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| Ministry
Of Sound: Anthems Alternative 80s
(3CD) |
30 November, 2011 |
|
 |
 'Ministry
Of Sound: Anthems Alternative 80s', the
new 3CD compilation, was released on
Monday. Toyah features on
the excellent compilation, with the 1981
classic 'I Want To Be Free' included on
disc two.
As well as CD, the album is also
available to download from iTunes and
other digital music stores.
The album also includes The Cure,
Strawberry Switchblade, Eurythmics, OMD,
The Jam, Blondie, XTC, David Bowie, The
Damned, Adam & The Ants, Kate Bush,
Culture Club, Kirsty MacColl, Martha
& The Muffins and many others.
• View more details on the CD
release at Play, here,
and the download, at iTunes, here.
(Thanks to Michael Cooney)
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| The
Changeling Resurrection 2012:
Opening Date |
30 November, 2011 |
|
|
 The
first of next year's 'The Changeling
Resurrection' dates has now been
announced by toyahwillcox.com and Toyah's
Official Facebook.
Toyah will play Concorde 2 in Brighton on
Saturday 14th April. Tickets are on sale here.
Visit the Official
Toyah Gigs
page to view more details on this date
and the, previously announced for 28th
April, Wolverhampton gig at Robin 2. |
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| SACFC:
Hi Ho Hi Ho it's Off To Clarence
Park We Go... |
29 November, 2011 |
|
|
 The
cast of this year’s St Albans
pantomime, including Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs with the Jester and the
Henchman, will be taking a break from
rehearsals with a visit to St Albans City
Football Club at Clarence Park on
Saturday 3rd December.
St Albans City will be hoping that the
Wicked Queen (aka Toyah Willcox)
won’t be using her spells against
the team, who are hoping to chalk up
another victory against Barwell FC in the
game, which kicks off at 3pm.
Children are invited to come along to the
game dressed in fancy dress with the
winner being presented with their prize
by Snow White and the Jester, otherwise
known as Mister Maker (Paul Gallagher) at
half time.
• Read the full article, at the 'St
Albans City FC' website, here. |
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| Toyah
on TV: Daybreak/This Morning |
29 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Toyah's
guest appearance on this Thursday's Daybreak
has now been confirmed. The programme
airs from 6 to 8.30am and Toyah, as with
last week's appearance, will probably
appear at various times throughout.
Toyah's Official website also report that
Toyah will guest on This Morning,
to discuss appearing in Snow White
& The Seven Dwarfs in St Albans,
on Friday 9th December.
The site also confirms more details on Toyah's
Vintage Christmas, "Toyah
introducing pop videos and clips and
telling stories", and the festive
return of Pop Quiz, with Toyah
as a guest.•
View all upcoming 'Toyah on TV &
Radio' here.
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| Rare
Toyah 1980/81 |
28 November, 2011 |
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| Toyah rarities from 1980 and
'81. A fantastic flyer which includes an
advert for Toyah's 6/6/80 gig on the
'Ieya Tour', at Unity Hall, Wakefield.
This was also the day 'The Blue Meaning'
was released. Click on the preview for
the full version. Plus a few photos of
Toyah in Europe from mid-'81. (Thanks to
Simon Cleasby for the flyer and Paul
Lomas for the photos)  
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| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
28 November, 2011 |
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|
• 'The Changeling
Resurrection 2012 Tour': Ticket, city and
venue details for the first date are to
be announced soon.
• Toyah has asked whoever can to
lend their support to her friend Owen
Reynolds. Visit his Facebook
support page.
• 'I Was A Teenage Toyah Fan': An
excellent review by Mick Mercer. Read here.
Mick reviewed numerous Toyah gigs and
albums in 'ZigZag', 'NME' and 'Record
Mirror' in the late 70s/early 80s.
• Toyah has been asked to guest
again on ITV1's Daybreak, this
coming Thursday.
• The Christmas lights in Harpenden
were switched on by Toyah and her Snow
White & The Seven Dwarfs
co-stars over the weekend. 'Heart'
reported on this here.•
'St Albans Review' also report on the
Christmas Lights Switch On: Singer and
actress Toyah Willcox, who plays the evil
queen in the show, said they had received
a great reception from people. She said:
“It’s been lovely today. People
love pantomime. With lives being so tough
at the moment, there’s something so
positive about pantomime.” View here.
• Toyah tweeted this afternoon:
"all packed and off to panto
land for 6 weeks, cant wait, will be an
absolute giggle", and "Its
Christmas time.........oh yes it is",
along with this photo.
• 'Remember The Eighties' will have
a new look early next year. View site
owner Richard's message, about the plans,
here.
• Toyah is on TV (and
radio) a lot over the next couple of
weeks. Both old and new programmes and
appearances. View the complete list here.
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| Toyah
on TV & Radio |
28 November, 2011 |
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|
Daybreak : ITV1 -
Thursday 1st December : 6.00am
Adrian Chiles and Kate Garraway are
joined by former Simply Red frontman Mick
Hucknall, who performs Happy This
Christmas. Actor Zac Efron also drops by
to talk about his new film New Year's
Eve, and Toyah Willcox has the latest I'm
A Celebrity gossip. Plus, news and
current affairs as well as health,
entertainment and lifestyle features.
Also airing on ITV1 +1The
Most Fertile Man In Ireland : Sky Movies
Indie - Thursday 1st December : 5.30pm
Satirical comedy with Kris Marshall,
Kathy Keira Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher,
James Nesbitt, Kenneth Cranham, Olivia
Nash, Pauline McLynn, Tara Lynne O'Neill,
Toyah Willcox, Harry Towb, Marc O'Shea
and Paddy McCarney. Also airing on Sky
Movies Indie HD.
Bargain Hunt Famous
Finds : Home - Friday 2nd December :
9.00am
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds : Home -
Saturday 3rd December : 0.00am
Toyah Willcox v Kiki Dee.
Singers Toyah Willcox and Kiki Dee search
for antiques at a fair in Farnham,
Surrey, with their finds being sold at
auction in Chiswick, London. Toyah is
joined by friend John Wain and Kiki is
accompanied by Jenny, one of her closest
friends. Also airing on Home +1.
Maigret & The
Hotel Majestic : ITV3 - Saturday 3rd
December : 6.25am
Maigret & The Hotel Majestic : ITV3
+1 - Saturday 3rd December : 7.25am
Crime series featuring Georges Simenon's
celebrated Parisian detective. Maigret is
called to the scene when a beautiful
woman is found dead in the basement of
the Hotel Majestic with a gun in her
handbag. The Chief Inspector's
investigations initially centre around
the staff at the hotel - until he
discovers that the woman's husband booked
a trip to Rome that he never made.
Starring: Michael Gambon, Geoffrey
Hutchings, Michael Shannon and Toyah
Willcox. Also airing on ITV3 HD.
The 100 Greatest
Christmas Moments : More4 - Saturday 3rd
December : 11.40am
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments :
More4 +1 - Saturday 3rd December :
12.40pm
Jimmy Carr reveals the greatest Christmas
moment of all time. From the moment when
George Bailey's guardian angel earns his
wings in It's a Wonderful Life to Dawn
and Tim's long-awaited kiss under the
mistletoe in The Office, this programme
counts down the 100 festive moments that
remain indelibly stuck in the nation's
memories.
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| Toyah's
Vintage Christmas |
25 November, 2011 |
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| Toyah's Vintage
Christmas airs on 'Vintage TV' on
Thursday 8th December at 9pm. The
programme has a running time of three
hours. There's no info yet of content but
this could be along the lines of Toyah's
music shows in the 90s for VH1: Toyah
introducing/chatting between (Christmas)
videos? 
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| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
25 November, 2011 |
|
|
 •
Andi's amazing 'IEYA' Toyah doll is now
complete (with the addition of replica
Toyah boots and bangles). This is a great
re-creation of Toyah's incredible image
from 1980. View the full version at
'flickr', here.
(Thanks to Andi).
• Yesterday was the 20th anniversary
of Freddie Mercury's death. 'Popbitch'
paid tribute in their own unique
way, with a rundown of "Queen Covers
- the good, the bad and the ugly".
View here.
• A weird-ish Toyah post at the
'Quite Interesting' forums: "It's
A Mystery - This song took Toyah to #4 in
Britain in 1981. It was to be another
sixteen years before Simon Cowell and BMG
records took a song featuring her vocals
to #1; it was this
..." I'm not a Teletubbies
expert but I'm fairly sure Toyah's voice
wasn't on the single they released.•
Snow White
@ The Alban Arena announcement:
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond
our control American actor Brody Hutzler
will no longer be playing the role of
Prince Charming in The Alban Arena’s
production of Snow White & The Seven
Dwarfs this Christmas. But never fear,
like all good heroes there’s another
Prince Charming ready to save the day!
David McGranaghan will be stepping in to
play Snow White's beau, no stranger to
the role David has just finished a stint
with the Royal Shakespeare Company and
looks set to take The Alban Arena by
storm!
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| The
Edinburgh Gig Archive |
25 November, 2011 |
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| The Edinburgh Gig Archive is
a fascinating resource: The place to
find out who played where and when in the
Scottish capital. Toyah is, of
course, included in the Archive, in the
"Odeon Cinema", "Edinburgh
Playhouse", "Tiffanys" and
"Record Shops" pages. Toyah
played Edinburgh a number of times over
the years, including twice at, the
legendary, Tiffanys in Stockbridge, on
'The Resurrection Tour' in April 1979 and
the second date of the 'Ieya Tour' in May
1980. 
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| Pop
Quiz: Back For Christmas 2011 |
23 November, 2011 |
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|
 This
is exciting news for all of us who loved Pop
Quiz back in the 80s. Mike Read has
filmed a new special with Toyah, Jay
Aston and Nick Heyward for 'Vintage TV'.
A TRULY CHRISTMASSY QUIZ
It doesn't get more exciting than this:
punk princess Toyah Willcox, R&B soul
star Geno Washington and 80s teenage pop
idol Paul Young versus Bucks Fizz's Jay
Aston, Haircut 100's Nick Heyward and
Slade's Dave Hill. Mike Read's Pop Quiz
has been revived and revamped for this
Vintage TV Christmas Special, and what a
shoot it was! Tension, laughter and true
grit as the teams fought it out to become
Christmas Champions. Stay tuned to find
out who won and try your own luck at
those tricky questions... |
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| Express:
Bereft Toyah Willcox's Gift To
Sick Friend |
23 November, 2011 |
|
|
 The
saying goes that it’s better to give
than receive and that certainly seems to
be the case for big-hearted singer Toyah
Willcox this year.
The 53-year-old, who is married to
guitarist and record producer Robert
Fripp, lost her mother Barbara to cancer
earlier this year and has donated her
entire Christmas shopping fund to pay for
a friend’s treatment for the
disease. “I always
spend about £2,000 on Robert at
Christmas,” she explains at a
recording of Mike Read’s Pop Quiz
for Vintage TV. “This will be my
first Christmas without my mum, who I
lost to cancer in September, and I’m
not looking forward to it at all.
“I’ve donated all my Christmas
money to a friend who needs to buy his
cancer medication from America. Robert
has done the same. They’re
life-saving drugs and we’ve done
this in my mother’s name. So
we’re just going to have a normal
day.”
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| Dreamscape
News Archive: October 2011 |
23 November, 2011 |
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| Dreamscape's Toyah news for
October 2011 has now been consigned to
our News Archive (aka "the
past"): Cumbria Pride, 'Punk Globe'
magazine, 'Sugar Rush', The Humans on
tour, National Trust Walking Festival, Shoestring
Series 1 DVD, Toyah on TV, rare 1979 live
photos, The Power Of Three, Tales
Of The Unexpected, 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' tour, 'Company'
magazine, Quadrophenia Blu-ray,
'Put The Needle On The Record', rare 1980
& 1982 photos, 'I Was A Teenage Toyah
Fan', Be Proud @29, 'Four More From
Toyah' @30, Hits & Surprises in
Scotland, Celebrity Antiques Road
Trip, numerous press articles... and
more... 
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| Four
More From Toyah @ 30: The
Complete Lyrics |
22 November, 2011 |
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| The final 'Four More From
Toyah' Anniversary update: It's The
Complete Lyrics... 
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| Four
More From Toyah @ 30: Toyah Doll |
22 November, 2011 |
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|
The 'Four More From
Toyah/Good Morning Universe' Toyah doll.
Another great way of marking the EP's big
30th. Please click below to view the full
version. All of the recent Toyah dolls
photos have been added to the Art+
Gallery.
(A massive thanks to Andi Westhorpe for
this)
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| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
22 November, 2011 |
|
|
 •
The 'I Was A Teenage Toyah Fan' Facebook
now has an Archive of Toyah photos from
1983. Visit the Facebook page, here.
• Lulu.com are offering 25% off any
order until 28 November 2011 in a
promotion called Cyber Week. A good
reason to buy 'I Was A Teenage Toyah
Fan'. More info here.
• 'Get Ready To Rock' have another
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' review.
The penultimate gig at The Assembly,
Leamington Spa. View here.
• Minna, of 'The Toyah Willcox
Interview Archive', has been creating and
uploading more great "audio &
slides" to the Toyah Fan Videos
channel at 'You Tube': Recently it's been
'Love Is The Law' live and The Humans:
Including Dreamscape, I Explode, Broken
Diamonds, Icarus and Put A Woman On The
Moon. Visit the channel, here. |
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| Four
More From Toyah @ 30: Toyah Doll? |
22 November, 2011 |
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| 'Four More From Toyah'... 30
years... Would anyone like to see a
FMFT/GMU Toyah doll? 
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| Toyah
on 'Daybreak': ITV Player |
22 November, 2011 |
|
|
| This morning's Daybreak,
with Toyah guesting at various times
throughout, is available to watch online
at 'ITV Player' if you are in the UK.
View here. 
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| Four
More From Toyah @ 30: Good
Morning Universe |
22 November, 2011 |
|
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| I'm crashing cymbals, in
outer space... This week is the 30th
Anniversary of the release of Toyah's
second 1981 EP, the mighty 'Four More
From Toyah'. Click below for the
songwords to the lead song, 'Good Morning
Universe'. Photographs © Gered
Mankowitz,1981. (Thanks to Paul Lomas) 
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| Toyah
on 'Daybreak': Screen Caps |
22 November, 2011 |
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| Screen caps of Toyah
guesting on this morning's Daybreak
on ITV1. She discussed the latest series
of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of
Here! and, later, news stories in
today's newspapers. Toyah also said she
would appear on Celebrity Big Brother
if asked: "I say yes to
everything" she said. Click on
the caps for larger versions. 
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| Melissa
Mailer-Yates Talks Brave New
World |
22 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Brave
New World by Melissa
Mailer-Yates
This is one of the pieces for the
Creative Face exhibition due in Las Vegas
in 2012.
Toyah chose this image as her most
favourite to show her at her best from
the heady days of the 80s. It is based on
the album cover shot for ‘The
Changeling’, and comprises of
acrylic and collage work of the original
cover for Aldous Huxley’s
‘Brave New World’, and the many
layers on the canvas are enhanced by
crackling and subcutaneous layers to lift
the surface.
This had its first public outing at the
Everyman Cinema in Hampstead, London on
10th November 2011 at the London Premiere
of Toyah’s new film ‘The Power
of Three’.
I have always found Toyah to be an
inspiring subject to paint, and a
wonderful person too.
(A percentage of print sales will be
donated to the charity which supported
Toyah’s mother.)•
View Melissa Mailer-Yates page/portfolio,
at 'RedBubble', here.
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| Quadrophenia
on ITV1 Tonight! |
20 November, 2011 |
|
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| Monkey's back! The legendary
Quadrophenia airs tonight on
ITV1 at 10.45pm (not Scotland), the first
time it has shown on a main terrestrial
channel for a long time... A
Way Of Life. 
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| Four
More From Toyah @ 30: Stand Proud |
20 November, 2011 |
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| Released 30 years ago
tomorrow, the amazing 'Four More From
Toyah' EP. Here is the extra flexi song
'Stand Proud'. Click below to view the
songwords. Photographs © Gered Mankowitz
(1981) 
NB:
Despite listening to this song hundreds
of times over the last 30 years I
struggled with a couple of the lines:
"Love is a maze...?" and
"Love is a test of you...?" Not
sure if these are accurate.
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| Vintage
TV Toyah @ Rewind: Advert Screen
Caps |
20 November, 2011 |
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| 'Vintage TV' are currently
running an advert for their Toyah @
Rewind programme, airing this Friday
evening and including an all new
interview with Toyah, by Mike Read, at
'Rewind 2011'. Here's a few screen caps
from the ad. Please click on them for
larger versions. 
Vintage TV
at Rewind 2011: Vintage TV - Friday 25th
November : 7.45pm
Vintage TV at Rewind 2011: Toyah.
Catch up with goings-on at 2011's Rewind
Festival, celebrating all things 80s.
Mike Read chats to one of Britain's
iconic household names, punk princess
Toyah Willcox, about her 30+ years in
music.
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| Get
Ready To Rock: FSF-A Islington
Review |
20 November, 2011 |
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|
 TOYAH,
O2 Islington Academy, London
5 November 2011: Review by Bob
Singleton
The first time I saw Toyah was on 31st
January 1980 at St Andrew's Hall in
Norwich when she was promoting the
imminent release of her first album
'Sheep Farming in Barnet' (a 6 song EP of
the same name had been released some five
months earlier).
Tonight, on her 'Sheep Farming to
Anthems: Classics Revisited Live' tour,
it would be interesting to see which
version of the diminutive Brummie would
turn up... Toyah the singer or Toyah the
actress and TV personality?
• Read the full review, at the 'Get
Ready To Rock' website, here.
(Thanks to Claire Prestidge) |
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| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
19 November, 2011 |
|
|
 •
As mentioned last month, Toyah is
interviewed in the latest issue (No. 5,
25th November - 17th December 2011) of
'Vive Le Rock!' magazine. Also included
are The Damned, Motorhead, The Cure, Adam
Ant, Girlschool, The Selector, Gary Numan
and many others. More info about 'Vive Le
Rock!' here.
• Toyah has "contributed a
memory about being a fan of Doctor
Who" to the new 'Creating A Doctor
Who Book For Charity'. View Toyah's
page here,
and further info on the project, here.
• View an interesting article on
Toyah's new film The Power Of Three,
at 'Do Your Own Pr', here.
The film is currently on limited release
with a DVD to follow in 2012.
• More fantastic Toyah memorabilia
at 'flickr': Posters, books, make-up,
Christmas cards, photos and polaroids.
View here. |
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| Four
More From Toyah @ 30: Urban
Tribesmen |
18 November, 2011 |
|
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| Suffer not you've done
nothing wrong... Celebrating the
30th Anniversary of the release of 'Four
More From Toyah', The songwords to 'Urban
Tribesmen'. Click below to view a larger
version. View 'In The Fairground' here,
and 'The Furious Futures' here.
Photographs © Gered Mankowitz (1981) 
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| Toyah
Dolls: The Complete Collection |
18 November, 2011 |
|
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| Those fantastic Toyah dolls
are proving very popular, and rightly so.
View the complete collection, and more,
at 'flickr' by clicking below. 
|
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| Monster
Munchies: Screen Captures |
17 November, 2011 |
|
|
| The edition of Monster
Munchies with Toyah aired last night
and earlier today on Good Food. Here are
some screen caps from the programme, with
Toyah looking great. Please click on
these for larger versions. (Thanks to the
ever helpful Paul Lomas for letting me
know this was airing) 
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| Mature
Times: Celebrities Feature On
Honour Wall |
17 November, 2011 |
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|
 Celebrities
feature on The Stroke Association’s
Honour Wall
Some of the UK’s most prolific
celebrities have purchased their special
bricks on The Stroke Association’s
latest fundraising initiative, the
virtual ‘Honour Wall’, to help
raise funds for the UK’s first Life
After Stroke Centre.
Queen of 80s pop, Toyah Willcox joined
TV’s Adrian Chiles and film icon,
Honor Blackman to buy and dedicate their
bricks on the wall. Toyah said:
“I’m really delighted to be
able dedicate a brick to my father. Well
done to The Stroke Association for
supporting stroke survivors and their
families right when they need it. I hope
more people support this fantastic
Centre.”
• Read the full article, at the
'Mature Times' website, here. |
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| Logan
5: Sci-Fi Futuristic Pop! |
17 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Are any Toyah fans
aware of, or fans of, Logan 5?
Logan 5, aka as my wonderful longtime
friend, the creative genius, Giddy Gavin,
is a fantastic musician.
'The Future That Never Arrived' is Logan
5's recently released 6-track album. View
further info on this here.
There is also a great selection of Logan
5 songs at Souncloud. Visit that page here.
If Toyah is looking for someone new to
collaborate with then she need look no
further than Logan 5... I'd love to hear
what they could create together. |
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| The
Blue Meaning: Illuminated
Movements |
16 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Or
am I alone, as always is... It is
11,485 days, precisely, since this album
was released. It hasn't aged...
'Ieya', 'Mummies', 'Blue Meanings',
'Vision', 'Insects', 'She'. All
incredible songs. The utterly amazing
'Love Me'. There isn't a poor track to be
heard. "All killer, no filler!"
Then there's the weird and wonderful
'Spaced Walking'. Earlier this year Toyah told
Dreamscape
about the recording process of the song:
"Steve James, Keith Hale, Gem Howard
and I were messing around in the Marquee
Studio at about 2am and Gem ordered a
large cylinder of helium gas because he
thought it would be fun. So Gem and I
were in the vocal booth with Steve and
Keith in the mixing studio and we were
just messing about. It was improvised,
Keith was on keyboards, I remember Gem
having a spanner to open and close the
gas valve every time I needed to fill me
lungs." (A great response. Thanks to
Stephen Bennett for submitting the
question about 'Spaced Walking')
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| Dreamscape
News Archive: 2000 - 2012 |
16 November, 2011 |
|
|
| Just a little
bit of history repeating...
Check out Dreamscape's vast Toyah News
Archive! 
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| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
16 November, 2011 |
|
|
 •
Dreamscape mentioned these paintings back
in June 2008 but it seems fitting to do
so again now. Melissa Mailer-Yates, who
has created the great 'Brave New World'
art, also painted Toyah in 2008. Those
paintings, or at least prints of them(?),
are for sale at Melissa's website. Visit here,
and view more of Melissa's art, at
'RedBubble', here.
(Thanks to Paul Robertson)
• St Albans & Harpenden
Review: St Albans Christmas
lights switch on this weekend: Panto
stars from Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs will bring in the festive season
in St Albans this weekend. The Christmas
market and lights switch on will take
place on Sunday, November 20. Toyah
Willcox, and the cast of Alban Arena
pantomime Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs, will join the Mayor of St Albans
in St Peters Street, turning on the
lights at 5.30pm. View here.
• Third Sector:
Star Supporters: The singer Toyah Willcox
is among the celebrities to have
purchased a virtual brick for the Stroke
Association's Honour Wall, which will
help raise funds for a care centre for
stroke victims. Anyone who buys one of
the bricks will be able to dedicate it to
a loved one. View here.
• The Guardian: New
Music: Ice Choir - Two Rings: The whole
thing is anchored by Feldman's soft,
precise vocal, which somehow touches on
all the key synth-pop vocalists, from
Simon Le Bon to George Michael by way of
Toyah Willcox. View here.•
What's On St Albans: Snow
White: This Christmas, don’t miss
our magical, fun-packed, family
pantomime. With comedy, singing, dancing,
audience participation, stunning sets and
dazzling costumes, this year’s Alban
Arena pantomime promises to be our
biggest and best panto ever! View here.
Booking info and ticket details here.
(Oh yes they are!!)
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| Four
More From Toyah @ 30: In The
Fairground |
15 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Hello,
can anyone hear me up there..? Later
this month sees the 30th Anniversary of
the release of Toyah's other
1981 EP, the ridiculously underrated
'Four More From Toyah'. Four (five) great
songs and amazing visuals to round off
Toyah's magnificent 1981.
The four-song EP was released in late
November 1981 and entered the UK singles
chart on 28th November, eventually
peaking at number 14 in December and
stayed on the chart until the end of
January 1982. As with the previous
single, 'Thunder In The Mountains', all
the songs on the EP were new releases and
didn't appear on any album until years
later.
The first 100,000 pressings of 'Four More
From Toyah' also came with a free
flexidisc, containing a fifth exclusive
track, 'Stand Proud'.
To mark the 30th Anniversary Dreamscape
is bringing you the songwords/lyrics to
all five tracks. Click below to view a
larger version of 'In The Fairground',
and view 'The Furious Futures' here.
Photographs © Gered Mankowitz (1981)
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| Brave
New World by Melissa Mailer-Yates
#2 |
15 November, 2011 |
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| More images of Melissa
Mailer-Yates' incredible Toyah painting.
(Thanks to Paul Robertson) 
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| I
Was A Teenage Toyah Fan: "A
Must Read!" |
15 November, 2011 |
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| A pet isn't just for
Christmas and 'I Was A Teenage Toyah Fan'
isn't just for Toyah fans. There's been a
great response to the new book from
everyone who has already bought and read
Chris Limb's fascinating memoir. It's
available now from lulu.com.
The perfect Christmas pressie :) 
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| Andi
Fraggs: Sending Best Wishes |
15 November, 2011 |
|
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| Get well soon! Visit Andi's
official website by clicking on the photo
of Andi and the Toyah band. 
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| Toyah
on TV & Radio |
15 November, 2011 |
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|
Quadrophenia : ITV1
- Sunday 20th November: 10.45pm
The Who wrote and produced this energetic
story of a young man disillusioned with
his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels
excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy
Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring:
Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox,
Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and
Ray Winstone. Also airing on ITV1 HD and
ITV1 +1.
Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee :
Comedy Central Extra - Wed 23rd November
: 3.05am
Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee : Comedy
Central Extra - Sun 27th November :
3.50am
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.
TV Scrabble : Challenge - Monday
21st November : 4.40am
TV Scrabble : Challenge +1 - Monday 21st
November : 5.40am
With celebrity guests Toyah Willcox and
Rick Wakeman.
Vintage TV at Rewind 2011:
Vintage TV - Friday 25th November :
7.45pm
Vintage TV at Rewind 2011: Toyah.
Catch up with goings-on at 2011's Rewind
Festival, celebrating all things 80s.
Mike Read chats to one of Britain's
iconic household names, punk princess
Toyah Willcox, about her 30+ years in
music. |
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| Brave
New World by Melissa Mailer-Yates |
15 November, 2011 |
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| Melissa Mailer-Yates with
her wonderful 'Brave New World' painting
at last week's The Power Of Three
premiere in London. (Thanks to Giddy
Gavin, Paul Lomas & Lärwi) 
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| Dreamscape's
'FSF-A': Section Updated |
14 November, 2011 |
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|
 A fourth news page
has now been added to our 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' section. This
latest addition brings together all of
the 'FSF-A' related news from the past
couple of months leading up to the end of
the tour..
The section is now a comprehensive
resource of information on the Toyah
event of the year. A complete history of
the 2011 UK Tour, with four News pages,
huge Gallery and a Review of the concert
at London's Leicester Square Theatre in
June (courtesy of Lärwi).
The News pages include build-up info,
related interviews and articles, photos,
fan art, reviews and much, much more.
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| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
14 November, 2011 |
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|
 •
Toyah is in Dublin today, guesting on The
Daily Show on RTÉ. The programme
airs on the channel weekdays at 4.50pm: Over
the past 18 years Toyah Willcox's has had
13 top 40 singles. She has written two
books and appeared in over twenty stage
plays and made 10 feature films. She
joins us in studio today to talk about
her amazing career to date. This may
be available at the RTÉ Player
soon.• Audio Pro
International: Roland hits the road with
Toyah: Roland Systems Group (RSG) is
currently on the road with 80s pop star
Toyah Willcox, with an M-300 digital
mixing console and S-1608 stage unit
specified for the tour. View here.
• View fantastic Toyah memorabilia,
at 'flickr', here
• Toyah is namechecked today in a
bizarre 'HecklerSpray.com' article on
Liam Gallagher's recent comments about
Adam Ant. View here.
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| The
Changeling/Warrior Rock |
13 November, 2011 |
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| We're castaways, on our
way to mysterious worlds... This
week we have been mostly listening to...
'The Changeling' and 'Warrior Rock': Two
exceptional albums. (Thanks to Andi)  
View our massive
25th Anniversary feature on 'The
Changeling' here.
View 'The Changeling' songwords at our
Complete Lyrics page, here.
View dozens of 'Brave New World/The
Changeling' related photos at our 1982
Gallery, here.
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| Toyah
Dolls: The Changeling
Tour/Warrior Rock |
13 November, 2011 |
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| The Changeling Tour/Warrior
Rock Toyah doll. View the full version at
'flickr', here. 
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| Toyah
Dolls: Brave New World |
12 November, 2011 |
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| An amazing tribute to
Toyah's greatest image. Indeed, the
'Brave New World/The Changeling' imagery
is probably the most incredible
"look" any pop star of any
music era has ever given their fans. View
larger versions of these, and other
fantastic Toyah dolls, at 'flickr', here.  
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| Toyah
Dolls: Be Proud Be Loud (Be
Heard) |
12 November, 2011 |
|
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| A flawless tribute to
Toyah's other amazing 1982 image. View
the full version at 'flickr', here. 
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| Toyah
on TV: Vintage TV at Rewind 2011 |
12 November, 2011 |
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|
 Later this month
'Vintage TV' are finally airing more of
their footage filmed at this year's
'Rewind Festival' at Henley, with a
15-minute Toyah special.
Vintage TV at Rewind 2011:
Vintage TV
Friday 25th November : 7.45pm
Vintage TV at Rewind 2011: Toyah.
Catch up with goings-on at 2011's Rewind
Festival, celebrating all things 80s.
Mike Read chats to one of Britain's
iconic household names, punk princess
Toyah Willcox, about her 30+ years in
music. |
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Photos |
11 November, 2011 |
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| More photos from the final
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' gig in
Islington. View larger versions by
clicking on each. All of these and more
have been added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks to Martin Saint and Lärwi)   
  
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| Toyah
on TV: Quadrophenia on ITV1 |
11 November, 2011 |
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|
 The
iconic Quadrophenia airs on ITV1
later this month, the first time it has
been shown on the main terrestrial
channel for many years.Quadrophenia
: ITV1 - Sun 20th November: 10.45pm
The Who wrote and produced this energetic
story of a young man disillusioned with
his life in 1960s London. Phil Daniels
excels as the alienated anti-hero Jimmy
Cooper. Director: Franc Roddam. Starring:
Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Toyah Willcox,
Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, and
Ray Winstone. Also airing on ITV1 HD and
ITV1 +1.
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| The
Power Of Three: London Premiere
Photo |
11 November, 2011 |
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| Mark Ulrich, Toyah and Mark
Evans at last night's The Power Of
Three premiere at the Everyman
Theatre. This has also been added to the 2010 -
Gallery. (Thanks to Mark Evans for this
fab photo) 
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| More
Than 30 Years In The TARDIS |
10 November, 2011 |
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|
  The
Doctor Who television
documentary Toyah participated in, filmed
and aired in 1993, is finally to be
released on DVD.
2|entertain are planning a DVD set titled
'The Legacy Box' for release in 2012. The
set will feature the incomplete 1979 Tom
Baker story Shada, the
documentary More Than 30 Years In The
TARDIS and a variety of extras.
30 Years In The TARDIS
originally aired on the BBC as part of
the 30th anniversary celebration of Doctor
Who.
When an extended version was released on
BBC Video in 1994, it was retitled More
Than Thirty Years In The TARDIS.
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| The
Power Of Three: Premiere Tonight |
10 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Toyah, along with her movie
co-stars, is attending the Official
Premiere of The Power Of Three
this evening.
The event is taking place at the Everyman
Theatre, London. |
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| Four
More Of Toyah!!! |
10 November, 2011 |
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|
| Four very rare, and amazing,
early live Toyah photos have recently
surfaced online at 'Wild Blanket'. View
the full versions by clicking below.
(Thanks to Andi) 
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| Backstage
Tales: BBC Radio Four |
10 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Backstage
Tales : BBC Radio Four
Friday 9th December : 11- 11.30am
Midge Ure reveals the bizarre
world of musicians on tour
He spills the beans on ‘the
rider’, tour catering, tricky
artists and overprotective managers and
the most eye-watering examples of rock
'n' roll excess, and frugality,
backstage. Getting a rock tour on the
road is a massive undertaking,
particularly if the star has a large
entourage. Just feeding the crew is a
military operation.
Having spent nearly 30 years on the road,
Midge is perfectly placed to reveal the
reality of musicians on tour. Fascinated
by this bizarre backstage world, Midge
goes on a mission to track down music
promoters, tour managers, caterers,
roadies, record company employees and the
stars themselves to gather together the
most intriguing and amusing backstage
tales.
The programme also hears from Jason
Donovan, Boy George, Kim Wilde, Toyah
Willcox and Martin Kemp.
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| The
Guardian: Franc Roddam |
10 November, 2011 |
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|
 Franc
Roddam: from parkas to the perfect
souffle
What did director Franc Roddam do after
Quadrophenia? He moved to LA, tried to
woo Robert Redford – and ended up
making MasterChef.
'You go to Hollywood," says Franc
Roddam, "and the better you are at
mediocrity, the better you'll get on. I
tried to make personal films, which was a
mistake." The director of
Quadrophenia is explaining why he hasn't
made a film in 20 years. After the huge
success of his 1979 debut, the screen
version of the Who's rock opera, Roddam
headed to California with dreams of
joining the gang.
• Read the full interview at 'The
Guardian' website, here. |
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| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
10 November, 2011 |
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|
 •
There's a great new(ish) photo of Toyah
at the Debi Allen Associates talent
agency website. View here.
• According to 'Queenworld.com'
Toyah is guesting at the Freddie Mercury
Tribute show on November 25th at the
Clapham Grand Theatre: Then our very
own, fabulous SAS band, featuring Spike
Edney, Jason Falloon, Steve Stroud and
John Marter, will rock your night away!
They will be joined by special guests
Kerry Ellis, Tony Vincent, Toyah, Chris
Thompson, Madeline Bell, Patti Russo and
our own excellent RockChicks, Susie and
Zoe! View here.
• 'It's A Mystery' was played on The
Steve Wright Show on BBC Radio 2
this afternoon, resulting in a plethora
of tweets!
• Company Magazine's Toyah
"Brit Icons" promo image.
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Incredible Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
|
|
| More of Damon's incredible
'FSF-A' o2 Academy Islington, London
photos, from the final gig of the nine
month spanning tour. Click on each to
view larger versions. All of these and
more have been added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks again to Damon King)    
  
   
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Great Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
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| The 'From Sheep Farming...'
Tour has certainly made 2011 a memorable
year for Toyah and fans.   
  
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: More
Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
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| More photos. Please click on
each photo for a larger version. (Thanks
again to Damon)   
  
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| From
Sheep Farming...Islington: Photos |
09 November, 2011 |
|
|
| Fantastic photos of Toyah
from last Saturday's final 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' concert at the o2
Academy Islington, London. Click on each
to view larger versions. All of these and
more have been added to our FSF-A
Gallery.
(Huge thank you to Damon King for his
photos and generosity)   
  
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| FSF-A...
Islington: Toyah, Fans &
Support Acts |
09 November, 2011 |
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| Photos from last Saturday:
1. Toyah and Damon King; 2. Toyah (yep
;)); 3. Toyah and Asher Meekins; 4. Damon
and Joe Black (who supported Toyah); 5.
Damon and Andi Fraggs (who also supported
Toyah); 6. Damon and Manuel Seuwin. All
of these and more have been added to our FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks to Damon and Shaun & Asher
Meekins for these great photos)   
  
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| Vintage
TV: Toyah Christmas Special |
09 November, 2011 |
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|
 Toyah tweeted
yesterday that she was filming a 'Vintage
TV' Toyah Christmas Special...
"Fun & mayhem filming
vintage tv toyah christmas special in
john lewis oxford st" and
"Currently sitting in a window
display at john lewis oxford street
filming toyah's vintage xmas".
Ho ho ho, something to add to the
Christmas TV viewing list, along with Doctor
Who and Absolutely Fabulous
:) |
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| I
Was A Teenage Toyah Fan:
Toyah.Org Updated |
07 November, 2011 |
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|
 I
Was A Teenage Toyah Fan/Toyah.Org has
been updated with a great new look and
extra content.
On the 'Connections' page there's now a
rare audio interview with Toyah: Toyah
interview 1987: Shortly
after I started running Toyah's fan club
I recorded an interview with her. This
was not printed in the fan club magazine
- it was used as part of my "audio
portfolio" for my attempts at
getting a job in radio. In it she talks
candidly about Cabaret, Three Men on
Horse and Desire.
• Visit Toyah.Org here,
the 'I Was A Teenage Toyah Fan' Facebook,
here,
and buy the book at 'lulu.com', here. |
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| Scotsman:
My Life In Style |
07 November, 2011 |
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|
 A
new interview with Toyah, published in
today's 'Scotsman'.
My life in style: Toyah Willcox,
singer, songwriter and actor
What’s the last piece of clothing
you bought?
A Monsoon Fusion label embroidered and
beaded dress.
Best ever bargain?
You will always find me in TK Maxx in
every city I visit. No one else sells the
clothes that are made for someone as
small as me. I find Nicole Farhi denim
jackets for £30, Armani day dresses for
£40 – all child-size.•
Read the full article at the 'Scotsman'
website, here.
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| From
Sheep Farming...: Islington:
Gallery Update |
07 November, 2011 |
|
|
| Coming Soon: A bumper update
to the, already bulging at the seams,
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' Tour
Gallery, with many great new photos from
Saturday's final date at the o2 Academy
Islington. Photos courtesy of the
fanschmabulous Damon King. 
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| Monster
Munchies on 'Good Food' |
07 November, 2011 |
|
|
 The
new series of Monster Munchies
begins tonight on Good Food at 9pm and a
new episode airs each night this week.
Toyah will be guesting in this series
though I'm not sure when her episode
airs.
Monster Munchies : Good Food
Monday 7th November : 9.00pm
Balti. Matt Dawson travels the
UK enjoying more gobsmacking supersized
snacks. In Birmingham, two local teams
take on the titanic challenge of
supersizing a balti! |
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| 21st
Century Supersister: New Single
Released Today |
06 November, 2011 |
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|
 Today
sees the release of Toyah's new single,
'21st Century Supersister'. It is now
available to download from iTunes.
This is Toyah's 25th UK single release
(that total includes the recently
released 'Fallen').
The song was recorded especially for
inclusion in the film The Power Of
Three, in which Toyah also stars.
The digital-only single will also be
available from Play.com, Amazon MP3,
7digital and other digital vendors either
on 6 November or shortly thereafter.
• View more information on the
forthcoming premiere screenings of The
Power Of Three at Toyah's Official
News page, here. |
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| From
Sheep Farming To Anthem:
Islington |
06 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Toyah
played to a full house last (Bonfire)
night at the o2 Academy Islington,
London. This was the final of the 23
dates of the 30th anniversary 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' UK Tour.
Last night's set list was: Good Morning
Universe, War Boys, Bird in Flight, Echo
Beach, Thunder In The Mountains, It's A
Mystery, Neon Womb, Race Through Space,
Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel in You),
Danced, Jungles of Jupiter, I Want To Be
Free, We Are, Demolition Men, These Boots
Are Made For Walkin', Ieya, Obsolete.
Toyah tweeted last night: "London
was magnificent! A triumphant end to a
really wonderful tour! Thank u".
View Toyah performing 'Jungles of
Jupiter' at the o2 Academy here.
(Thanks to Paul Lomas) |
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| Official
Toyah: November 2011 Blog |
06 November, 2011 |
|
|
| Toyah’s November 2011
Blog has been added to The Official Toyah
website. Click below to read. 
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| Official
Toyah: The Changeling
Resurrection |
06 November, 2011 |
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|
TOYAH
ANNOUNCES “THE CHANGELING
RESURRECTION” LIVE SHOW FOR 2012
Toyah will perform a handful of special
live dates in Spring 2012 which celebrate
the 30th anniversary of "The
Changeling" & "Warrior
Rock".
THE CHANGELING, often sited as the
beginning of goth, was produced by
legendary record producer Steve
Lillywhite. Its accompanying tour of 1982
produced the live album WARRIOR ROCK
which has been critically acclaimed as
one of the best of all live albums
because of its powerful sound.
• Read the full news post at Toyah's
Official website, here. |
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| Punk
Globe: Live! From NYC!.. |
06 November, 2011 |
|
|
 All
these NY Ballrooms that start with
"H"... The Highline Ballroom
played host to The Humans ,a band fronted
by 80's U.K. icon Toyah, and this was,
amazingly, her first ever U.S.
performance, 30 years after her chart run
in the UK and Europe began. The Humans
enjoyed a raptureous response, several
standing ovations and an encore, and I
enjoyed a brief chat with Toyah before
the show (I intercepted her on her way to
the ladies room), and was thrilled to see
that she is bursting with energy and
fervor about what she does.
• Read the full mini article at
'Punk Globe' here.
(Thanks to Jimi LaLumia) |
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| From
Sheep Farming To Anthem: Final
Date |
05 November, 2011 |
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|
| It's time to say farewell to
'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' this Guy
Fawkes Day. Toyah plays the final date of
the year-long UK tour at the o2 Academy
Islington, London this evening and it's
sure to be a blistering performance for
Bonfire Night. 
Visit Dreamscape's
FSF-A section here |
View our FSF-A gallery here |
Visit The Official FSF-A section here |
Further info & ticket booking details
for all of the FSF-A tour dates available
here.
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| From
Sheep Farming...
Manchester/Leamington: Photos |
05 November, 2011 |
|
|
| Photos of Toyah's 'From
Sheep Farming To Anthem' gigs at the
Assembly, Leamington Spa (1-9) and
Manchester Academy (10-12). These and
more have been added to Dreamscape's FSF-A
Gallery.
(Thanks to Ray Sears (1-5), Angus Turner
(6-9) and Stephen & Ian (10-12) for
the photos)    
   
   
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| The
Changeling Resurrection 2012 |
04 November, 2011 |
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| Along the shores...
and in towns and cities... 'The
Changeling' is my favourite album, it's a
ruddy masterpiece and probably Toyah's
greatest music era... Roll on the
Resurrection... 
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| |
| Belfast
Telegraph: Woman: Toyah Interview |
04 November, 2011 |
|
|
 A
great new interview with Toyah, published
today by the 'Belfast Telegraph'.Why
Toyah has now got a new spring in her
step
Singer Toyah Willcox literally bounces
with energy as she buzzes around her
kitchen preparing a cake for the
‘boys' in her band.
Liberal helpings of oats, grapefruit
juice and cream cheese are ladled into a
bowl while she simultaneously talks
non-stop about her punishing touring
schedule, learning to walk again,
marriage and fame.
“Slow down!?” she says, visibly
bristling at the very suggestion that
aged 53 she might be considering
slackening her pace, and suddenly she
beats the cake mixture frighteningly
hard.
Willcox explains: “My work is my
life and I'm getting an enormous buzz out
of playing to young people who hero
worship the Eighties era.
“As a result, I often have audiences
of around 40,000. It's extraordinary and
wonderful and I want to enjoy it as long
as my voice holds out.”
• Read the full interview at the
'Belfast Telegraph' website, here.
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| |
| The
Changeling Resurrection 2012 |
04 November, 2011 |
|
|
| The doors blow open...
Coming in 2012! (with a date already
confirmed in Wolverhampton) 
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| |
| Sugar
Rush: 'mxdwm.com' Review |
04 November, 2011 |
|
|
 More
human than Human
Comprised of singer Toyah Willcox and
bass players Bill Rieflin and Chris Wong,
The Humans are a surprising group who
combine waves of acid jazz, Massive
Attack-like grooves and the occasional
burst of ’80s pop and early
’90s industrial. It adds up to a
mixed bag of tricks on their second album
Sugar Rush, but still one worth a listen.
The album opens with “Titanium
Girl” via a disjointed vocal
“wah wah” effect before the
ethereal voice of Willcox dances above
it. Then it is slammed with a driving
bassline and deep, guttural guitar
pulses. After that, “Love in a
Different Way” is a quiet, strummed
track with a slightly ’80s feel
thanks to the breathy vocals and synth.
The same retro feeling is found in
“Small Town Psychopath,” which
mixes pure jazz club with a overdrawn
beginning, as well as in “Sweet
Agitation.” It seems with The
Humans, the more subdued the song, the
more it sounds like it would have been
played in a late ’80s film.
• Read the full review at
'mxdwm.com' here. |
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| Company:
BRIT Icons... The Countdown
Begins! |
02 November, 2011 |
|
|
 As
part of our build-up to the BRIT Awards
2012, we’re counting down our top
ten BRIT icons every month - and
we’ll also be showing you how to get
their amazing beauty looks with Rimmel
London.
Every month from now until February,
Company Magazine will reveal our top ten
finalists, who we believe changed the
face of music forever - and accompany
this with a page by Rimmel London showing
you how to recreate the enviable style of
our top ten BRIT icons.
We start the countdown in this
month’s October issue with the
uber-stylish Victoria Beckham. Her part
in the Spice Girls helped change the
direction of British pop music forever,
and she has now reinvented herself as a
credible style icon. Make sure you bag
yourself the latest issue of Company
magazine every month as we share the
secrets to getting our BRIT Icon's
stylish beauty looks - and then watch the
videos to find out how to get the look.
So far we have the uber-stylish Victoria
Beckham and we've just uploaded the 'get
the loook' video tutorial for the unique
and trendsetting Toyah Willcox.
• View the 'Women Who Rock' feature here |
View the 'Get The Look' video here. |
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| I
Was A Teenage Toyah Fan:
Available Now |
02 November, 2011 |
|
|
 Good
news everyone!
'I Was A Teenage Toyah Fan' is now
available to buy from lulu.com
for £9.99 + p&p. The
book is a "pocket" format
paperback - 10.8cm wide × 17.5cm tall.
For comparison that is a standard small
paperback. Colour front and back covers,
black and white printing within (mainly
text, some photos). It has 144 pages and
is just over 30,000 words long.
To make the most of the P&P you might
want to order more than one book at a
time - other lulu titles you might be
interested in are:
"Toyah
1980-1981":
by Mick Mercer
"Neon 80s":
by Huw Collingbourne
The title isn't yet available on Amazon
but will be in a few weeks.
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| Perthshire
Advertiser: No Mystery... |
01 November, 2011 |
|
|
 No
mystery behind Toyah’s successful
gig in Kinross
Bundle of energy Toyah Willcox showed her
true colours at Kinross. The punk-pop
legend put in a tremendous turn at the
Green Hotel where she played as part of
her 30th anniversary From Sheep Farming
To Anthem tour.
She took to the stage with a full,
four-piece band, plus a backing singer at
the trim venue, which boasts an
incredible collection of rock and pop
memorabilia.
Sporting an original outfit that had been
preserved from her ‘Eighties heyday,
the star rolled back the years with a
performance that was full of vigour and
no lack of style.
With an incredible, eye-catching wig atop
her bonce, Ms Willcox made for a
colourful attraction as she launched into
her classic hits Thunder In The
Mountains, It’s A Mystery and I Want
To Be Free.
• Read the full article at the
'Perthshire Advertiser' website, here. |
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| The
Changeling: 1982 - 2012: 30th
Anniversary |
01 November, 2011 |
|
|
| Wow! What a difference a
tweet makes! I must confess... I was,
after 12 years, going to retire this
website at the end of the year but
Toyah's tweet
today: "Fantastic things
happening for 2012! Its The Changeling's
30th anniversary so guess what's gonna
happen!" has sort of
"changed" that plan.  
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| Apollo
Memories: Toyah @ Glasgow Apollo |
01 November, 2011 |
|
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| Just last week Toyah
mentioned the Glasgow Apollo: "One
of the best glasgow gigs since the days
of the apollo!". Toyah played
the legendary venue, which was demolished
in 1987, three times: 'Anthem Tour', 30th
May 1981; 'Good Morning Universe Tour',
19th December 1981; 'The Changeling
Tour', 8th July 1982. Visit Toyah's page
at 'Apollo Memories' here. 
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| Rock
Generation: 'FSF-A' Southampton
Review |
01 November, 2011 |
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 Toyah:
The Brook, Southampton
Review by Ross FerroneToyah
Willcox-singer, actress, TV personality.
Just for tonight though it will be
singer. Southampton’s Brook is
playing host tonight as we take a trip
down memory lane with the 30th
Anniversary Tour, rather aptly named
“from sheep farming to Anthem”.
Toyah is in fine form and good voice from
the off tonight. Earlier she was signing
autographs & smiling for camera shots
but its the songs we’re here for.
She opens with ‘Good Morning
Universe’ to great applause then
takes a trip through the back
catalogue...
• Read the full review at the 'Rock
Generation' website, here.
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| From
Sheep Farming... Manchester: More
Photos |
01 November, 2011 |
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| It's November!
More 'FSF-A' Manchester Academy photos.
Click on each for larger versions. These
have also been added to our gigantic FSF-A
Gallery
page. The penultimate 'From
Sheep Farming To Anthem' gig is this
coming Thursday at The Assembly,
Leamington Spa. Tickets here.
(Thanks to Michael O'Brien for the great
Toyah photos)    
   
   
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