Happy Anniversary to Toyah & Robert, and a Happy 77th Birthday to Mr Fripp. See DGM Live’s Seventy-Seven Celebrations! celebrating Robert’s day… and It’s Toyah & Robert’s 37th Anniversary today at You Tube.
Isle of Wight film starring Toyah Willcox has trailer released
The trailer for a short film shot on the Isle of Wight, and starring Toyah Willcox, has been released.
Weightless is produced by Ventnor resident Rowena Amos and her film company 9 of Cups Productions.
It was recorded on the Island last year, with Toyah spotted filming on beaches in Freshwater and Ventnor. The film has a host of well-known Isle of Wight names attached to it, including stills photographer Gianpaolo Mario Giancovich, musician JC Grimshaw, and Angelina Grimshaw working with the crew on costumes.
• Continue reading at the Isle Of Wight County Press. See more of Dreamscape’s post on Weightless here.
Toyah: Live At Drury Lane. Album Review
Liverpool Sound and Vision 8.5/10
In one of the great mysteries of life, the fans of one of Birmingham’s finest musical ambassadors, the scintillating and unique Toyah Willcox, have always been left wondering why one of the most memorable performances of her early career was never given the aural treatment it deserved. Why it seemed to appear on every other format except the one it mattered on, the vinyl love it required to truly capture an icon at the height of her powers and majestic best.
Toyah: Live At Drury Lane has become an almost mythic like tale, one of a queen riding into battle to take on the scourge of beige mediocrity, the uniform of men in suits and the screaming banshees of dull complexity. That tale of mythic, even legendary proportions has been mostly lost, the format used at the time that framed the evening as lost as the mists that have enveloped our lives as our bodies have been eroded by tide and the fears of those who wish us to be servient to the commonplace.
• Continue reading Liverpool Sound and Vision.
• Saturday Morning Song: The Furious Futures (1981) from Four More From Toyah EP (Live In Germany 1982 performance) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Venus In Furs – Watch… (Image © Toyah Willcox)
Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week revisiting their cover of The Velvet Underground’s Venus In Furs. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover The Velvet Underground’s “Venus in Furs” – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: This week’s Toyah and Robert Fripp video was brought to you by sadomasochism, bondage and submission: Watch in wonder as Toyah sings The Velvet Underground’s S&M anthem Venus In Furs while Robert Fripp provides an awestruck running commentary – Continue…
• Official Toyah TikTok: Venus In Furs – Continue…
• DGM Live: Upbeat Moments & Sunday Lunch – Continue…
A vintage specially filmed TV concert performance of the song The Furious Futures from Bremen, Germany on 13 January 1982. This features Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Phil Spalding, Simon Phillips & Adrian Lee.
There’s new songs every Saturday morning uploaded to the Toyah channel in the 11am Toyah At Home slot. Remember to catch a new monthly Toyah At Home special at 11am on the first Saturday of each month.
May 26th, Toyah & Robert’s Rock Party makes its debut! Tickets here.
RF: Slinky persons of the grooving variety might like to get out their party shoes in preparation for Toyah & Robert’s Rock Party in Worcester this May 26 & 27th. Audient alert: please be prepared to rock out and have a good time!
Quadrophenia Reunited – 40 Years On: Sky Arts: Saturday 27th May: 1.50am
Celebrity fans and cast members come together to shed light on the making of Quadrophenia and explore the legacy that the cult film has left behind, 40 years after its release. (Photo © Sky Arts)
Out Now! Toyah – Live At Drury Lane. Packaged as a special CD/DVD edition or a semi-transparent pink 12″ double vinyl, these editions mark the first time the stereo audio has been released. Find out more at Cherry Red.
Quadrophenia Reunited – Our Generation: Sky Arts: Saturday 27th May: 00.50am
Lauren Laverne hosts a one-off special bringing the stars of Quadrophenia together. Featuring reminiscing, interviews, a table-read of the script and plenty of surprises. (Photo © Sky Arts)
Out Now! Toyah – Live At Drury Lane. Packaged as a special CD/DVD edition or a semi-transparent pink 12″ double vinyl, these editions mark the first time the stereo audio has been released.
Toyah – Enduring Icon Of Pop Culture Deep Dive Interview! by Steve Blame (formerly of MTV)
Toyah Willcox, better known simply as Toyah, is an English pop star and artist who rose to fame in the late 1970s and 1980s. With her distinctive voice and striking appearance, Toyah became a fixture on the UK music scene, producing numerous hits and carving out a unique space for herself in the world of pop. Beyond her music career, Toyah has also been a prolific actress, writer, and television presenter, making her a multi-talented and dynamic figure in the entertainment industry. With a career spanning several decades and a devoted fan base, Toyah remains an enduring icon of British pop culture.
There’s a sneak preview at Toyah’s You Tube channel (which is now nearing 200K followers) of the next six Saturday Morning Songs coming over the next couple of months… These include live/acoustic versions of songs from Anthem, The Blue Meaning, Velvet Lined Shell, and The Changeling.
My 80s Playlist: Toyah Willcox picks her favourite 80s tunes from Bowie to Kate Bush
80s icon Toyah Willcox made her name not just on the charts but on the screen too.
She first kicked things off in the band Toyah until 1983, before embarking on an impressive solo career, with top 10 singles including I Want To Be Free and Thunder in the Mountains. Toyah also found fame on the big screen as Monkey in 1979’s Quadrophenia, and worked alongside Katharine Hepburn in The Corn is Green.
While at the Top of the Tower at Virgin Radio 80s Plus Toyah sat down with Steve Denyer for My 80s Playlist, and shared the top 80s tunes that made the era.
• Continue reading at Virgin Radio.
The iconic Toyah Willcox joins Steve Denyer on My 80s Playlist.
A UK short film, starring Toyah Willcox, written by Louise Monaghan, directed by Lois Norman, produced by Rowena Amos and 9 of Cups Productions ltd in 2023. Music by Robert Fripp. The story of Maureen, a woman alone on a beach facing down her demons as she enters the water.
Guy Garvey – From The Vaults: Sky Arts: Saturday 20th May: 5pm
1981. Series 3, episode 4. The Elbow frontman introduces clips from the TV archives from 1981, featuring performances by New Order, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, Adam and the Ants, Kirsty MacColl, Kim Wilde and Toyah. Also featured are Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Madness, the Belle Stars, Dave Edmunds with the Stray Cats, and Secret Affair, and there are interviews with the Human League’s Philip Oakey, and Simon Le Bon and John Taylor from Duran Duran.
A slideshow video with the previously unreleased vintage concert performance of the song Urban Tribesmen live in Milan, 15 Dec 1981. This is a bonus track is from the forthcoming live CD+DVD Live At Drury Lane, released on 12 May by Cherry Red.
• Saturday Morning Song: We Are (1981) from Anthem (Live At Drury Lane performance/2023 Remaster) – Watch… • Robert At Home: May 2023 – Watch… Toyah & Robert: UpBeat Moments – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Bad Reputation – Watch…
Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering Joan Jett. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lunch return with Joan Jett’s ‘Bad Reputation’: The pair are set to take Sunday Lunch on tour later this year – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp are back after month-long hiatus: We are saved! – Continue…
• Consequence: Robert Fripp and Toyah Return with Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation”: After a month-long break, the married couple are back with a fun rendition of the 1980 classic – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp cover Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” – Continue…
• Yahoo!: Robert Fripp and Toyah Return with Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” – Continue…
• Far Out: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lunch returns with erotic rendition of ‘Bad Reputation’ – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp And Toyah Willcox Cover Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” In New Sunday Lunch Video; Couple Taking Show On The Road In The UK – Continue…
• Official Toyah TikTok: Bad Reputation – Continue…
• DGM Live: Fripp Bad, Toyah Good – Continue…
A vintage concert performance of the song We Are live at Drury Lane, filmed in 1981. This track is from the forthcoming live 2LP and CD+DVD “Live At Drury Lane”, released on 12 May by Cherry Red.
There’s new songs every Saturday morning uploaded to the Toyah channel in the 11am Toyah At Home slot. Remember to catch a new monthly Toyah At Home special at 11am on the first Saturday of each month.
Britain’s Favourite 80s Songs: Channel 5: Friday 12th May: 10pm
1981. Series 1, episode 2. Toyah Willcox, Paul Gambaccini, Cheryl Baker and Clare Grogan are among those recalling the music and memories of 1981. It was a year when Bucks Fizz were losing their skirts, Adam and the Ants were re-inventing the pop video, and synthesizer bands were making it big. However, there was still room in the charts for the retro sound of Shakin’ Stevens. Narrated by Tony Blackburn.
