Official Toyah completed their social media countdown to tonight’s opening gig of the Electric Ladies Tour with this previously unseen Posh Pop shot of Toyah. See all of the upcoming tour dates by clicking below. (Photo © Toyah Willcox)
Carol Decker’s 30 Rock Chicks!: NOW 80s: Sunday 5th June: 5pm
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)
Favourite Singers With Nick Heyward: NOW 80s: Tuesday 7th June: 1am
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.
80s Stars – Then & Now!: NOW 80s: Tuesday 7th June: 9am
Where are they now? Classic hits, followed by some recent songs – Including Pet Shop Boys, Kylie, Toyah, The Stones, Gary Numan, The Pretenders, New Order, Rick Astley & T’Pau!
• Toyah At Home: Brave New World – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Objects Of Desire – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Celebrity Skin… Watch…
Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering Hole. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah + Robert Fripp + Celebrity Skin = Kitchen Carnage – Continue…
• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Hole’s ‘Celebrity Skin’ – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert cover Hole’s “Celebrity Skin” – Continue…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Hole’s “Celebrity Skin” – Continue…
• Guitar.Com: Robert Fripp And Toyah Slip Into Hole’s Celebrity Skin For This Week’s Sunday Lunch Cover – Continue…
• Far Out: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp releases storming cover of ‘Celebrity Skin’ with Toyah Willcox – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform “Celebrity Skin” – Continue…
• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend – Continue…
Peterborough’s annual Blingo charity fundraisers nets £28,000 for charities
An 80s themed charity event in Peterborough has raised £28,000 for charity
Pop star Toyah Willcox headlined The Blingo the fundraising evening and was supported by comedian Bobby Davro and X Factor finalist Nicole Lawrence.
There was also a well-received surprise appearance from boxing legend Frank Bruno and the event was hosted by PCRFM Breakfast show presenter Kev Lawrence and Matthew Pudney of Princebuild.
• Continue reading at Peterborough Telegraph. See also 80’s-themed black tie bingo raises over £28k for charity at Peterborough Matters.
Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp look back: ‘He came from the 60s, having multiple girlfriends at once’
The musicians recreate a photo from their wedding – a day of panic, pasta and paparazzi
Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp are a rock star couple turned lockdown YouTubers. Actor and musician Willcox, 64, rocketed to fame during the punk rock era, appearing in cult movies such as Quadrophenia, before releasing 80s hits such as It’s a Mystery.
Meanwhile, Fripp, 76, is a founding member of King Crimson, and has collaborated with artists including David Bowie and Brian Eno.
Both prolific musicians, they launched the successful Sunday Lunch video series in 2020, in which they cover classic songs in their home in Pershore, Worcestershire.
Toyah: This photograph was taken on our wedding day in 1986, which started off really dull and rainy, but as soon as we got to the church the sun came out. Robert was terrified. I was enjoying it, but very nervous: I had to keep the ceremony secret so photos weren’t leaked to the press. Sadly, the papers got wind and we were chased by paparazzi for two days afterwards. They were banging on the car door, shouting and saying that if we didn’t let them get a picture they were going to print a bad story about us. It wasn’t fun.
• Continue reading at The Guardian.
Toyah’s 1980 live album Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! entered the Official Charts on Friday 20th May and reached #6 in the Physical Album Chart, #10 in the Vinyl Album Chart, #6 in the Sales Chart and #2 in the Independent Album Chart. The deluxe reissue also entered the Top 100 Album Chart, Rock Chart and Scottish Chart.
• Chart Stats: Toyah has now had five albums on the Official Charts in the past four consecutive years: In The Court Of The Crimson Queen (2019) #74, Sheep Farming In Barnet (2020) #99, The Blue Meaning (2021) #59, Posh Pop (2021) #22, Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (2022) #72.
• In other chart news, Barefoot On Mars, from Posh Pop, spent two weeks at the top of The Heritage Chart, dropping one place to #2 this week in it’s sixth week in the Top 10. See the news at toyahwillcox.com, where you can also watch Toyah receiving the news on The Heritage Chart Show. Browse our Toyah Official Charts archive…
Pointless Celebrities: Challenge: Friday 10th June: 7pm
Music. Series 10, Episode 5. A special celebrity music edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman. Featuring Fish and Barbara Dickson, Nick Heyward and Toyah Willcox, Heather Small and Mari Wilson, and Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young. (Photo © BBC)
Barefoot On Mars holds at #1 for a 2nd week on The Heritage Chart. (Images © Toyah Willcox)
• Toyah At Home: TISWAS Lookback Special – Watch… • Toyah – I’m A Misery (TISWAS, 26th Sep 1981) – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Objects Of Desire – Watch… • Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – Creep – Watch…
Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering Radiohead. (Image © Toyah Willcox)
• Billboard: Robert Fripp & Toyah Perform ‘Weirdo’ Cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ – Continue…
• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ – Continue…
• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp may have finally peaked with bold cover of Radiohead’s Creep – Continue…
• Consequence: Robert Fripp and Plastic-Wrapped Toyah Perform Radiohead’s “Creep” – Continue…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah & Robert cover Radiohead’s “Creep” – Continue…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Radiohead’s “Creep” – Continue…
• Guitar.Com: Robert Fripp And Toyah Are Angels And Weirdos In Sunday Lunch Cover Of Radiohead’s Creep – Continue…
• Guitar World: Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover Radiohead’s Creep on Sunday Lunch – Continue…
• Yahoo News: Robert Fripp and Plastic-Wrapped Toyah Perform Radiohead’s “Creep” – Continue…
• Far Out: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ – Continue…
• American Songwriter: See Robert Fripp and Wife Toyah Willcox Perform a Revealing Rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep” – Continue…
• Brave Words: Robert Fripp And Toyah Perform Radiohead Classic “Creep” – Continue…
Alive, She Cried: ‘Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!’
❉ Cherry Red continue with their impressive re-releases of Toyah’s albums, writes James Collingwood.
After only two albums it may have seemed slightly early in Toyah’s career to record a live album. However there appeared to be three reasons for the release of Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! in 1980.
One: Toyah had been filmed for a one-hour ATV documentary that included clips from this gig and brought her nationwide coverage. Two: It was a last add on gig of a UK tour and would be the last time she played with this particular band. Thirdly: She was on the cusp of stardom and becoming a regular Smash Hits and Look-In cover star.
Cherry Red continue with their impressive chronological repackaging of Toyah’s Safari Records albums with their re-release of the live album Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! Presented as an expanded deluxe CD+DVD and a limited edition coloured vinyl LP this album includes the full ATV documentary Toyah!, originally broadcast December 1980, a 24-page booklet with artwork and photos, an introduction by Toyah herself and sleeve notes by Toyah’s archivist and compiler Craig Astley.
Toyah must have been the hardest working woman in showbiz at the time and really was on a mission to succeed. She seems to have been everywhere. As well as fronting and touring with the band Toyah was constantly working as a TV, film and stage actress. On stage she had recently appeared in Nigel Williams’ Sugar and Spice at the Royal Court. She had appeared as Monkey in Quadrophenia, in Derek Jarman’s Jubilee and The Tempest, and who can forget her appearance in Shoestring!
• Continue reading at We Are Cult. See links to four other Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (Deluxe Release) album reviews… + recent news!
Guy Garvey – From The Vaults: Sky Arts: Friday 3rd June: 8pm
Guy Garvey – From The Vaults: Sky Arts: Saturday 4th June: 4pm
Guy Garvey – From The Vaults: Sky Arts: Sunday 5th June: 00.30am
Guy Garvey – From The Vaults: Sky Arts: Wednesday 8th June: 11pm
Guy Garvey – From The Vaults: Sky Arts: Thursday 9th June: 2pm
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.
Toyah, Lene Lovich and Saffron of Republica help Hazel O’Connor
The Electric Ladies tour by Toyah, Lene Lovich and Saffron of Republica in support of Hazel O’Connor is coming to The Anvil in Basingstoke on June 16 at 7.45pm.
Hazel is still recovering from suffering a bleed on the brain and is unable to join the tour, but she will be very much with the others in spirit. Her singing and acting career took off in 1980 when she played Kate in the film Breaking Glass while also writing and performing its soundtrack album. This produced hits including Will You, the tale of a woman who nervously edges towards spending the night with her new man for the first time.
Toyah Willcox is one of the most recognisable faces in UK pop culture, clocking up an impressive ten hit singles and eight hit albums, including a gold-selling anthem, and her recent hit album, Posh Pop. Her biggest hits include It’s A Mystery, Thunder in the Mountains and I Want To Be Free.
She will be joined on this tour by new wave pioneer Lene Lovich, whose hits in the late 1970s included Lucky Number and I Think We’re Alone Now, and 1990s indie rock chick Saffron from Republica, whose hits included Ready To Go.
Performing alongside their full band, each artist will perform their own set alongside some collaborations. Some of Hazel’s songs will also be performed, and a portion of the income from each show will go directly towards helping her with her ongoing recovery. For tickets, priced £32, call 01256 844244 or visit anvilarts.org.uk
• Continue reading at the Bordon Herald.
Celebrity Fantasy Homes: Really: Wednesday 1st June: 6am
Toyah (Series 2, Episode 2). Celebrities hunt for a new home. Gaby Roslin helps the original punk-pop princess Toyah Willcox search for a second home, in Richmond upon Thames, with a budget of £650,000.
Press for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – This week covering Garbage. (Images © Toyah Willcox)
• NME: Watch Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover Garbage’s ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’: This week’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover is “definitely not garbage” – Toyah Willcox and her husband, King Crimson founder Robert Fripp have shared a cover of Garbage‘s ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’ – The clip is the latest in their long-running ‘Sunday Lunch’ series which was launched in 2020 due to Fripp missing live performance as a result of lockdown – Continue reading…
• Brooklyn Vegan: Watch Toyah and Robert Fripp cover Garbages’s “I Think I’m Paranoid”: Toyah Willcox and hubbie Robert Fripp of King Crimson have taken on Garbage’s 1998 hit “I Think I’m Paranoid” for this week’s edition of their Sunday Lunch covers series. Robert is sporting a very spring-like vest and tie, while Toyah has covered herself in gold foil leaf and there are two cupboard signs this week: “G we ❤️ U” and “I Think I’m Fripp’d.” This week’s video also includes some bonus blooper footage – Continue reading…
• Classic Rock/Louder: Toyah and Robert Fripp play Garbage in energetic weekly broadcast: Toyah has been painted in gold leaf for this week’s performance of Garbage’s I Think I’m Paranoid – When Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp wowed humanity with their performance of The Cranberries’ classic Zombie during last week’s Sunday Lunch broadcast, Willcox came wrapped in silver foil. Impossible to top, right? Not so fast. For this week’s live-wire show, the diminutive post-punk princess painted herself with gold leaf – Continue reading…
• Metal Sucks: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox Cover Garbage’s “I Think I’m Paranoid”: King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest entry in their ongoing “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos. This time around, Fripp and Toyah are covering “I Think I’m Paranoid” by ’90s sleaze rockers Garbage. As you’ll see in the video, Toyah is extra enthusiastic this time around, and is at all times in danger of flaking through her top – Continue reading…
• Guitar.Com: Robert Fripp and Toyah Cover Take On Garbege’s I Think I’m Paranoid For Sunday Lunch: Another blooper reel accompanies this week’s Sunday Lunch – King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and wife Toyah Wilcox have taken on Garbage’s 1998 hit single I Think I’m Paranoid on their latest Sunday Lunch cover. Fripp is noticeably dapper in the video, choosing a brightly coloured vest to match the season while Toyah has opted for a gold leaf covering this time around – Continue reading…
• Society Of Rock: Toyah & Robert Makes Sunday The Best With ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’ Cover: Toyah & Robert Makes Sunday The Best With ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’ Cover: Toyah Wilcox and her husband, King Crimson’s founder Robert Fripp, recently shared their rendition of “I Think I’m Paranoid” by 1990s rock band Garbage. The new cover from this duo is their latest episode on their YouTube series “Sunday Lunch,” which started during the pandemic in 2020 when Fripp’s tour was cancelled – Continue reading…
• DGM Live: Toyah & Robert’s Weekend: Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch – I Think I’m Paranoid… Toyah & Robert’s Objects Of Desire (May 14th 2022)… Toyah At Home – The Vow – Continue reading…
• Sunday Lunch: I Think I’m Paranoid: This weekend is definitely not garbage, it’s especially iconic. The FrippCox fold have cooked up a rather special lunch for you. Oh and the social media team may well of included some bonus footage at the end! – Watch the video…
It’s a week of celebrations in the FrippCox household, Toyah celebrates her birthday today, and the ever so cute Robert Fripp serenades her in this video!!!
Third instalment in Cherry Red’s deluxe reissue series of Toyah’s Safari Records catalogue
Release Date: 13th May 2022
Label: Cherry Red Records
Formats: CD + DVD, Limited edition neon yellow vinyl
So – here we are again. Just about a year ago, we were pleased to review the deluxe reissue of Toyah’s second album, The Blue Meaning, and now, here comes installment number three in Cherry Red Records’ Toyah reissue series – a CD/DVD reassessment of the seminal 1980 live album, Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! And, as usual, it’s a cracking package. The CD-half of the package comprises, for the first time, the entire concert – complete with encores – from Toyah’s show on 17 June 1980 at Wolverhampton’s legendary Club Lafayette. The CD is accompanied by a DVD of the 1980 ATV documentary film ‘Toyah’ – a splendid period piece that captures Toyah at home, at work and at play, just as she reached the very cusp of her major commercial breakthrough. As usual, the package comes complete with an informative booklet, this time with detailed sleevenotes from Craig Astley, Toyah’s official archivist, and an introductory reminiscence from Toyah herself.
The gig at the Club Lafayette was added, for the benefit of the ATV camera crew, to the itinerary of Toyah’s 1980 Ieya Tour to provide some live footage for inclusion in the documentary that was in the process of being compiled. The band played a slightly shorter set than was normal for the time, with material drawn exclusively from the debut album Sheep Farming In Barnet and the (then) new release The Blue Meaning and the resulting live album, Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! was a triumph. Toyah is on top form as she shrieks, squeaks, groans and howls her way through a dramatic performance. The recording captures the enclosed atmosphere of the packed club wonderfully – in the way that the best live albums always seem to manage – and the setlist is inspired. Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! Reached number three in the indie chart and stayed in that chart for over a year and was Toyah’s first album to creep into the national album chart, peaking at number 22. Big things were just around the corner, and that impending breakthrough seems to ooze from the very grooves of this album.
• Continue reading at At The Barrier. See links to three other Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (Deluxe Release) album reviews… + recent news!
Toyah Willcox’s hottest pics – braless, see-through tops and underwear flashes
Punk babe Toyah Willcox has had a varied career – from writing books to performing with her band, it seems there’s nothing she won’t try. Take a look at some of the rebellious rockstar’s raunchiest looks
Toyah Willcox has been on the scene for more than four decades as a jack of all trades, having tried her hand at everything from singing and acting to presenting.
The triple threat began her career back in 1977 and in those 45 years the multi-talented star has had eight singles in the Top 40 chart, won Brit Awards for Breakthrough Act and Female Solo Artist, and fronted her self-titled band Toyah.
Birmingham-born Toyah was known as a rebel and, due to her bold hair colours and flamboyant style, she was once known as “The Bird of Paradise” during her youth.
She began her career in theatre before she turned her passion to music. While playing a role at the National Theatre, she started Toyah and the band became very successful.
• Continue reading at the Daily Star.
1980s legends John Cooper Clarke and Toyah Willcox coming to Gloucestershire
He’s a punk poet legend, whose work is seen on the National Curriculum and she’s a music icon
Following her 2021 Top 25 charting album “Posh Pop” and over 80 million worldwide YouTube views for her weekly Sunday Lunch videos with Robert Fripp, national music legend and true icon Toyah is back on tour. This special tour celebrates 40 years of the iconic, acclaimed and Gold-certified selling album Anthem.
Originally released May 1981, the album contains the smash hit singles I Want To Be Free and It’s A Mystery, alongside bonafide classics such as We Are and Obsolete that have stood the test of time to this very day. Spending 46 weeks in the charts Anthem became one of the most-loved LPs of the 1980s.
To celebrate its 40+1 anniversary, an extended selection from Anthem will be performed by Toyah and her band alongside her other greatest hits and classics. Toyah’s career spans 43 years, 30 albums, over 25 feature films, countless TV and theatre roles, TV presenting and two books.
• Continue reading at the Gloucestershire Live.
Great news! The Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! 2022 reissue is #11 in the Album Midweek Charts update! It looks like it is going to surpass its original peak position all those years ago. The final confirmed position will be announced on Friday at 6pm. Click below to see the Midweek Chart.
