A great new radio interview with Toyah, recorded at Saturday’s ‘Blackpool Pride’ by Chorley FM, is available to listen to via toyah.net.
Toyah talks playing Pride, not wearing a headdress for fear of it being blown away in the gales, acting, The Changeling and The Changeling Resurrection tour, future plans and more.
The interview aired on Mark Jackson-Duxbury’s show last night on ‘Chorley FM’ and will be repeated again on his show on Wednesday (at Midnight).
• Listen to the full interview here. (Thanks to Mark Jackson-Duxbury and David Howard)
Return later today to view FTE‘s Melissa Mailer-Yates interview feature. It’s a great read, with Melissa talking art, her career, Toyah and a lot more! This is also the final Toyah-related feature from me but a great one to finish with… View info on The Changeling prints.
• View FTE‘s other recent features: The Changeling Resurrection Review; Stevie Bray: The Original Toyah Drummer Interview; Toyah: Thru A Photographer’s Eye.
30 years ago this week ‘The Changeling’, arguably Toyah’s finest album, was released. It entered the UK album charts, at number six, on 19th June 1982 and stayed on the chart till September. Here’s Falling To Earth‘s *wishful thinking* 30th birthday pressie…
• Toyah’s set list at Blackpool Pride: Echo Beach, Thunder In The Mountains, It’s A Mystery, Rebel Yell, I Want To Be Free, I Love Rock’n Roll (Thanks to Glyn Whelan)
• Boyband ReConnected tweeted a photo yesterday, “backstage with Toyah”, from Blackpool. View a larger version here. (Thanks to birthday boy Andrew York – Happy Birthday Andrew!)
• Toyah also tweeted a photo of herself and Hazel Dean: “hazel dean and I are getting the party started …….tee hee“. View the photo.
• Toyah tweeted a number of other messages about being in Blackpool, and playing Blackpool Pride, over the last couple of days, including: “Blackpool pride was joyous! Rain finally stopped“. View them all at Toyah’s Twitter.
Toyah will be performing at the Tremayne Hall in Mylor later this month as part of the Mylor Sessions.
Toyah will be play a selection of songs from her Platinum-selling albums Anthem and The Changeling which celebrates its 13th anniversary this year, among many other tracks. This is a unique chance to hear Toyah’s well-known hits alongside cherry-picked songs and dark quirky anthems – many of which have not been heard live since her early tours from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Saturday, June 23 show starts at 8pm with doors from 7pm.
Photos of Toyah onstage yesterday at ‘Blackpool Pride 2012’, at the North Pier Theatre. View larger versions of each at Dreamscape’s Gallery. (Thanks to Glyn Whelan)
Coming Soon! An interview with Melissa Mailer-Yates. Discussing art, her career and Toyah!
• Toyah plays Blackpool Pride today, with a live PA at the North Pier Theatre at the North Pier Promenade. Visit the Blackpool Pride website.
• According to Touch FM Toyah will be attending the Evesham River Festival 2012, taking place 6th – 8th July: Look out for famous faces from stage and TV including Prunella Scales, Timothy West, David Suchet and Toyah Willcox.
• Behind The Lens: There’s a short article on Dean Stockings at the f20-12 website. The forthcoming f20-12 exhibition takes place between 26th June and 12th July at Strand Gallery, London. View further info here.
• f20-12 also features photos of Toyah from the opening night of last year’s ‘More Guys Hanging’ exhibition by GPN. View here.
Jubilee is showing tonight at the Rio Cinema in Dalston, London.
The midnight movie lives on in Dalston!
SAT 9 Jun • Late Night | JUBILEE (18) 11.30pm
(UK 1977) dir. Derek Jarman. 100m. Jenny Runacre, Toyah Willcox, Adam Ant, Orlando, Ian Charleson, Richard O’Brien.
Celebrate the 2012 Jubilee with Derek Jarman’s safety-pin and barbed-wire vision of a 1977 London in ruins (all burning prams and castrated policemen) which combines a meditation on English mysticism guided by a time-travelling Queen Elizabeth I and a wild ‘n’ crazy tale of the rampages of a gang of personality punk psychos. Soundtrack contributions come from Adam and the Ants , Wayne County and the Electric Chairs , Chelsea, Siouxie and the Banshees, the Slits and Brian Eno. Rule Britannia!
An update on ‘The Changeling’ prints by Melissa Mailer-Yates.
Melissa has revealed that these will be a limited edition run: There will be just 312 prints made available, marking the 30th anniversary of ‘The Changeling’ in 2012. More info on the prints here.
A great page at Hall For Cornwall for Toyah’s upcoming gig at Mylor Sessions.
Toyah has been touring for the past year to rave reviews. This hotly-anticipated concert tour sees Toyah perform a selection of material from her first three albums and a concentration of songs from her Platinum-selling albums Anthem and The Changelling which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year. This is a unique chance hear Toyah’s well-known hits alongside cherry-picked songs and dark quirky anthems – many of which have not been heard live since her early tours from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Toyah is included in the ‘Here and Now’ advert for the forthcoming Glasgow Green concert.
Here And Now brings the best of the ’80s artists together for a night of nostalgia, hit after hit at Glasgow Green.
From the first Here And Now in 2001 the shows have become a runaway success and have been attended by over one million people worldwide. The Here and Now tour is stopping off at Glasgow Green this summer. Enjoy music from Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Toyah, The Real Thing, Curiosity Killed The Cat and T’Pau at Glasgow Green on Saturday 21st July 2012. Don’t miss the perfect opportunity to let your hair down and enjoy a blast from the ’80s.
NB: There is no confirmation at the Official Gigs page that Toyah will play this date.
Screen caps from last weekend’s Saturday Cookbook. Click below for larger versions.
A news update from The Humans Official/Official Toyah today: A huge apology but due to circumstance out of our control, the work permits for The Humans live dates in July cannot be processed in time. Anyone holding tickets for these three shows can obtain a refund from the point of purchase or can use them to gain access to the Birmingham Ballroom on the 31st October to see the Toyah The Changeling Resurrection II. The rescheduled live dates for The Humans will be announced this autumn and are likely to take place in spring 2013 to coincide with the release of the band’s third album. Apologies for any inconvenience and we will bring you news fo the re-scheduled show ASAP.
A new feature: Toyah: Thru A Photographer’s Eye. Taking a look at a variety of recent, and excellent, live Toyah (and The Humans) photos from the unique perspective of photographer Paul Crutchley. (A huge thanks to Paul | All photos © PAC Photography)
The incredible The Changeling/Brave New World art by Melissa Mailer-Yates is now available to purchase by print: When asked by the artist for her favourite photograph from the 1980s Toyah chose the wonderful image from ‘The Changeling’. The resultant painting inspired by this awesome picture was displayed at the premiere of ‘The Power Of Three’ movie in London, November 2011. The production of a print was discussed, and Toyah chose the hospice which cared for her mother, St Richard Hospice, as a beneficiary from the sales.
This giclee print is the result of that discussion and is available in two sizes, 18″ x 18″ and 26″ x 26″. It is printed on a thick, heavyweight watercolour paper (190 gsm), with a textured matte surface giving it the look and feel of a stunning original work of art. Both inks and paper are archival quality. Each print is produced to order, and is individually signed by the artist. Postage and packing is included in the price, and will be dispatched as soon as it is ready.
Get those miniature Union flags at the ready, put on your Chinese made Union Jack HQT (High Quality Tat) and get down to the ICA to watch Jubilee… Oh wait, it’s not that sort of thing. It’s the 1978 film by Derek Jarman about time-travel and punk, set in 1970’s London, with Adam Ant, The Slits and Siouxsie And The Banshees making appearances and Brian Eno doing the score.
Toyah’s June blog is now available to read at toyahwillcox.com.
Casualty: Watch: Wednesday 13th June: 8.00am
Casualty: Watch +1: Wednesday 13th June: 9.00am
Comfort Zone. Ruth’s pregnancy fears are confirmed, Jeff takes an instant dislike to his new paramedic partner, while Zoe again abandons work. Toyah Willcox guest stars. With Georgia Taylor, Ben Turner, Tristan Gemmill, Michael French, Sunetra Sarker. (Series 24. Episode 6/49)
• After playing Mad in Jubilee in 1977 Derek Jarman wanted Toyah to play Joan of Arc in a new film he was planning to make. This isn’t just a rumour, Toyah talked about it when she guested at ‘Derek Jarman: A Celebration’ at The Tate in October 2001. Unfortunately Joan of Arc didn’t go past the planning stages but they worked together on The Tempest instead. View a larger version of our “Toyah of Arc” photo.
• Return to Falling To Earth soon for some screen caps from yesterday’s Saturday Cookbook.
• An interview with Phil Davis at the Mirror. This includes that iconic Quadrophenia photo!
• More new blog posts on Jubilee, from In The Dark, Film Fan and Random Ramblings, Thoughts and Fiction, The film is also showing this evening at 7pm at The Cube in Bristol.
• Toyah at BBC iPlayer: Hole In The Wall, with Toyah guesting, from November 2009, is available to watch online at iPlayer until Monday evening.
This morning’s Diamond Jubilee edition of Saturday Cookbook, with Toyah guesting, is now available to watch online at ITV Player. It will remain so for the next 30 days. I’m not completely sure but I think ‘ITV Player’ is only available to watch online by UK residents.
