Season 1, Episode 15: This week we’re joined by teenage rebel, Toyah Willcox. The ever-regenerating actress and musician has topped YouTube charts for her Sunday Lunch series with husband Robert, and Kaye & Karen talk to Toyah about her upbringing, finding humour in everything she does, and much more.
You can join Kaye and Karen at the Edinburgh Fringe on 23rd & 24th August at the Gilded Balloon, with lots of special guests. Get your tickets here.
• Listen to Toyah’s interview, on How To be 60 – With Kaye Adams podcast, here.
As well as Warboys – Live at Paris Theatre being made available today, there’s also a concert video premiere of War Boys – Live in Germany at Toyah’s You Tube channel. Click below to watch.
Toyah heading for Ipswich with Let’s Rock at Trinity Park
A host of 80s stars will turn the clock back 40 years when a major music event comes to Trinity Park near Ipswich in September to round off the Festival of Suffolk.
Among the bill-toppers at “Let’s Rock – Ipswich” will be UK entertainment icon Toyah who is paying a return visit to an area she has played several times during her career.
She will share the stage with Adam Ant, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, ABC, and Ipswich’s own Nik Kershaw among other massive names from a great era in music.
Toyah spoke to us about her visit – and the importance of 80s music. She said: “It really is great, we all get along together very well and there is a real energy about that era that means we all have a great time.
“When I’m touring myself and doing a full set I do a lot of my new material – but with this I have about 20 minutes and I concentrate on the 80s stuff, that’s what people have come to hear.”
• Continue reading at the Ipswich Star. See further info on Let’s Rock Ipswich 2022 and ticket link at toyahwillcox.com.
Toyah Willcox on sex In later life, hysterectomies and checking your body
Season 1, Episode. 3: Singer, actor and YouTube sensation Toyah Willcox doesn’t just want to keep living, she wants to feel as full of life as she can for as long as possible.
In this episode, Toyah speaks openly about keeping intimacy alive in later life, and how communication and understanding can help women flourish when it comes to sex, relationships and living life to its full potential.
• Listen to Toyah’s interview, on the Women’s Health – Breaking The Taboos podcast, here.
The next preview of the remastered edition of Anthem drops this coming Friday. War Boys – Live at Paris Theatre is out to stream/download on Friday 29th July. Pre-save the track now by clicking on the stunning digital artwork below.
This track was performed live during an in concert session for the BBC at their London Paris Theatre on 1st April 1981. It’s never previously been released on any commercial release or Toyah release. Newly remastered from the BBC mastertapes, it appears with five other tracks from the same concert on the 2CD+DVD edition which is also part of the Super Deluxe Box Set.
• Pre-order Anthem LP, 2CD+DVD or Super Deluxe Box Set at Cherry Red.
Official Toyah continue the countdown to the Remastered and Expanded editions of Toyah’s Gold-selling album Anthem – released by Cherry Red Records on 9th September.
• Guitar.Com: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Let Loose In Spicy Cover Of AC/DC’s Back In Black – Continue…
• NME: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’: The pair take on AC/DC’s 1980 classic for the latest instalment in their Sunday Lunch series – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: School uniforms! Iced water! Chaos! What happened when Robert Fripp and Toyah played AC/DC: Prog king Robert Fripp and post-post princess Toyah Willcox grapple with AC/DC’s Back In Black and emerge colder but victorious – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert cover AC/DC’s “Back In Black” – Continue…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover AC/DC’s “Back In Black” – Continue…
• Consequence: Toyah Pours Ice Down Robert Fripp’s Shirt as the Pair Perform AC/DC’s “Back in Black”: The married couple wore their best school uniforms to cover the iconic rock song – Continue…
• Ultimate Guitar: Robert Fripp and Toyah Cover AC/DC’s ‘Back in Black’: A chaotic performance with school uniforms and icy baths – Continue…
• Far Out: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp perform ‘Back In Black’ cover – Continue…
Celebrity Catchphrase: ITV2: Monday 1st August: 6pm Celebrity Catchphrase: ITV2: Saturday 6th August: 2.15pm
Stephen Mulhern hosts a celebrity special of the classic game show, with Nicola Coughlan, Stephen Mangan and Toyah Willcox all trying to say what they see as they guess well-known phrases for the chance to win a £50,000 jackpot for their chosen charity.
A reminder the Second City Firsts episode “Glitter” airs tonight on BBC Four. Starring Toyah in the lead and in her first professional screen role. It is being repeated, for the first time since originally airing in November 1976, alongside two other Second City Firsts‘ episodes.
Second City Firsts: BBC Four: Wednesday 20th July: 10.35pm Glitter. Series 1, episode 2. Drama from 1976 about Sue, a teenage singer whose dream is to perform on Top of the Pops. Toyah Willcox stars in her first professional role, with Phil Daniels and Noel Edmonds. Director: Tony Bicat. Also features: Doremy Vernon and Bilbo Baggins.
It’s Tuesday, and that means Official Toyah continues the countdown to the Remastered and Expanded editions of Toyah’s Gold-selling album Anthem – released by Cherry Red Records on 9th September.
Next up, it’s a preview of the BBC Something Else performance of Thunder In The Mountains. Recorded in Aberdeen, the performance is completely live and features Toyah on vocals alongside Joel Bogen on guitar, Adrian Lee on keyboards, Phil Spalding on bass and Nigel Glockler on drums. The full song features on the DVD inside the 2CD+DVD and Super Deluxe Edition.
• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Slipknot’s ‘Psychosocial’: Fripp wears a homemade Corey Taylor-inspired mask, while Willcox plays the electric whisk – Continue…
• American Songwriter: Watch Robert Fripp and Wife Toyah Wilcox Perform Revealing Rendition of Slipknot’s “Psychosocial” – Continue…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Slipknot’s “Psychosocial” – Continue…
• Consequence: Robert Fripp (in Mask) and Toyah (in Barely Anything) Perform Slipknot’s “Psychosocial”: But what does Corey Taylor think? – Continue…
• Metal Addicts: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Slipknot’s ‘Psychosocial’ – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform Slipknot Hit Psychosocial – Continue…
• Ultimate Guitar: Robert Fripp and Toyah Cover Slipknot’s ‘Psychosocial,’ Here’s How That Turned Out: Another Sunday and another occasion for divisive opinions on these covers – Continue…
• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend (aka The Weekend With T&R!) – Continue…
The countdown to the Deluxe Expanded editions of Toyah’s Gold-selling album Anthem continues. Here is the first listen of the 2022 remaster with the brand new Official Lyric Video for the fan favourite Sphinx.
Music icon Toyah Willcox to join rockstar Billy Idol on six-date UK tour this Autumn
It’s A Mystery and Thunder In The Mountains singer Toyah Willcox will join special guests Television for White Wedding and Rebel Yell star Billy Idol’s Roadside UK Tour
Thunder In the Mountains singer Toyah Willcox will join punk icon Billy Idol on his Roadside UK Tour this Autumn.
Actress and singer Toyah will open for Billy Idol on his six-date tour, which takes in cities including Manchester, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds from October 13-25, 2022.
That’s not all, as Toyah Willcox and Billy Idol will also be joined by special guests Television, who will be performing their album debut Marquee Moon in full.
• Continue reading at the Daily Star. NB. Billy Idol shared posts on Instagram and Twitter yesterday on Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch cover of Rebel Yell.
• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Billy Idol’s ‘Rebel Yell’: Willcox will be joining Billy Idol as a guest on his UK ‘Roadside Tour’ later this year – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp share a reliably unhinged version of Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell: For those wondering what Toyah and Robert Fripp served up for Sunday Lunch this weekend, wonder no more – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert cover Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” – Continue…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Reprise “Rebel Yell” to Announce That Toyah Is Joining Billy Idol On Tour – Continue…
Coming this Friday…. the first taste of the 2022 Anthem remastered tracks. The ‘Double A-Sided’ Sphinx/For You will be available digitally to stream.
The two-track release includes the 2022 remaster of Sphinx and the previously unheard Unfaded Version of For You, also newly remastered. Both tracks were recorded in the Anthem album sessions at the Marquee Studios, London and eventually released on the Flexipop 7” flexi-disc. They feature on the new 2CD+DVD edition of Anthem released by Cherry Red Records on 9th September.
• These are two, until now, under celebrated gems from Toyah’s back catalogue. For You in particular is just wonderful. Pre-save link available by clicking below.
Toyah to join Billy Idol on the road for October 2022 UK tour
Toyah will join Billy Idol later this year as he brings ‘The Roadside’ tour to the UK throughout October 2022.
The punk icon will join the rocker for a string of dates, which were rescheduled from earlier this year. “We’re looking forward to having Toyah join us in the UK,” says Billy. “This is the final piece in what is going to be an epic show!“
Cherry Red steps up Toyah reissues with massive Anthem box set
1981 album gets the super deluxe treatment
Toyah’s 1981 album Anthem will be reissued in September across three physical formats, one of which is a large seven-disc super deluxe edition box set which comes with a signed print.
The album was the first to feature the new line-up of Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Nigel Glockler, Phil Spalding and Adrian Lee. It reached number two in the UK album charts and contained a pair of top ten hits in ‘It’s A Mystery’ (which was issued in February ’81 as part of the ‘Four From Toyah’ EP) and ‘I Want To Be Free’ which was issued just before the album in May of that same year. Audio for the reissues has been remastered by Nick Watson (from the original master tapes) and approved by Joel Bogen.
Toyah Willcox film telling disabled Quakers fan’s incredible life story to premiere in Darlington
Give Them Wings is set to premiere at Darlington’s Vue Cinema on July 16 to honour the writer’s hometown and the film’s location
A feature film based on the life story of a disabled Quakers fan will premiere at Darlington Vue Cinema on July 16. Starring Toyah Willcox, Give Them Wings chronicles the journey of Paul Hodgson, who was left disabled after being diagnosed with childhood meningitis.
Darlington born Mr Hodgson was diagnosed with the illness at just 10 months-old and his parents were told he would never move or speak. The now 57-year-old has defied all odds by becoming an award-winning novelist, film producer and screenwriter and Give Them Wings tells the story of his journey.
Carol Decker’s 30 Rock Chicks!: NOW 80s: Thursday 14th July: 1am 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)
That Was Then This Is Now is a new and innovative online music show, masterminded by Mike Stock of Stock Aitken Waterman fame.
Featuring huge pop acts of the last 50 years in exclusive new live studio performances in HD quality and introduced by broadcasting legend Mike Read, and Sky’s Hayley Palmer.
Ep 15: Rebelling with Toyah Willcox
