Trick or Treat?
Check out 100's of terrific photos from
numerous dates of the 'From Sheep Farming
To Anthem' UK Tour. Thanks to all the
generous Toyah fans and gig-goers for
sending so many photos, including Sharon
Dickson for this great shot from The
Classic Grand, Glasgow. More than worthy
of a Gallery ad. View a larger version here
and click below to visit the 'FSF-A'
Gallery page.
Londonist:
Music Choice: 31 October - 6
November
31 October, 2011
Saturday:
things will get a little trancy with
D/R/U/G/S and Digitalism at the Forum.
Whilst the last night of Toyah’s
30th anniversary tour arrives at the
Islington Academy with support from the
charming ‘sleazy, spiky
synth-punk’ of Mechanical Cabaret.
•
There's also a news story at the
'Kenilworth Weekly News', Leamington
Assembly gig gives the Girls something to
scream about, on one of the bands
supporting Toyah at the 'FSF-A'
Leamington Spa gig, Girls That Scream.
View here.
The
Birmingham Press: What's On At
The Assembly
31 October, 2011
On
Thursday there’s another
big-in-the-eighties singer at the
Assembly in the shape of local heroine
Toyah. Her chart days may be over, but
the former Ms Willcox has carved out a
reputation as a fine live performer and
her gigs should be approached with an
open mind. Tickets £18.
From
Sheep Farming... Manchester:
Photos
31 October, 2011
Happy Halloween! Photos
of Toyah onstage, and off, last night at
a very busy Manchester Academy. Click on
each for larger versions. These have also
been added to our huuuuge FSF-A
Gallerypage. The
penultimate 'From Sheep Farming To
Anthem' gig is this coming Thursday at
The Assembly, Leamington Spa. Tickets here.
(Thanks to Paul Lomas for the great Toyah
photos)
From
Sheep Farming... Bristol: Photos
30 October, 2011
More amazing photos. Toyah
onstage at The Tunnels, Bristol on
Thursday night. Please click on each of
the below for larger versions. These, and
more, have also been added to our FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Zoe Evans, pictured
below with Toyah in Cardiff, for these
great photos)
From
Sheep Farming... Cardiff: Photos
30 October, 2011
Toyah at The Globe, Cardiff
on Friday night. Please click on each of
the below for larger versions. These, and
more, have also been added to our FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Zoe Evans)
From
Sheep Farming... Wolverhampton:
Photos
30 October, 2011
Fantastic photos of Toyah's
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' gig at The
Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton on 22nd
October. All of these and more have been
added to the FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Claire Wade - Click on
each photo below to view at Claire's
'flickr' photostream)
Celebrity
Antiques Road Trip: Screen Caps
30 October, 2011
Screen caps from Celebrity
Antiques Road Trip, with Toyah and
Tony Blackburn. Click on these for larger
versions. This is available to watch at
'BBC iPlayer' until Thursday evening.
From
Sheep Farming... Manchester:
Live! Tonight!!
30 October, 2011
Toyah treats Manchester
Academy to the delights of 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' tonight...
I
Was A Teenage Toyah Fan:
Available Very Soon
29 October, 2011
Chris
Limb's 'I Was A Teenage Toyah Fan' looks
likely to be published this week.
The book will be available to buy
initially from Lulu.com, priced £9.99,
and also from Amazon a couple of weeks
later.
From 1986 until its closure, Chris
ran the official Toyah Willcox Fan Club
Tellurian as well as designing and
selling merchandise during Toyah's
extensive tours in the early nineties.
This is not that story.
This is the story of what happened before
that and one that begins on a dark
winter's night at the tail end of 1979
when a nerdy 14 year old boy watched an
episode of the BBC detective drama
Shoestring and realised that there was
more to life than Blake's Seven/Star Wars
crossover fanzines...
• ISBN acquired and now making
significant inroads into the book layout
using InDesign...
• Layout nearly complete! Once
that's done I need to submit the PDF to
the publisher then wait for them to send
me a proof copy to check before it's
officially made available.
• Everything finished and all files
uploaded to lulu.com - all I need to do
now is approve publication when I receive
the proof copy (probably on Tuesday) and
it will available to buy.
URL to be posted here as soon as I have
it. The book will be available on Lulu
straight away and Amazon after a couple
of weeks.
• Updates
regarding release date, length and price
added to FAQs
New
Toyah Single: 21st Century
Supersister
29 October, 2011
To
coincide with The Power Of Three
coming to cinemas, Toyah releases '21st
Century Supersister', a song recorded
especially for inclusion in the film in
which she also stars.
The digital-only single, '21st Century
Supersister' will be released on iTunes
on Sunday 6 November 2011 ahead of the
London premiere of the film at Hampstead
Everyman Theatre. The 2-track single
release - written by Toyah Willcox &
Simon Darlow - features the track written
for The Power Of Three and also
includes a "digital B-side" of
the original demo recorded for the album
"In The Court Of The Crimson".
The digital release will also be
available from Play.com, Amazon MP3,
7digital and other digital vendors either
on 6 November or shortly thereafter.
SINGLE TRACK LIST
1) 21st Century Supersister (From
"The Power Of Three")
2) 21st Century Supersister (Original
Demo for "Crimson Queen")
The
Power Of Three: Premiere
29 October, 2011
Starring Toyah Willcox,
Brümilda Van Rensburg & Robin Craig
Who says over 50 is over the
hill?
A feel good comedy filmed on location in
Belsize Park and Hampstead, The Power of
Three reinvents the myth of middle age.
Michelle,
Olivia and Lizzie were best friends in
university. A team. But that was 30 years
ago.
The Power of Three is released on 10th
November with a DVD release to follow in
January 2012.
• View further info on the film and
details of forthcoming screenings, here.
From
Sheep Farming... Glasgow &
Bristol: Photos
28 October, 2011
Toyah onstage at the Classic
Grand, Glasgow on Wednesday night. Also
at The Tunnels, Bristol last night.
Please click on each for a larger
version. These have also been added to
Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Sharon Dickson &
Simon Benson for these great photos)
Toyah
Live 2011: Hits & Surprises,
Kinross: Photos
28 October, 2011
Fantastic photos of Toyah
during the 'Hits & Surprises' gig at
Backstage At The Green, Kinross,
Perthshire on Tuesday night. Please click
on each for a larger version. These have
also been added to Dreamscape's 2010 -
Gallery page. (Thanks to Sharon Dickson)
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
28 October, 2011
•
Brit Icon Toyah Willcox:
Get the look with Rimmel: Long before
Jessie J there was Toyah, with her
amazing bold beauty look.
•
Last night's Celebrity Antiques Road
Trip, with Toyah and Tony Blackburn,
is now available to watch at BBC iPlayer.
View here.
This airs in Scotland on Saturday and
Northern Ireland on Sunday.
• Chris
MacKenzie Photography: View a
collection of great photos of Toyah from
Tuesday's gig at Backstage At The Green,
Kinross, here.
• Wales Online:
Preview: Toyah, Globe, Cardiff. View here.
• Gothzilla have covered 'Ieya'.
It's good that Toyah is influencing other
bands, but maybe some songs just
shouldn't be covered? Listen at 'You
Tube', here.
• The Press:
Antiques show filmed in York to be aired
tonight. View here.
Toyah
on TV & Radio
28 October, 2011
Celebrity Antiques
Road Trip : BBC2 Scotland - Saturday 29th
October : 3.45pm
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip : BBC2
Northen Ireland - Sunday 30th October :
5.00pm Episode 4 of 10. Tony
Blackburn and Toyah Willcox take to the
road with antiques experts Charlie Ross
and Charles Hanson. Their journey starts
in the historic town of York and ends up
with an auction in Stanstead, Essex.
Dirty
Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee : Comedy Central
Extra - Sunday 30th October : 2.00am Olivia Lee stars in this hidden
camera sketch show. New and made
exclusively for Comedy Central. Deaf
Bubba makes a mess of things at the
marina and Elaine Caine meets Toyah
Willcox.
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : BBC1 -
Saturday 5th November : 1.45pm Toyah Willcox v Kiki Dee. Rock
chicks Toyah Willcox and Kiki Dee have
shared the same bill in the past, but
never for bargain hunting. The two women,
both queens of the music business for
over a quarter of a century, try to prove
who has the best talent at spotting
bargains. They both search an antique
centre in Farnham, Surrey for treasures
which will then be sold at an auction in
Chiswick.
Bargain Hunt Famous
Finds : Home - Tuesday 8th November :
9.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home +1-
Tuesday 8th November : 10.00am Toyah Willcox and Kiki Dee go
bargain hunting.
The Lee Mack Show :
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Friday 11th November
: 11.00pm
Episode 6 of 5. The sharp comedian
presents stand-up, sketches and music.
From April 2005. Starring: Toyah Willcox,
Angela McHale, Steve Brown.
Dirty Sexy Funny:
Olivia Lee : Comedy Central Extra - Wed
23rd November : 3.05am Olivia Lee stars in this hidden
camera sketch show. New and made
exclusively for Comedy Central. Deaf
Bubba makes a mess of things at the
marina and Elaine Caine meets Toyah
Willcox.
From
Sheep Farming... Hoylake, Wirral:
More Photos
24 October, 2011
A couple more great photos
of Toyah last night at Jack Rabbit Slims
in Hoylake. Click on each for larger.
These have also been added to
Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. Toyah tweeted
today: "Hoylake rocked! So
enjoying this tour, I'm rediscovering
myself". (Thanks to Myke
Crombleholme)
Meols
Park News: 80s Idol Toyah Visits
Meols Park
24 October, 2011
Another
celebrity visits Meols Park.
This time it’s Toyah Willcox who
took time out to visit, from her gig at
Jack Rabbit Slims in Hoylake on 23rd
October 2011. Toyah said we had done a
"Fantastic job in saving the play
area". Thanks Toyah.
• View a larger version of the photo
here
(click on the photo).
Tales
Of The Unexpected: Blue Marigold
is Back! Today!
24 October, 2011
'Blue
Marigold' makes her long awaited comeback
today :)
The epsiode of Tales
Of The Unexpected, filmed in 1981
and first aired in April of the following
year, starring Toyah airs for the first
time in a long while today on Sky Arts.
• Click on the screen
caps to view larger versions. View the
'TV Times' interview with Toyah, that was
published in April 1982, when this
episode of Tales of The Unexpected
first aired on ITV, here
and here.
Tales Of
The Unexpected : Sky Arts 2 - Monday 24th
October : 1.00pm
Tales Of The Unexpected : Sky Arts 2 -
Tuesday 25th October : 2.00am 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.
From
Sheep Farming... Hoylake, Wirral:
Photos
24 October, 2011
Toyah onstage last night at
Jack Rabbit Slims in Hoylake, Wirral.
Please click on each for larger photos.
These have also been added to
Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Myke Crombleholme for
these great photos)
Toyah onstage last Tuesday
at the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill. The
"stage invasion" gig of the
tour ;) Please click on each for larger
photos. These, and more, have also been
added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery
page. (Thanks to Liz Smith for these
great photos)
As someone at Facebook
recently noted, 2011 isn't just the 30th
anniversary of 'Anthem'. This year is
also the 20th anniversary of the release
of two other albums from Toyah's eclectic
and amazing music career: 'Ophelia's
Shadow' and 'Kneeling At The Shrine' by
Sunday All Over The World. Both
incredible albums but 'Ophelia's Shadow'
especially showcases Toyah's voice and
songwriting and drives home, yet again,
that she is in the same league as Kate,
Siouxsie, Tori et al. Click on each for
further details on both albums at the
fantastic Official Toyah Discography.
From
Sheep Farming... Wolverhampton:
Photo
23 October, 2011
Toyah onstage last night at
the Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton. The 16th
'From Sheep Farming...' gig of the tour.
Toyah tweeted: "My GOD
Wolverhampton was mighty. Totally rocking
to the rafters! Thank you!"
This has also been added to the FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks again to Paul Stephens)
I Was A
Teenage Toyah Fan
23 October, 2011
Wykehurst
Revisited: Short clip of cine
film shot by Bob from the day we
discovered the Big Grey Building in 1985.
Uploaded to support the forthcoming book
"I Was A Teenage Toyah... View here.
(Of particular interest to fans of 'The
Blue Meaning')
Extract from Chapter Six:
Mexico was amazing but I was so upset to
be missing the party. I sent postcards on
a regular basis back to Toyah and the
rest of the gang care of the Mermaid
Theatre. I managed to put a Toyah spin on
my holiday... Read more here.
The Corn Is
Green
23 October, 2011
Will this ever be released
on standalone DVD in the UK...? The
legendary Katharine Hepburn, the
legendary George Cukor, the legendary
Toyah Willcox... View more The Corn
Is Green info here.
The BedBugs
Rock Band: Fave Bands
23 October, 2011
Our
latest favorite album, by consensus, is
"Sugar Rush" by The Humans. The
Humans are British - their star is
singer/performer phenomenon, Toyah
Willcox. Her hubby, guitar legend Robert
Fripp, plays on the entire album. This is
one worth buying. There are some videos
on YouTube. "Sea of Size is 1st
video release:
Toyah Willcox is one of the most amazing
female performers on the planet. We love
her - and wish she would develop her
American audience more - young American
girls could use a role model like her. If
you want to read a bio that will leave
you feeling that you have never
accomplished anything - the Toyah Willcox
"Wiki.".
Definitely
THE best new album out there right now -
just released.
Be Proud Be
Loud (Be Heard): Soul Deep
22 October, 2011
You!
Give! Me! Fire!! This
month 29 years ago Toyah entered the UK
charts with their 12th single, 'Be Proud
Be Loud (Be Heard), the song that became
Toyah's personal motto, closing numerous
fanclub letters, web missives and blogs
over the years.
'Be
Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)' was written by
Toyah and Joel Bogen, as was the b-side
'Laughing With The Fools'. Neither were
available on any CD album until the
release of 'Proud, Loud & Heard: The
Best Of Toyah' in 1998, the hits
compilation that took inspiration, and
its title, from the buoyantly brilliant
'Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)'.
Listen to the world premiere of the
single on BBC Radio One's Studio B15 in
late Summer 1982, here;
watch Toyah perform the single, on Top
Of The Pops in October 1982, at
'YouTube' here;
and listen to the excellent b-side,
'Laughing With The Fools', via a fan-made
video for the song, at 'YouTube' here.
Classic
Toyah: Be Proud Be Loud (Be
Picasso)
22 October, 2011
An amazing image for a
flawless pop single... A Twillxtastic
moment in time! (Huge thanks to Andi)
Dreamscape
News Archive: September 2011
22 October, 2011
Dreamscape News forSeptember
2011has now been archived. Visit our
News Archive below.
Artsbeat:
Put The Needle On The Record
22 October, 2011
'Put
The Needle On The Record', the book
celebrating the artwork of vinyl singles
from the 1980s, including Toyah's
12" 'Ieya' cover, was published
recently. 'Artsbeat' have a great article
on the book, plus an interview with the
author Matthew Chojnacki.
New Book Covers the Covers of the
1980s
Before music came in clouds it came in
sleeves. For the iTunes generation this
may come as a surprise, but to buy music
in the pre-digital era required a trip to
a store, where rows of labeled bins held
vinyl discs in a variety of formats:
long-playing albums, 45s, 12-inch
singles. These records, as they were
called, came in paper sleeves that were
covered front and back with artwork.
In
a new book, “Put the Needle on the
Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per
Minute” (Schiffer), Matthew
Chojnacki argues that the perfect union
of pop music and visual art took place in
the 1980s, when big-hair metalheads and
New Wave androgynes shared the top of the
singles charts. The book is an annotated
compilation of selected record covers of
singles released in the 80s that were
culled from Mr. Chojnacki’s own
collection of more than 5,000 7- and
12-inch singles.
• View the full article at the
'Artsbeat' website, here.
Visit the 'Put The Needle On The Record'
Facebook page, here.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
22 October, 2011
•
A northern screening of The Power Of
Three takes place at the Cornerhouse
Cinema, Manchester on Sunday 13th
November. Ticket details here.
Visit The Power Of Three
Facebook page, here.
•
Following on from the recent
'She'/British Museum video, comes another
interesting use of a classic Toyah song:
A kaleidoscopic view of Camden Lock
Market to the sounds of 'Neon Womb'. View
here.
• Further info on Celebrity
Antiques Road Trip: It airs on
Thursday 27th October on BBC2 (England
& Wales) and BBC HD at 7pm; Saturday
29th October on BBC2 Scotland at 3.45pm;
and BBC2 Northern Ireland on Sunday 30th
October at 5pm. View the BBC Programmes
page here.
• MCR Scene Wipe:
All things tagged as: Pop Punk: Gig:
Toyah. View here.
Classic
Toyah: Rare 1980 Photo
22 October, 2011
A very rare photo of
Toyah... possibly from around the same
time as the Fin Costello photo session
from late 1980? It's great anyway! View
our 1980 Gallery
page here.
(Thanks to Damon King)
Stourbridge
News: Toyah On Song For A Mystery
Tour
21 October, 2011
Punk
princess Toyah Willcox is this year
marking the 30th anniversary of her hit
single It's A Mystery and platinum album
Anthem.
As well as clocking up 13 Top 40 singles,
Toyah has recorded 20 albums, written two
books, appeared in more than 40 stage
plays, made ten feature films and
presented hundreds of television
programmes.
The versatile star’s latest tour,
called Sheep Farming To Anthem: Classics
Revisited Live, will feature all the hits
plus less well-known songs from her
earliest shows in the late 70s and early
1980s.
Toyah’s
diverse TV career includes programming
not normally associated with the anarchic
punk movement, she has presented shows
ranging from The Good Sex Guide Late to
Songs Of Praise. She returned to her
musical roots in 2002 and is currently on
the road with her band - The Humans.
Catch Toyah at The Slade Rooms,
Wolverhampton on Saturday October 22.
Wirral
Globe: Toyah Is Back In Wirral
This Weekend
21 October, 2011
Punk
princess Toyah Willcox returns to Jack
Rabbit Slims in Hoylake for a greatest
hits show this weekend.
Sunday's show, which starts at 8.30pm,
follows a sell-out performance at the
venue last year.
Supporting her on the night will be
singer / guitarist Steve Wale and ukulele
player Gerald Williams.
In a career spanning 30 years, Toyah has
had 13 top 40 singles, recorded 20
albums, written two books, appeared in
more than 40 stage plays, made ten
feature films and presented such diverse
television programmes as Watchdog and
Songs Of Praise.
Tickets for Sunday's show are from
www.rspromotickets.co.uk or 07970 990774.
Official
Toyah: A Message From Toyah
20 October, 2011
WE'RE
THE LORDS OF THE JUNGLE...
I'm REALLY enjoying the Sheep
Farming To Anthem Tour
as the band & I make our way around
the UK for the final gigs of 2011. The
show really is a true celebration of
thirty years of the music and the images.
It's been amazing recalling some of my
own memories attached to each song but
also bringing them to you the faithful
fans and new followers who weren't even
born when I wrote Bird In Flight!!! I
think this live show is the best way to
mark the anniversary of Anthem and the
material which came in the run up to that
album. Hopefully you've seen some a
taster of how the show looks with the
videos we put up on Toyah YouTube TV
Channel.
Thanks for such a great
reaction to the songs and the costumes
and I really hope you can join me at the
gigs for the remainder of the 2011 tour.
I urge you to buy tickets in advance
online for the remaining gigs as this
helps us schedule even more gigs in and
shows there is demand for this music and
more Toyah shows. All the details are on
the GIGS
page of my website to click and buy. I am
also doing signings of albums &
t-shirts before each gig when the venue
open the doors. See you on the tour. :-)
Be proud, be loud, be live!
love Toyah x
PS Pete Bush from the original
Sheep Farming band came to see the show
and said the songs sounded "better
than ever" :-)
FROM SHEEP FARMING TO ANTHEM TOUR
2011: REMAINING DATES
21 Oct Hertford / Corn Exchange Tickets
22 Oct Wolverhampton/ Slade Rooms Tickets
23 Oct Hoylake / Jack Rabbit Slims Tickets
26 Oct Glasgow / Classic Grand Tickets
27 Oct Bristol / Tunnels Tickets
28 Oct Cardiff / Globe Tickets
30 Oct Manchester / Manchester Academy Tickets
03 Nov Leamington Spa / Assembly Tickets
05 Nov London / o2 Academy Islington Tickets
• Woman:
There's a, very, small Toyah news
article, on the 'FSF-A' tour playing
Nottingham, in this week's 'Woman'
magazine.
• Wirral News:
Toyah Willcox is returning to rock
Hoylake this weekend – and you could
be there. View here.
• Times24: 'Toyah
appearing at Hertford Corn Exchange':
Ahead of her forthcoming pantomime
appearance in Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs in St Albans, 70s and 80s singer
Toyah is squeezing in a few live dates
revisting her earliest work. View here.
Toyah is also mentioned in another
'Times24' article here.
• Derbyshire Times:
'Castles ghostly secrets revealed': Toyah
is namnechecked in this article. View here.
Quadrophenia:
Blu-ray Release
18 October, 2011
The
iconic Quadrophenia finally
receives a Blu-ray release next month. It
will be available to buy from 14th
November. The artwork to the left is
"subject to change".
"We are
the mods, we are the mods, we are, we
are, we are the mods!"
Special
Features:
Feature Commentary
A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia
On Location with Franc Roddam
Original Trailer
London 1964: two rival youth cults emerge
- the mods and the rockers - with
explosive consequences. For Jimmy (Phil
Daniels) and his sharp-suited,
pill-popping, scooter-riding mates, being
a mod is a way of life. It's their
generation.
Together they head off to Brighton for an
orgy of drugs, thrills and violent
confrontation against the rockers. Jimmy
never wants to stray from his maxim:
"I don't wanna be like everybody
else, that's why I'm a mod, see?"
Will Jimmy emerge a hero or will he be
disillusioned by his way of life?
Actors: Phil Daniels,
Leslie Ash, Sting, Mark Wingett, Philip
Davis, Garry Cooper, Toyah Willcox,
Trevor Laird, Ray Winstone, Michael
Elphick, Timothy Spall, Gary Shail, Kate
Williams, Kim Neve, Benjamin Whitrow
& Daniel Peacock.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!: Blog Special
18 October, 2011
• Two new
articles on Derek Jarman's The
Tempest have been published this
week:
Fandor: 'Radical
Shakespeare: The Alchemy of Derek
Jarman’s The Tempest'. View here.
•
Nelson's Column: An
interesting new blog about Toyah. View here.
• Your Older Brother's Music
Blog: Talk Toyah and The Humans
in their recent 'ThURGHsday! #3 - Toyah
Willcox' post. View here.
Company
Magazine: Women Who Rock...
17 October, 2011
A
great mini-feature on Toyah is included
in 'Company' magazine's new "Women
Who Rock" article.
As we count down to the BRIT Awards
2012, we judge the top ten British female
singers who have changed music forever...
Women Who Rock: Toyah Willcox
With her flame-red, blunt-cut hair,
extreme make-up and matching attitude,
Toyah Willcox was doing the edgy vocalist
thing before Jessie J and Florence were
even born. After emerging from the UK
punk scene, she cut her teeth starring in
cult classics like Jubilee and
Quadrophenia (check out its original take
on this season’s Mod trend!). In the
80s, she found her niche in the pop
charts, where her feisty personality,
unique dress sense and backcombed hair
established her as Britain’s edgier
female popstar, without terrifying the
hell out of everyone. "I LOVED
Toyah’s look and used to raid my
Mum’s make-up bag to try to copy
her," says Company’s Editor
Victoria White.
Long before Lady Gaga got out the meat
cleaver, Toyah was daring to be different
in stage outfits ranging from androgynous
metallic suits to PVC dominatrix dresses.
She also ripped up the beauty rule book,
and was unafraid to team bold lips, eyes
and cheeks.
• Read the full feature at the
'Company' magazine website, here.
Tales Of The
Unexpected: Blue Marigold
17 October, 2011
Sky Arts have recently been
repeating Tales Of The Unexpected
and they finally reach Series 5 soon. The
episode starring Toyah, 'Blue Marigold',
airs in one week's time. (Thanks to Andi)
Tales Of
The Unexpected : Sky Arts 2 - Monday 24th
October : 1.00pm
Tales Of The Unexpected : Sky Arts 2 -
Tuesday 25th October : 2.00am 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.
• View the 'TV
Times' interview with Toyah, that was
published in April 1982, when this
episode of Tales of The Unexpected
first aired on ITV, here
and here.
From Sheep
Farming To Anthem: Catch Up
17 October, 2011
Toyah played a trio
of 'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' gigs,
last Thursday through to Saturday, taking
in The Brook, Southampton, The Factory,
Porth and Ropetackle Arts Centre in
Shoreham-By-Sea.
Click on the photo to the left, Toyah
onstage in Shoreham on Saturday night,
for a larger version. (Thanks to Paul
Stephens for the photo) Toyah tweeted on
Sunday: "Ropetackle possibly one
of the best Toyah gigs ever! It was
glorious. thank you".
View Toyah performing 'Bird in Flight' at
The Brook, here.
View Toyah performing 'Jungles of
Jupiter' at the Ropetackle Arts Centre, here.
The next 'FSF-A' date is this Tuesday, at
the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, Surrey.
Ticket details here.
•
Visit the official 'FSF-A' page here.
View Toyah's upcoming gigs itinerary here.
View Dreamscape's 'FSF-A' section here,
and our dedicated gallery page, here.
The Humans:
Sugar Rush UK: More Photos
17 October, 2011
More photos of The Humans
from the 'Sugar Rush' UK tour dates
earlier this month. 1/2. The Public, West
Bromwich, 3-6. The Flowerpot, Derby.
Please click on each for a larger
version. All of these, and more, have
been added to the 2010 -
gallery page. (Thanks to Angus Turner for
1-3, and Michael O'Brien for 4-6)
Studio
Magic: 'Power Of Three' Review
17 October, 2011
A
new review of The
Power Of Three from
the October issue of 'Studio Magic'
magazine.
A recipe for a chick-flick of a mature
essence. When three friends reunite at a
fiftieth birthday celebration they are
keen to keep up appearances, but the
pretence quickly runs its course, setting
the gears in motion for events that will
change the women's lives for the better. The
Power Of Three is a delightful
anecdote about friendship, perseverance
and hope, that celebrates the strength of
the older woman.
• View a larger version of the
review here.
Read further details about the release of
The Power Of Three at The
British Board of Film Classification, here.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
17 October, 2011
•
Vive Le Rock: 'Toyah UK
Tour': Toyah is on tour this month. Look
out for an interview with her in Nov 19th
Vive Le Rock. Visit 'Vive Le Rock' here.
• A clever use of, the wonderful,
'She' from 'The Blue Meaning': For those
with a strong constitution: A dark
voyage through the Mummy Collection of
the British Museum. Music
"She" Toyah Willcox (1980).
View at 'You Tube' here.
•
A very rare version of the 'Anthem'
picture disc has recently appeared at
eBay. Not sure if this was a test
pressing or simply a mistake. View here.
(Thanks to Andi)
• STV: 'Terry Wogan
and host of stars lined up for Celebrity
Antiques Road Trip'. View here.
• Glamour Dick:
Wild Man: It´s a bit Bowie, it´s a bit
Toyah, a teensie bit Peter Gabriel - but
it´s mostly what she does best - Kate
Bush-music. Lovely layering and looping!
View here.
• Click Press:
'The National Trust begins search for the
nation’s favourite walk'. View here.
• Surrey Today:
'Iconic Star Set To Shine'. View here.
Toyah @
Dingwalls 1979: Rare Photos
17 October, 2011
A few brilliant and rare
photos of Toyah, taken on 'The
Resurrection Tour' at Camden Dingwalls on
27th March 1979. Click on these for
larger versions. (Thanks to Andi for the
photos)
Toyah
on TV
17 October, 2011
Tales Of The
Unexpected : Sky Arts 2 - Monday 24th
October : 1.00pm
Tales Of The Unexpected : Sky Arts 2 -
Tuesday 25th October : 2.00am 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.
Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee : Comedy
Central Extra - Tuesday 25th October :
1.35am Olivia Lee stars in this hidden
camera sketch show. New and made
exclusively for Comedy Central. Deaf
Bubba makes a mess of things at the
marina and Elaine Caine meets Toyah
Willcox.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip : BBC2 -
Thursday 27th October : 7.00pm Episode 4 of 10. Tony
Blackburn and Toyah Willcox take to the
road with antiques experts Charlie Ross
and Charles Hanson. Their journey starts
in the historic town of York and ends up
with an auction in Stanstead, Essex.
Shoestring:
Series 1 DVD Artwork
11 October, 2011
The front and back
covers of Shoestring Series 1
DVD. The good news is that the four disc
set will feature the uncut episodes. BBC
DVD/2Entertain have said: "We
are releasing the uncut episodes of
Series 1. There has been a very small
audio edit made, but this has been done
without disturbing any footage."
Toyah stars in episode nine, 'Find The
Lady', of the first series. This long
awaited DVD release is available from
Monday 17th October.
Express
& Star: Concert Review: The
Humans
10 October, 2011
The
Humans: The Public, West Bromwich
Concert review by Lisa O’Brien
There is no doubt that Brummie singer
Toyah Willcox enjoyed herself on stage
during a very intimate gig in the Black
Country.
About 50 people turned up to see the
Kings Heath-born singer, actress and
writer perform with her other bandmates
from The Humans at The Public, in New
Street, West Bromwich, last night as part
of their Sugar Rush tour.
Promoting their new album with the same
name, there was no shortage of hair
swinging as the 53-year-old used the
stage to her full advantage. Waving her
hands around freely and wearing a black
dress, overcoat and black boots, she
opened the gig strongly with Sugar Rush,
followed by Titanium Girl when the bass
definitely kicked in.
• Read the full review at the
'Express & Star' website, here.
Midhurst
& Petworth Observer: Toyah
Celebrates
10 October, 2011
Toyah
celebrates landmark anniversary in
Southampton and Shoreham
Toyah Willcox goes back to her roots as
she celebrates the 30th anniversary of
her platinum-selling album Anthem.
She takes in the Ropetackle Arts Centre,
Shoreham, on her latest tour - From Sheep
Farming To Anthem: Classics Revisited
(Saturday, October 15, 8pm). She’s
also at The Brook in Southampton on
Thursday, October 13 (tickets are £15 on
023 8055 5366 or via www.the-brook.com,
doors open 8:00pm, on-stage 9:00pm).
• Read the full article at the
'Midhurst & Petworth Observer'
website, here.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
10 October, 2011
•
Toyah's most recent 'Gaydar Radio'
interview, from June of this year, is
still available as a podcast. 'Gaydar
Radio' DJ, and longtime Toyah fan, Phil
Marriott talks to Toyah about 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem', banana candles, and a
whole lot more. Listen here.
There's also a complete transcript of the
interview here.
• Toyah is mentioned in the In
and around Pershore article at the
'Pershore Network' website: Walking
through the town, possibly shopping in
the high street with its selection of
well known shops and unique boutiques, or
wandering around it’s year round
market, you may also bump into a
celebrity, with Toyah Willcox being one
of Pershore’s residents. View here.
• Andi Fraggs supported The Humans
at Bush Hall, London last week. View him
performing the classic Kate Bush song
'Wow' here.
Andi supports Toyah on seven of the 'FSF-A'
dates
soon.
• Quadrophenia is showing
at the Cameo Picturehouse in Edinburgh
tomorrow. The Cameo is on Home Street.
Showtime is 6pm.
The Humans:
Sugar Rush Live in West Bromwich:
Photo
09 October, 2011
The Humans onstage at the
The Public, West Bromwich tonight. The
final of three acclaimed live 'Sugar
Rush' dates in the UK. Please click on
the photo for a larger version. This has
also been added to Dreamscape's 2010 -
gallery page. (Thanks to Paul Stephens
for the great photo)
The Humans:
Sugar Rush Live in Derby: Photos
09 October, 2011
Photos of The Humans at last
night's gig at the Flowerpot in Derby.
Click on each photo for a larger version.
These, and more, have also been added to
Dreamscape's 2010
-
gallery page. (Thanks to Ray Sears,
pictured below with Toyah, for the great
photos)
The Humans
Live 2011: West BromwichTonight!
09 October, 2011
The Humans play The Public,
West Bromwich tonight. Ticket details here.
Last night's gig in Derby has been highly
praised by fans. There are two great new
official Humans photos, by Dean
Stockings, here.
View official footage of the amazing
'Small Town Psychopath' and 'Playing In
The Dark' from Thursday's Bush Hall,
London gig by clicking below.
Toyah tweeted this fab
photo
today: "5 Humans and a bunny".
Methinks WillyFred is an honorary Human!
View The Humans
performing 'Fragment Pool' at Bush Hall here.
(Thanks to Kate Way). Dreamscape's 2010 -
gallery page has been updated with a few
photos from the gig. (Thanks again to
Paul Stephens & Angus Turner)
National
Trust: Walking Festival 2011
08 October, 2011
Toyah
is participating in the National Trust's
Walking Festival 2011.
Singer and performer Toyah tells us why
she likes walking at Croome Park in
Warwickshire. Tell us about your
favourite walk at
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walkingfestival.
Visit the National Trust website,here,
and click on the caps below to view Toyah
talking about her favourite walk.
Derby
Telegraph: A New High Point For
Toyah
07 October, 2011
A
new interview with Toyah, published today
by the 'Derby Telegraph'.
Why latest musical project's a new
high-point for Toyah
Despite a career in showbusiness
spanning more than three decades, it's a
performance in New York last week that
Toyah Willcox cites as her absolute
highlight.
The show, on a promotional tour for her
band The Humans' second album, was capped
off with a standing ovation and almost
endless cheers from the adoring crowd.
"That was incredible," says
Toyah fondly. "There have been so
many amazing moments in my career that I
will always look back on fondly but
playing in New York City and getting a
standing ovation for The Humans is at the
top."
That tour of the east coast of the USA
was a precursor to a trek around the UK,
which sees The Humans visit The Flowerpot
in Derby tomorrow night.
• Read the full interview at 'This
is Derbyshire' here.
Official
Toyah: The Humans Special Live
Annoucement
07 October, 2011
Thank
you for your wonderful support of the new
album SUGAR RUSH and HUMANS tour. I am
pleased to let you know that on Monday 10
October you can gain entry to Birmingham
HMV Library at 3pm with your HUMANS
ticket stub (from Bush Hall, Derby or
West Brom) for HUMANS gig filming for
podcast. Toyah x
Tickets are available for this weekend's
tour dates at:
SAT 8 OCT DERBY
Flowerpot 01332 834438 / Tickets SUN 9 OCT WEST BROMWICH
The Public 0121 533 7161 / Tickets
The Humans:
Sugar Rush Live in London: Photos
07 October, 2011
More photos from last
night's concert at Bush Hall, London.
Click on either for larger version.
(Thanks to Angus Turner for these photos
of The Humans)
The Humans:
Sugar Rush Live in London: Photo
06 October, 2011
The Humans onstage at the
Bush Hall, London tonight. The first of
three live 'Sugar Rush' dates in the UK.
Please click on the photo for a larger
version. (Thanks to Paul Stephens for the
photo)
The Humans
Newsy Bits & Pieces!
06 October, 2011
• Another
great review of the new 'Sugar Rush' CD,
this one from American magazine 'In
Tune'. 8th October 2011 issue. (Thanks to
the Official Toyah Facebook)
• The Humans play the first of their
UK 'Sugar Rush' tour dates tonight, at
the Bush Hall, London.
• Confirmed Yesterday: As well as
Sunday's signing session at The Public in
West Bromwich, there will also be Sugar
Rush album signing sessions, 7.30-8pm
after the doors open (but before the
support start) at Bush Hall, Thur 6 Oct
and at Derby, Sat 8 Oct). T-shirts &
CDs will be on sale at both.
• A surprise Humans related news
announcement, "an exclusive
opportunity in Birmingham", will be
made this coming Monday (or possibly late
Sunday): Toyah tweeted yesterday: "Rehearsing
set for BUSH HALL, it is ROCKING! Keep ur
ticket stubs"
• A new photo session for The Humans
took place today: Toyah tweeted earlier
today: "Just done HUMANS photo
shoot. Very architectural. & Humans
tour offer is in for 2012......we are
thrilled!"
Official
Toyah: October 2011 Blog
05 October, 2011
Toyah's October Blog is now
online at www.toyahwillcox.com.
Click below to go there.
The Humans:
Sugar Rush Tour + Album Signing
05 October, 2011
The
Humans will be doing a special pre-gig
album signing session at The Public, West
Bromwich this coming Sunday from 6pm.
Sugar Rush album CDs & T-shirts on
sale too. View details here.
Andi Fraggs
has just been announced as support act to
The Humans at Bush Hall, London. Howard
James Kenny is
also playing this date as well as Derby
Flowerpot and West Bromwich The Public.
In Cumbria:
Brilliant Support For Cumbria
Pride
05 October, 2011
'Brilliant'
support for Cumbria Pride event in
Carlisle
Hundreds
descended on the Swallow Hilltop Hotel in
Carlisle to celebrate Cumbria Pride
– the first festival of its kind in
the county. Visitors and traders
travelled from as far as central
Scotland, Yorkshire and Cornwall to
attend the early hours of Saturday’s
colourful event with many more expected
to flock later in the day.
All 1,500 free tickets had
been snapped up before it opened and free
buses were provided by Cumbria Coaches to
shuttle people between the venue and the
city centre
Toyah Willcox performed a
four-song set before heading off to
Outrageous Cabaret Bar in English Street
for the after-show party. The audience
lapped up her songs – Echo Beach,
It’s A Mystery, her latest record
Fallen and I Want To Be Free - which she
penned more than 40 years ago when she
was just 12.
Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces!
05 October, 2011
•
Toyah's 'Gaydio' interview aired last
Sunday evening on The Loop. Read
a full transcript of it at 'The Toyah
Willcox Interview Archive' here.
•
Matlock Mercury: Hot
Stuff From Flowerpot Bands: On Saturday,
October 8, the King Street venue welcomes
The Humans, the alt-rock outfit featuring
former chart favourite turned
actress/singer Toyah Willcox. View here.
The Humans:
Sugar Rush Tour: Update
03 October, 2011
The Humans live dates in
Manchester, Cardiff and Sheffield have
been postponed until further notice.
Refunds are available from point of
purchase. The Humans look forward to
playing Bush Hall London, Derby and West
Brom. Toyah tweeted: "I can't
wait for humans shows. Reaction 2 album
is fabulous. Big :-( & big sorry 4
having 2 postpone some. Looking 2
reschedule for 2012. Toyah"
• You can hear
full-length previews of 'Pebble' and the
stunning 'Small Town Psychopath', both
from the, just released, 'Sugar Rush'
album, at Soundcloud now. Both songs also
feature in the set list for the 'Sugar
Rush' Tour. Click above to visit Toyah's
Soundcloud page.
Official
Toyah: The Humans Kick Off UK
Tour
01 October, 2011
THE
HUMANS KICK OFF UK TOUR AFTER TAKING NYC
BY STORM
After 4-star album reviews, and standing
ovations in New York, USA for their east
Coast tour, Bill Rieflin, Toyah Willcox
and Chris Wong hit the road in the UK for
the SUGAR RUSH TOUR. The
new material which will be heard live on
this tour combines haunting soundscapes,
edgy experiments and sweet melodies.
Toyah has described Sugar Rush as the
energy of original Toyah meets space punk
crossed with American grunge. Pearl Jam
and Soundgarden have recently let Bill
Rieflin know that the band's debut album
We Are The Humans as one of their
favourite albums. A recent review also
described the album as "that
record we might have gotten if Tori Amos
and Trent Reznor had ever come together
for a full album."
The Humans live show has won critical
acclaim and a standing ovation in New
York on 27 Sept. The Humans now bring
this tour to the UK with a chance to see
the performances in intimate venues in
the UK. For full box office ticket links
click here or go to www.thehumansofficial.com
THU 6 OCT LONDON Bush Hall 08444
771 000
SAT 8 OCT DERBY Flowerpot 01332
834438
SUN 9 OCT WEST BROMWICH The Public 0121
533 7161
NEW YORK
GIG REVIEW:
“Songs like Fragment Pool and
Pebble had a flow to it that drew you in
and held your attention. Sea Of Size was
one of the highlights of the set - a
piece that drifted through the air and
oozed a quiet sort of power. Wong,
Rieflin, and the Igor with no last name
created an interlocking tapestry for
Toyah Willcox to glide over. Most
impressive. Quicksilver and Telekinesis,
both from the 1st Humans disc, were audio
fairy tales for adults - bizarre little
tales of life, slightly skewed. Twisted
Soul led to the massively electric Put A
Woman On The Moon, and the show ended
with the caffeine rush of Demigod. The
fun romp that was their cover of These
Boots Are Made For Walkin' served as
encore. An incredible evening! Bring this
band back as soon as humanly possible!”
SUGAR RUSH ALBUM REVIEWS:
"Sugar Rush is the group's
second release, and it is a big one. This
record sound like it could have escaped
from the John Cale archives. With the
attitude of Tori Amos' best work (but not
the raw emotion), Toyah's voice lays over
these compositions that sound almost like
Trent Reznor on The Fragile."
"A hybrid of haunting and sweet,
this album intrigues from start to
finish. The Humans’ new 13-track
album, Sugar Rush, is experimental, edgy
in the simplest of ways, and nothing you
can ready yourself for. It’s the
musical equivalent of a drive through a
part of town you’ve never seen, and
just when you think you’ve got the
area figured out, you pass a sign
welcoming you to the nearby town with
restaurants of a different vibe, and even
the sky looks a bit different. But
don’t consider driving back now,
because you’re on a one-way and the
scenery stays intriguing."
October
2011: From Sugar Rush To Classics
Revisited!
01 October, 2011
Welcome to October:
A month, definitely, of two halves: Half
One is all about The Humans, the new
'Sugar Rush' album and the 'Sugar Rush'
UK tour. Half Two is so crammed full of
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem'... so many
classic songs, iconic Melissa Caplan
outfits and quintessential Toyah
moments... that it's difficult to move in
there... in a good way!
The US 'Sugar Rush'
dates have been critically acclaimed,
with 4-star album reviews, and standing
ovations along the way, and the UK tour
is definitely not to be missed. Who can
put it better than Toyah? She tweeted
yesterday: "Sugar Rush
stormed the usa, can't wait for u 2 hear
it. Its like original toyah meets space
punk". How can anyone
resist that? The new material, which will
be heard live on the 'Sugar Rush' tour,
combines haunting soundscapes, edgy
experiments and sweet melodies. Please
click on the above promo flyers for full
details on how to see both tours.
Unfortunately The Humans' Glasgow date at
King Tuts has been postponed by the
promoters, but there are still six
English/Welsh 'Sugar Rush' concerts to go
to.
Sugar Rush:
CD/Download Ordering Details
01 October, 2011
'Sugar
Rush', the second album by The Humans, is
released on Sunday 2nd October in the UK,
Europe and Rest of the World (basically
everywhere except US/Canada where it's
already available).
The album will be available as a
download, via iTunes
(this includes bonus Digital Artwork
Booklet), Amazon, Play
etc. The UK CD release can be purchased
from Burning
Shed,
and will also be available at each date
of the 'Sugar Rush' UK tour (as will the
t-shirt).
'Sugar Rush' is already available on CD
and download for those of you in the
US/Canada. Download via iTunes or
Amazon.
Buy the CD at The Omega
Order
(click below) or Amazon.
View
more comprehensive details on the
release(s), including info on the album's
bonus material and much more, at Toyah's
Official Facebook here.
Details of how UK fans can buy t-shirts
online will be announced soon, so no need
to buy on import unless you really want
to :)
You Tubing
With The Humans in NYC #3
01 October, 2011
More great footage from The
Humans' recent NYC gig: Watch/listen to
them perform 'This Reasoning', 'Fragment
Pool' and 'Sea of Size'.
Progsheet:
The Humans NY: Concert Review
01 October, 2011
Another
excellent review of The Humans NY
concert.
One of my "bucket list" artists
I've been hoping to see in my lifetime
was Toyah Willcox. This show was my
opportunity, as she made her first ever
live show in NYC with the band the
Humans. She and they did not disappoint.
Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong round out the
Humans, and they were joined by live
guest Human Igor for this show. Before I
go further, great to see Tony Geballe
nearby enjoying the show! Sugar Rush, the
title track of their 2nd album, opened
the set. Wong and Rieflin played dense
layers of interlocking figures on their
basses as Igor triggered buzzes, clicks,
and beeps while adding patterns on
guitar. Willcox added the technicolor to
these dark textures - her voice soaring,
flying, swooping passionately...
• Read the full review, and see some
great photos of the gig, at the
'Progsheet' website, here.
Punk Globe
Magazine: Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
01 October, 2011
Toyah's 'Brave New World'
image is included on the cover of the
October 2011 online issue of 'Punk Globe'
magazine. Inside is Jimi LaLumia's great
new article on Toyah. Click below left to
visit 'Punk Globe' and right to read
Jimi's article "Toyah!: 30
Years & Counting".
Visit Jimi's Facebook here.
Toast
Magazine: What's On: The Humans
01 October, 2011
Any
band that garners comparisons to the
White Stripes mixing it up with Lou Reed
and Kate Bush immediately grabs our
attention, especially when they can count
post-punk survivor (and Teletubbies
narrator) Toyah Willcox among their
number. Curious folk will be able to see
if these musical comparisons are accurate
when the band arrive at Corp this month.
•
In Cumbria: 2,500 set to
attend Cumbria Pride festival in
Carlisle: The colourful festival, to
celebrate the area’s lesbian, gay
and bisexual (LGB) community, will take
place tomorrow. The free event at the
Swallow Hilltop Hotel will see 1980s star
Toyah Willcox take to the stage. View the
full report here.
•
Not quite amazing quality but there's
already footage of Toyah's Isle of Man
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' set at
'You Tube'. View 'Thunder In The
Mountains, here,
and 'It's A Mystery', here.
• View a great collection of Toyah
live at Manchester Pride photos here.
(Thanks to Michael O'Brien)
• Elbo.WS:
Music News: The Humans Release
"Sugar Rush". View here.
• 'Vintage TV' is
starting to show footage they recorded at
this year's Rewind Festival at Henley.
The first programme airs next Friday, 7th
October, at 7.45pm. It focuses on Hue
& Cry.
• Steve Steinman reminisces about
The Devil Queen, and Toyah, in a new
interview with 'The Enquirer'. View here.
Chris
Limb's 'I Was A Teenage Toyah Fan' looks
likely to be published this week.
• Visit 'I Was
A Teenage Toyah Fan' at Facebook for lots
of new content, including great new
photos of the book's author, Chris Limb,
with Toyah. (Photo © Dean Stockings)
Starring Toyah Willcox,
Brümilda Van Rensburg & Robin Craig
You!
Give! Me! Fire!! This
month 29 years ago Toyah entered the UK
charts with their 12th single, 'Be Proud
Be Loud (Be Heard), the song that became
Toyah's personal motto, closing numerous
fanclub letters, web missives and blogs
over the years.
'Be
Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)' was written by
Toyah and Joel Bogen, as was the b-side
'Laughing With The Fools'. Neither were
available on any CD album until the
release of 'Proud, Loud & Heard: The
Best Of Toyah' in 1998, the hits
compilation that took inspiration, and
its title, from the buoyantly brilliant
'Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)'.
WE'RE
THE LORDS OF THE JUNGLE...
The
iconic Quadrophenia finally
receives a Blu-ray release next month. It
will be available to buy from 14th
November. The artwork to the left is
"subject to change".
• Two new
articles on Derek Jarman's The
Tempest have been published this
week:
The front and back
covers of Shoestring Series 1
DVD. The good news is that the four disc
set will feature the uncut episodes. BBC
DVD/2Entertain have said: "We
are releasing the uncut episodes of
Series 1. There has been a very small
audio edit made, but this has been done
without disturbing any footage."
Toyah stars in episode nine, 'Find The
Lady', of the first series. This long
awaited DVD release is available from
Monday 17th October.
• Another
great review of the new 'Sugar Rush' CD,
this one from American magazine 'In
Tune'. 8th October 2011 issue. (Thanks to
the Official Toyah Facebook)
