So sad and shocked to hear yesterday about Phil Spalding’s death. A gifted musician and a hero when I was growing up. When I was in touch with him a few times over the years he was always so accomodating, incredibly kind and enthusiastic. Phil played with so many great bands and artists over the past five decades and wrote many songs. He will live on through his music. Rest in Peace legend.
Way Back When! 1981: NOW 80s:
Thursday 9th February: 5pm
60 minutes of lesser heard hits from 1981. Including The Pretenders, Spandau Ballet, George Harrison, Toyah & The Pointer Sisters.
Toyah’s Sack The Stylist?! Top 30: NOW 80s:
Saturday 11th February: 5pm
Pop legend Toyah brings 30 memorable videos featuring a cavalcade of clothing calamities from superstars including Bowie, Madonna, Adam Ant and many more in this crazy countdown!
Favourite Singers With Nick Heyward: NOW 80s:
Sunday 12th February: 11am
Mr Favourite Shirts is back on NOW 80s – this time he selects his Favourite Singers! Including some who influenced him the most such as David Byrne & XTC’s Andy Partridge.
• 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’s message – and unboxing – for the Rhythm Deluxe Edition of the Crimson Queen album, out Friday 10th February on Demon Music on 2LP red vinyl and CD and featuring Robert Fripp on 4 tracks including Slave To The Rhythm. Pre-order the album. Click below to watch Toyah’s CQ message.
• 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…
The Chase: Celebrity Special: Challenge: Sunday 12th February: 9pm
The Chase: Celebrity Special: Challenge: Monday 13th February: 3am
Bradley Walsh hosts the quiz show as four celebrities take on the Chaser. Singer Toyah Willcox, ex-footballer John Barnes, writer Germaine Greer and heavyweight boxer Audley Harrison pit their wits against one of the country’s finest quiz brains in the hope of winning thousands of pounds for their chosen charities. (Photo © ITV)
Paul Stanley, legendary frontman of similarly legendary band KISS, has tweeted/commented on Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch cover of I Was Made For Lovin’ You to his 694k followers at Twitter.
The Sunday Lunch KISS cover premiered at You Tube and Facebook last Sunday, 22nd January.
Toyah plays a trio of Rewind festivals this Summer: Scotland (21st – 23rd July. Scone Palace), North (4th – 6th August, Capesthorne Hall), South (18th – 20th August, Henley-On-Thames).
• Further details and ticket links at toyahwillcox.com.
• 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…
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Monday 6th February: 5.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Wednesday 8th February: 9.30am
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Sunday 11th February: 9am
Blue Marigold. Series 5, Episode 1. Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold’s mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback. Director: Giles Foster. Starring: Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Helen Fraser, Billy Hamon, Edward Jewesbury.
Toyah guested on Friday evening’s edition of Jake Yapp’s Unwinding on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
The live show had a runtime of three hours and was a mix of live guests, sketches, archive comedy, interviews and more.
Jake Yapp’s Unwinding | Series 1 Episode 15 of 20
Comedian and broadcaster Jake Yapp with a new live show for January evenings; three hours of comedy, guests and games. Tonight he’s joined by Toyah.
• Listen to the show at BBC Sounds for the next month. See Toyah’s tweet about guesting on Jake Yapp’s Unwinding.
Toyah has just been announced as the headliner for Reepham Festival 2023, taking place on Saturday 12th August.
• Visit the festival website by clicking below. Browse all of Toyah’s upcoming gigs and festival appearances at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah’s Sack The Stylist?! Top 30: NOW 80s: Tuesday 24th January: 11pm
Pop legend Toyah brings 30 memorable videos featuring a cavalcade of clothing calamities from superstars including Bowie, Madonna, Adam Ant and many more in this crazy countdown!
Newly announced!! Toyah & Robert play a pair of live concerts at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester on Friday 26th & Saturday 27th May. Tickets are on sale now. Following rave reviews of their surprise festival appearance at Cropredy Festival in 2022, this highly anticipated performance is one not to be missed.
• Further details and ticket link available at Worcester Theatres.
Celebrity Eggheads: BBC2: Wednesday 1st February: 1.45pm
Series 8, Episode 15. A team from the world of arts and entertainment comprising actor Simon Greenall, singer Toyah Willcox, arts correspondent Nick Higham, award-winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown and Proms presenter Katie Derham set out to triumph over the general knowledge Goliaths and win the cash prize for charity. Presented by Jeremy Vine. (This episode of Celebrity Eggheads originally aired on BBC2 in 2018).
A snapshot of Toyah & Robert’s interview feature – Relative Values – as it appeared in print in The Sunday Times – available for one day only, Sunday 15th January 2023 – magazine.
Greatest 80s Songs 1982: Channel 5: Sunday 29th January: 10.55pm
1982. Series 1, episode 3. Janice Long recalls the hits of 1982, when ABC, Culture Club, Musical Youth, Tears for Fears, the Stranglers, Kraftwerk, the Jam, Yazoo, and the Goombay Dance Band made their way up the charts. Toyah Willcox, Paul Gambaccini, Cheryl Baker and Clare Grogan add their thoughts on the era.
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…
Latex Messiah (Posh Redux) featuring Robert Fripp was released today digitally. Taken from the upcoming Deluxe Edition of In The Court Of The Crimson Queen, which is released – on CD and translucent red double vinyl – on 10th February.
Toyah introduces the new version on Toyah At Home tomorrow at 11am. Latex Messiah gets some utterly eyepopping new Latex visuals courtesy of Toyah & Robert in this week’s Sunday Lunch! Airing at midday on Sunday (15th January).
• Stream or download Latex Messiah by clicking below.
Carol Decker’s 30 Rock Chicks!: NOW Rock: Thursday 19th January: 10pm
T’Pau’s Carol Decker brings a bit of Heart and Soul to a countdown of ’80s ladies who like to rock! With Joan Jett, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks and Pat Benatar. (as well as Toyah via the Thunder In The Mountains video)
