: Tom Sutcliffe, Mavis Nicholson and Toyah Willcox discuss books by Anne Tyler, Ben Okri and F Scott Fitzgerald. From March 1998. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Famished Road by Ben Okri, Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler. Listen to the programme, which originally aired in March 1998, at BBC iPlayer…

The Shuttle: Rock Choir concert is ‘literally electrifying’: Members of Kifferminster Rock Choir joined singer and actress Toyah Willcox for two special performances in Birmingham – Continue reading…

This Is The West Country: ‘Best and biggest’ Falmouth Week draws in 100,000 people: The party nights at Events Square also drew thousands of people across the week with many adopting fancy dress to add to the atmosphere. Performances by East 17, Toyah Willcox, Fleetwood Bac, Bon Giovi, Joey and the Lips, Company B and Cornwall’s own Rudi’s Message and Kernow King went down a storm – Continue reading…

Toyah @ OsFest 2014: Newsy Bits!

August 11th, 2014

osfest14cBorder Counties Advertiser: Picture Gallery: Music fans enjoy OsFest 2014: Hundreds of revellers enjoyed a day of great music – and sunshine – on the opening day of OsFest 2014. Rock band The Hoosiers, 1980’s punk star Toyah Willcox, rapper Wiley and legendary Scottish band Bay City Rollers were among the headline acts entertaining fans on the Park Hall Showground on Saturday (Photo © Border Counties Advertiser)  – Continue reading…

Shropshire Live: Top music acts head to Shropshire for Osfest: This weekend sees well known musical acts heading to Shropshire for OsFest. Taking place at Oswestry Showground, names including including Union J, From The Jam, Toyah, The Hoosiers, Conor Maynard, The Bay City Rollers will be performing sets as the festival celebrates its 5th birthday – Continue reading…

Native Monster: Preview: OsFest: Music spanning four decades will come to Oswestry Showground this weekend as OsFest marks its fifth birthday. The festival features top chart acts including Foxes, Union J and Wiley, as well as names from past decades including Toyah, the Bay City Rollers and ‘From the Jam’ – Continue reading…

Shropshire Star: OsFest: Yesterday 80s star Toyah tweeted about her frustrations getting caught up in traffic delays heading to the festival – Continue reading…

Toyah @ OsFest 2014: Toyah Willcox performing a cover of the Billy Idol track ‘Rebel Yell’ Live! at Osfest 2014 on Saturday 9th August (Thanks to Mark) – View here…