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somewhere in the distance : archived Toyah news for the
month of May 2005
| May
27, 2005: 'Lancaster Today'
- Lust Of The Mohicans |
The
'Lancaster Today', local
newspaper for the Morecambe and
Lancaster area, has
featured/reviewed the 'Wasted'
Festival in their 'Seven Days'
section: The
cover of 'Seven Days' pictures a
couple of snogging punks:
"Lust of the mohicans",
while inside Toyah is pictured
under the headline: "Punk
bands all day and all of the
night at Wasted 2005".
The
article says of Toyah:
"Despite the rather
unsympathetic weather, thousands
of music fans poured into
Morecambe at the weekend for the
Wasted 2005 punk festival.
A
number of big names including The
Stranglers, The Undertones and
Toyah joined an eclectic line-up
of over 150 bands to entertain
the enthusiastic crowds...
Saturday
afternoon's highlight for me was
Goldblade whose frontman, the TV
pundit and journalist, John Robb,
put on a characteristically
energetic show.
Following
what was apparently her debut
spoken-word performance at The
Platform, Toyah put on an
enjoyable show in The Market
Arena to a large and appreciative
crowd, to the surprise of a
number of cynics - myself
included.
Many
thanks to John Shepherd for this.
|
| May
26, 2005: Toyah on yesterday's
'Loose Women' |
Toyah
guested on yesterday afternoon's Loose
Women on ITV1 here in the UK.
The appearance was to talk about
her, now well publicised,
facelift. There
was a slight air of (friendly)
animosity from the regular Loose
Women, most saying they
wouldn't have cosmetic surgery.
But Toyah already had to deal
with similar when she guested on
BBC Radio 4's Midweek in
March of this year.
Toyah
argued her points well, though,
and came across as intelligent
and knowledgable about the
subject she was discussing.
She
mentioned that since her surgery
she hasn't felt threatened while
walking alone at night. That she
did have her facelift because it
would help her in her career, but
also because she hated how she
looked in the mirror.
She
also talked about why she
"came out". She kept a
diary, started emailing it to
people, and eventually thought:
"Wait a minute, there's a
revolution going on here. So I
just took it to a publisher and
got it published"
Kaye
Adams asked: "Isn't there
the potential downside, that
people , instead of thinking
'Toyah looks great' will think
first 'Toyah's had a facelift!'.
Toyah
replied: "I don't care, I
just don't care. My life's about
me, I live in this island, no one
else does. I'm not bothered about
it, I've had far worse things
said about me for 30 years."
Toyah
also mentioned the negative
article the 'News Of The World'
magazine SUNDAY ran a few months
ago, 'From Beauty to Beast':
"I just thought, 'That is
exactly why I've had the
facelift!'.
Kaye
Adams: "The other argument
is, is that you are buying into
it, you're making yourself
vulnerable because you're saying
'Yes, I am being judged by the
way I look"
Toyah
replied: "I'm not buying
into anything. The only thing
that frightens me about ageing is
ill-health and boredom... All I'm
buying into is longevity and a
healthy future!"
Jane
McDonald said she admired Toyah
for "admitting" she has
had a facelift on TV.
Kaye
Adams: "You've been great at
articulating your point of view,
and it's a very valid point of
view!"
|
| May
26, 2005: Official Toyah website
/ More gigs announced |
The
Official Toyah website has been
updated (as well as an e-news
extra emailed out to subscribers,
and a mail out promo for the new
'Safari Singles Collection 1' CD)
with a new Toyah Live 05
section, with some great
graphics. The
Gallery has also been updated
with a collection of pictures
from Saturday's 'Wasted'
appearance.
The
Ayrshire gig, at Culzean Castle,
has now been confirmed. This will
be part of the NTS 'Live On The
Lawn' day, and is a 20 minute set
with the house band used for the
'Here & Now' concerts.
The
Official site has also announced
four further Toyah
gigs/appearances, one for 05, and
three for early 2006. With the
possibility of more to come.
Toyah - Live 2005
Saturday 2nd July :
Hastings - Beer festival (full
band)
Friday 12th August :
Ayrshire - NTS Live On The Lawn
(H&N band)
Sunday 20th August :
South Shields - Cookson Festival
(H&N band)
Friday 16th September :
Wolverhampton - The Robin (full
band)
Saturday 15th October :
Skegness - Butlins (full
band)
Saturday 19th November :
Bognor - Butlins (full
band)
Saturday 3rd December :
Minehead - Butlins (PA)
Toyah - Live 2006
Saturday 25th February :
Bognor - Butlins (full band)
Sunday 26th February :
Skegness - Butlins (full band)
Friday 17th March :
Minehead - Butlins (full band)
A
number of the above dates are
subject to change.
They
also reveal that Toyah's one
woman show An Audience with
Toyah will also premiere in
September. Further details on the
Offical website very soon.
|
| May
26, 2005: 'Morecambe Today' -
Wasted reports |
| Morcambe Today -
Punks star in Toyah story The
'Wasted' Punk Festival, various
venues, Morecambe - As has been
highlighted elsewhere in this
paper, Wasted's somewhat eclectic
line-up attracted a noticeably
wider range of gig-goer than has
been seen in the resort in
previous years, writes Jon
Carter.
Alongside
many of the usual suspects were
several newcomers to the festival
including big names of the punk
era such as The Stranglers, The
Undertones and Toyah.
Each
of the four venues had distinct
flavours and the event organisers
are to be congratulated on their
almost perfect balance of acts
over the weekend. For the first
time I rarely had to decide where
I wanted to be at any given time
and clashes between bands I
wanted to see only happened
occasionally.
Thursday
evening saw me taking it fairly
easy in The Platform where a
frankly odd set by Ed Tudorpole
was a personal highlight of the
festival.
My
Friday night was spent mainly in
The Carleton, with just a brief
wander to The Dome for The Dead
Pets, to indulge in a psychobilly
extravaganza including blistering
sets by Coffin Nails, Demented
Are Go and The Hyperjax, who for
those who missed them will be
appearing at Lancaster's
Yorkshire House this Saturday
(May 28).
Elsewhere
Sham 69 played to what I'm told
was a packed Dome as 80s
'hardcore' giants The Exploited
followed Charlie Harper's UK Subs
onto the stage in the Market
Arena.
Outfit
Saturday
afternoon's highlight for many
were journalist, TV pundit and
all-round bighead John Robb's
irrepressible Goldblade, who at
one time were joined onstage by
kiddie punk outfit Outlaws who
recently performed on Blue
Peter.
Following
what can only be described as an
unusual spoken-word appearance at
The Platform by Toyah Willcox,
the actress/singer put on a
surprisingly slick and
well-received show in the Market
Arena to an impressive and
generally impressed crowd.
Angelic
Upstarts gave their best but I
soon lost interest and I found
myself enjoying the poetic
delights of Atilla The
Stockbroker back over at The
Platform before venturing back
into the main Arena to check out
The Undertones.
The
Stranglers, who since Hugh
Cornwell left some years ago,
have struggled to creep out of
the shadow of their former selves
but with a recent critically
acclaimed album and an ever
confident live set have recreated
themselves admirably.
Morecambe
Today - They're punky, but I'm
not so perky
It's
the Monday after the four-day
Wasted Festival and I'm not a
pretty sight, writes Garth Hamer.
Lack
of sleep, a throbbing head and a
constant buzzing in the old ear
drums and I'm meant to try and
review it all.
The
re-scheduling of the festival to
May unfortunately brought some
wet weather and you had to feel
sorry for those camping out in
the elements.
Musically
the festival was a great success
with the acoustic stage in the
Platform introduced last year
providing a respite from the wall
of noise in other venues.
The
Platform witnessed punk bingo,
comedy, spoken word acts like
Toyah Willcox who read
'Jackanory' style, cowboy
tomfoolery and acoustic sets from
the likes of Chumbawamba and TV
Smith.
Big
name bands like The Stranglers
delivered the goods, mixing old
favourites like Nuclear Device
and No More Heroes with the songs
from their excellent latest
release Norfolk Coast. I saw many
great bands like The Briefs, The
New York Relx and the Dead Pets
whose set included a live
marriage proposal. The girl said
yes.
If
I had to choose a highlight it
would have to be The Undertones,
whose set included the classics
Get Over You, My Perfect Cousin
and of course, Teenage Kicks.
|
| May
25, 2005: Hastings Beer Festival |
With one
successful festival appearance
only just fading into the
distance, many are now looking
ahead to Toyah's headlining spot
at the 'Hastings Beer Festival'
on Saturday 2nd July. Toyah,
as with the 'Wasted' gig last
Saturday, will be playing with a
full live band. The doors open at
6pm and there are 2 acts on
before Toyah - a local band and a
Madness tribute band.
Tickets
can be purchased for the entire
weekend, or if preferred day
tickets are available. A day
ticket costs £12 (plus £1.50
booking fee). The ticket
information centre in Hastings is
the only source for tickets -
their email is
hic@hastings.gov.uk and you can
buy tickets over the phone on
01424 781111.
Thanks
to Stuart (aka 74sjh) at the
Dreamscape Forum.
|
| May
25, 2005: 'Weekend' - You Only
Live Twice |
| Toyah was included in a
feature in 'Weekend' magazine,
free with the 'Daily Mail' last
Saturday (21st May), in an
article on the Have I Been
Here Before? series. The
two-page feature also included
Jenny Boyd and DJ Jono Coleman
among others.
"You
only live twice - Does
reincarnation exist? In a
new TV series, celebrities are
hypnotized and regressed to see
if they have lived before, while
a history detective
looks for factual evidence of
their stories. Here, three of the
stars describe the
experience."
Toyah
guests on Have I Been
Here Before? this
Friday, ITV1 @ 1.30pm.
|
| May
25, 2005: 'The Stage' - Starry
first Christmas for First Family
Entertainment |
| First Family
Entertainment, the pantomime
production company launched in
January by Clear Channel
Entertainment and the Ambassador
Theatre Group, has announced that
its inaugural season of shows
will feature stars including
Susan Hampshire, Kym Marsh,
Richard Wilson, Twiggy, Simon
Callow, Jonathan Wilkes and
Caprice. From
December, the joint venture -
formed by Howard Panter for ATG
and David Ian for CCE, with
producer Kevin Wood as chief
executive - will stage pantomimes
at eight venues across the UK.
Commenting
on the season launch, Panter,
managing director of ATG, said:
First Family Entertainment
is a brand new pioneering and
exciting partnership between CCE
and ATG, which will ensure that
each show offers the very best in
traditional, professional,
top-quality family entertainment.
We are delighted with our
inaugural line up of performers
and productions, with several of
the principal actors, including
Richard Wilson, Susan Hampshire,
Simon Callow, Jonathan Wilkes,
John Barrowman, Stephen Gately,
John Rhys-Davies and Caprice,
making their pantomime debut this
year.
Featuring
the traditional pantomimes Jack
and the Beanstalk, Cinderella,
Snow White, Aladdin and Mother
Goose performed at venues in
Brighton, Bromley, Glasgow,
Milton Keynes, Richmond, Stoke,
Wimbledon and Woking, the season
will also feature regular
pantomime performers Bobby Davro
and Christopher Biggins, as well
as singers Stephen Gately and
Toyah Willcox, and TV stars Patsy
Kensit, Simon Shepherd, Shaun
Williamson, Henry Luxemburg and
Eric Potts.
|
| May
24, 2005: Toyah On TV - 'Loose
Women' |
| Toyah will guest on Loose
Women tomorrow (Wednesday)
afternoon. Kaye
Adams, and a mix of other female
celebrities, on the topical talk
show that looks at issues from a
female perspective, blending
humour, debate and outspoken
opinion.
Loose
Women : ITV1 - Wednesday 25th May
: 2.00pm
|
| May
24, 2005: Celebrity Life Skills |
Toyah
was looking great, wearing her
bright red PVC catsuit (last
spotted at the Birmingham
Nightingales PA last June) on
this morning's Celebrity Life
Skills on Ch4. This
short programme was part of the
channel's 'Education' strand.
"Toyah
Willcox demonstrates how to
disable an attacker using basic
self defence with the aid of
various objects from the broom
cupboard..."
"Actress,
writer, and 80's pop icon Toyah
Willcox unleashes her
repertoire of self defence moves
on an unsuspecting array of broom
cupboard objects. For today's
reconstruction she will be using
a mop-head, a hat-stand, a
free-standing shelving unit, a
bag of dog biscuits, an
elephant's foot umbrella stand, a
standard lamp, and a space
hopper...."
This
was actually very funny. The
editing was clever, Toyah's
facial expressions and movements
quite comical. Very entertaining
(and informative:o)) and
providing scope for some very
cool screen captures.
Please
check back soon to Dreamscape's
CAPTURED section for a page of
caps from this.
|
| May
24, 2005: Toyah on forthcoming
'This is Not Retro' CD
compilation |
Toyah
will be included on a forthcoming
compilation CD, 'This Is Not
Retro', produced by the REMEMBER
THE EIGHTIES website and
available to buy online. No
details as yet of which Toyah
song it will be, or when the CD
is to be released.
"When
RememberTheEighties.com was set
up in 2002 I had no idea that it
would capture people's attention
and become this popular, which
put me into a difficult place...
to keep the site running and up
to date takes a huge amount of
work; there's the tracking down
of the stories; compiling and
sending the weekly newsletter;
the arranging interviews, doing
the interviews, typing them up
and getting them online; there's
the competitions to arrange and
put online; the sending of prizes
etc.
You
get the idea...
RememberTheEighties.com is a lot
of work and although it's work
I'm happy to do it does tend to
take time away from the other
things that I should be doing in
my life - I work for myself so
time is money and all that!
So
the question then arose about how
to make money from the site - not
fortunes, but enough to allow me
the time to keep it running?
I
knew that I didn't want to cover
the site with adverts and banners
and those irritating pop-ups and
I knew that I wanted the site to
be free to access, so I decided
to look into selling things...
first of all I thought of
t-shirts (they are designed and
they will be online very soon!)
and then I thought about music.
After
all this site is all about
reconnecting people with the
artists they loved in the
eighties, so why not do a
compilation of NEW material from
some of those artists and sell
that?
So
that's what I've done.
'This
Is Not Retro' is the name of the
label and the first compilation
will be available to buy online
very soon... I don't want to give
too much away just yet, but the
album will feature contemporary
tracks from around 20 of the
artists regularly featured on
this site!"
|
| May
23, 2005: Toyah on TV |
| Celebrity Life Skills
: Channel 4 - Tuesday 24th May :
9.20am Self
Defence. Celebrities explain how
to handle extraordinary
situations using everyday objects
found around the house and
office. Toyah Willcox
demonstrates how to disable an
attacker, with the aid of various
objects from the broom
cupboard.
Don't
forget that Toyah guests on Have
I Been Here Before? this
Friday afternoon on ITV1
"Phillip
Schofield presents a series in
which celebrity guests regress to
their past lives. Toyah Willcox
recalls a life of enforced
solitude in a church in
15th-century Holland, dying alone
and lamenting her wasted life.
Could Toyah's past life be a
reflection of her own fears about
her present one?"
Toyah
is also rumoured to be guesting
on Loose Women
sometime this week. The show is
on each weekday, 2 - 2.45pm.
ITV1. (Thanks to Waddy)
While
on the subject of daytime ITV1,
can I just mention that Maggie
Kirkpatrick (most famous for
playing Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson
on Prisoner: Cell Block H)
will be guesting on The Paul
O'Grady Show one evening this
week (ITV1 5pm). Paul is in for a
big surprise!! I'm giving it a
little plug because I maintain
Maggie's website too
[www.geocities.com/maggieksite].
|
| May
22, 2005: Dreamscape 'LIVE'
section |
Newly
added to Dreamscape's TOYAH Live
section.... a page dedicated to
yesterday's two appearances at
the 'Wasted' Punk Festival in
Morecambe. Toyah,
of course, played a SPOKEN WORD
set at The Platform, before a
FULL BAND set at The Market Arena
a couple of hours later.
The
Live section has slowly built up
to be an (hopefully) interesting
chronicle of Toyah's live
appearances and gigs since
Dreamscape first started in 2000.
As well as an overview page of
Toyah's live history.
The
new 'Wasted' page wouldn't have
been possible without the
fantastic Toyah pictures John
Shepherd took at yesterday's
festival, and the information
submitted by a couple of really
helpful Toyah fans.
Likewise,
every other page wouldn't be the
same without the photograph and
information contributions by
numerous people from dozens of
gigs from over the years.
Each
and every one is much
appreciated. It's good that so
many people have helped build up
a visual reference to Toyah's
live Noughties history!
2005
is shaping up to be an
interesting year for Toyah live
dates, with PA's at nighclubs,
full band sets at festivals,
including headlining at the
'Hastings Beer Festival' in July,
and a private appearance along
the way too.
Already
there has been four great shows
this year (Blackpool, Dublin and
two in Morecambe) with, at least,
another six to look forward to.
Please
click on the loooooong screenshot
to view the new 'Wasted' page, or
browse through any of the 15
sections included.
|
| May
21, 2005: 'Wasted' tit-bits!! |
Another
cool pic from this evening's
performance at the 'Wasted'
Festival in Morecambe (courtesey
of John Shepherd). Not sure
of it's just the picture, but the
colour of the outfit/tutu looks
more plum than black here!
With songs from 'Sheep Farming In
Barnet', 'The Blue Meaning',
'Anthem', and 'Love Is The Law'
tonight's set was a real
Safari-fest for fans who managed
to make it to Morecambe.
Toyah almost included 'Till
Victory' by Patti Smith in her
set.
The big surprise, in a set-list
of surprises, was the inclusion
of 'I Explode' in the 14 song
set. A song Toyah has played live
very rarely. Was it perhaps
played on some of the 'Rebel Run'
1983 tour dates?
Amazing to see 'Little Tears Of
Love' included. Definitely
Toyah's best song of the
Noughties, and one of the finest
of her 26 year long recording
career.
The final song was 'I Want To be
Free'. Toyah gave the audience
the choice between that or
Guns 'N Roses' 'Sweet Child O
Mine'.
Toyah said of 'I Want To Be
Free': "This is a clapometer
song. I want to hear you!"
I managed to hear two of the
songs; 'She Sells Sanctuary' and
'Ieya' - Both sounded excellent.
THANKS
again to John Shepherd for the
great Toyah pictures.
|
| May
21, 2005: Toyah's 'Wasted'
set-list |
Toyah's
'Wasted' set-list is freaking
fantastic! The
atmosphere is amazing too. I
heard a bit on the phone. 'Ieya'
sounded awesome!
Hello
I Love You - The Doors
Obsolete
Race Through Space
Neon Womb
Little Tears Of Love
Thunder In The Mountains
Jungles Of Jupiter
Our Movie
It's A Mystery
Danced
I Explode
She Sells Sanctuary -
The Cult
Ieya
I Want To Be Free
Toyah
is indeed wearing the short black
tutu that Robert mentioned
recently in his online diary.
Well
guessed Andi (elus!ve stranger @
the Forum) ;o)
Massive
THANKS to John Shepherd for the
picture
|
| May
21, 2005: Toyah's 'WASTED' Spoken
Word set |
Taken,
by John Shepherd, literally
minutes ago!! Toyah during her
Spoken Word performance at the
'Wasted' festival!! John
said: "The spoken word was a
bit bizarre. It was a
fable/story. I was not paying
attention, too busy taking
photos, though trust me to sit
where the microphone was right
infront of her face.
She
signed photographs and met fans
for about ten minutes afterwards,
very friendly to everyone. Mr Tin
Tin was playing body guard,
managed to say a quick
hello."
As
I type this Toyah should be
onstage for her music set...
Massive
THANKS to John for the picture
and information.
|
| May
21, 2005: 'Weekly News' - The
Truth About My Facelift |
Toyah
graces the cover of this week's
'Weekly News', with a centre-page
interview talking about her
facelift and the 'Diary Of A
Facelift' book. 'I just
couldn't look in the mirror any
more,' says Toyah.
The
interview focuses on topics
covered in numerous other
interviews over the past few
months, but Toyah does reveal
details about her next
"project".
"My
next project is a TV drama where
I play a 35-year-old.
"I'm
47! The irony is that when I was
35, I never got to play
35-year-olds. On TV then I was
being asked to play
45-year-olds."
The
'Weekly News' is on sale at
newsagents for the next few days.
Thanks
to Rhona Howard for this.
|
| May
20, 2005: 'Wasted' - Update |
| Toyah's SPOKEN WORD
set will take place at THE
PLATFORM: 4.25pm and is
scheduled to run for approx one
hour. Her MUSIC
set will be at The Market
Arena: 6.50pm. Not sure how
long the set will be but the next
band is scheduled onstage @
8.10pm.
To
everyone who is going - Have a
Toyahtastic time. Could someone
PLEASE take a few pics and a
mental note of the set-list? It
would be appreciated muchly!
Thanks
to John at the Dreamscape Forum
for the info.
|
| May
20, 2005: 'Morecambe Today' -
It's that time of year again |
Colour,
noise and outrageous hairstyles
will take over Morecambe once
more this week when the Wasted
Punk Festival comes to town. The
celebration of punk music and
culture runs from today, with a
pre-event party at the Carleton,
until Sunday.
Several
Morecambe venues will be used,
including the Dome, the Market
Arena and the Platform.
Artists appearing
will include The Stranglers, The
Undertones, Toyah Willcox and
returning by popular demand, Chas
and Dave.
A
weekend ticket costs £75 (£80
when bought during the festival)
and a single day ticket costs
£25 (£30 during the festival).
There are no Thursday only
tickets.
They
can be bought locally from
Morecambe Tourist Information
Centre, telephone 582808.
There
will also be an official 'Punk
City' festival camp site at the
Trimpell Club. Live bands will
also appear at the Trimpell on
both Friday and Sunday.
For
more details log on to
www.wastedfestivals.com
18th
May 2005
|
| May
20, 2005: Toyah on TV - 'Have I
Been Here Before?' |
| According to the 'Radio
Times' Toyah will guest on Have
I Been Here Before? a week
today, Friday 27th May. "Toyah
Willcox is regressed to reveal a
past life of solitude in
15th-century Holland."
Have
I Been Here Before? : ITV1 -
Friday 27th May : 1.30pm
|
| May
20, 2005: 'Megastar' - Elegantly
Wasted |
| Blimey! Grandad's got a
mohican! Two days
in and two to go for Britain's -
oh all right, the world's -
biggest festival for punks,
Morecambe, Lancs, of all places
(May 19-22).
Wasted
2005 is attracting fans old, new
and very old (even as old as the
band members, some of 'em) to the
seaside resort, as they attempt
to recreate the spirit of the
first punk explosion of 1977 and
beyond.
No
Clash, Buzzcocks or Sex Pistols,
sadly. But the premier league of
the movement is represented by
the likes of The Stranglers and
The Undertones.
Other
big names from the vintage
bondage trouser era include the
superb Angelic Upstarts, Sham 69,
999, The Rezillos, Chelsea, Toyah
(yes, the very same),
Penetration, Peter and the Test
Tube Babies and many others.
The
suddenly-hip Chas and Dave - we
reckon it's the Pete
Doherty/Libertines namecheck
factor that's done it - are also
penned in for a Sunday slot.
Punk's
Not Dead: it's just lost a bit of
hair, had a few grandchildren and
has got a retirement do coming
up.
by
Phil kemp
19th May 2005
|
| May
20, 2005: Toyah on Sky Movies |
The Most Fertile Man
In Ireland : Sky Movies 7 -
Saturday 21st May : 00.05am
The Most Fertile Man
In Ireland : Sky Movies 3 -
Friday 27th May : 00.50am
The Most Fertile Man
In Ireland : Sky Movies 7 -
Monday 30th May : 00.00am Bedded
by his town's good-time girl,
Eamonn quickly acquires a
reputation as a man who can make
babies.
While
both sides of Belfast struggle
with their sperm-counts, the
lucky man becomes the hot
property of both Catholics and
Protestants. Crown jewel
comedy.
Director:
Dudi Appleton. Starring: Kris
Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke,
Bronagh Gallagher, James Nesbitt,
Kenneth Cranham, Toyah Willcox
and Olivia Nash.
|
| May
20, 2005: 'This Is The Lake
District' - Punks prepare to get
Wasted |
| Morecambe's sea of
grey-haired grannies is about to
be brightened up by thousands of
rainbow-coloured coifs as the
country's punks prepare for
Wasted. The
seaside town will be taken over
by spiky hair and
circulation-stopping drainpipes
as the annual four-day punk
festival gets under way.
As
of last night (Thursday) The
Carleton, The Market Arena and
The Dome play host to some of the
biggest names in rebel rock
including The Stranglers, Sham
69, The Exploited and er... Chaz
and Dave.
Tonight
(Friday), Morecambe's Market
Arena springs into punk life as
veterans the UK Subs, Anti
Nowhere League and Drongs for
Europe hit the stage. Meanwhile,
a stone's throw away, Sham 69 and
the Pubcrawlers play at the Dome
and Combat Shock take over the
Carleton.
Saturday
is a star-studded day with The
Stranglers, Toyah and the
Undertones diving into action at
the Market Arena.
Sunday
sees punk favourites Wasted and
chirpy Cockney duo Chas n Dave
banging out some of their old
favourites at The Dome while TV
Smith and his band play at The
Market Arena.
Tickets
for Wasted are still available
from the Morecambe Tourist
Information Office. For details,
call 01524-582808.
by
Matt Donlan
Thursday 19th May 2005
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| May
20, 2005: Culzean Castle -
Tickets |
| Tickets for the Culzean
Castle gig, as well as a host of
other concerts, can be obtained
through the National Trust for
Scotland website or via the
dedicated booking line 0870
1181931. A £3 booking fee
applies. These went on sale on
16th May. The
concert with Toyah, taking place
on 12th August, also features Kim
Wilde,The Strangles, and T'Pau.
http://www.nts.org.uk/
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| May
18, 2005: Happy Birthday |
| MANY HAPPY RETURNS to
Toyah, who celebrates her 47th
birthday today. Have a great
day. Best
Wishes from Dreamscape and (I'm
sure) all visitors.
|
| May
18, 2005: 'It's Behind You' -
Snow White 2005/6 |
According
to the 'It's Behind You'
PANTOMIME DIARY for 2005/6, Toyah
will be appearing in Snow
White & The Seven Dwarfs
at the Milton Keynes Theatre this
Christmas. They say
the show will run from 9th Dec
'05 - 22nd Jan '06.
No
info on which role (Snow White?)
Toyah will play, other cast
members etc. as yet. Further
information will become available
in the coming months of 2005.
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| May
18, 2005: 'The Safari Records
Singles Collection' Volume 1 |
The
release of 'The Safari Records
Singles Collection' - Volume 1
has been delayed for a very short
time. The CD
will now be available on Monday
30th May.
Cherry
Records recently updated their
website, including info on Toyah
and this CD.
Originally
from Birmingham Toyah Wilcox was
a professional actress whose film
appearances included Jubilee and
Quadrophenia, when she suddenly
found parallel success as a
highly visual punk/pop singer.
She is now also a frequently seen
TV personality.
The
first in our 2 part series, this
release contains all the 'A' and
'B' sides from the first 6 Toyah
singles. They all reached the Top
10 of the INDIE SINGLES CHART,
and 'It's A Mystery' reached No 1
and was in the Indie Chart for 24
weeks. It also made No 4 in the
official chart.
As
if that wasnt enough for
starters, this brilliant release
also features several tracks that
have never been available on CD
before.
Victims
of the Riddle Part I / Victims Of
The Riddle Part II / Neon Womb /
Indecision / Waiting / Our Movie
/ Danced / Last Goodbye / Bird In
Flight / Tribal Look / Leya / The
Helium Song / Danced (Live) /
Ghosts (Live) / Neon Womb (Live)
/ It's a Mystery / Revelations /
Warboys / Angels and Demons.
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| May
18, 2005: 'Wasted' Festival |
| Toyah, of course, will
play two sets at the WASTED
Festival this Saturday.
Apparently her MUSIC set will
begin at approximately 6.50pm.
The Stranglers are the first band
to play and are scheduled to be
on at 12.30pm. The running order
for the Main Stage for Saturday
is: The
Stranglers
The Undertones
Angelic Upstarts
The Opressed
Toyah
The Subhumans
999
Goldblade
MDM
Stage Bottles
Los Fastidios
Unfortunately
there is little information, at
present, regarding Toyah's SPOKEN
WORD set.
Not
sure of ticket availability at
this late stage but a day ticket
costs £25. Tel: 02476
559992
Thanks
to Stuart and John at the
Dreamscape Forum.
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| May
18, 2005: Toyah to play @ Culzean
Castle, Ayrshire Scotland / Gigs
2005 |
| Tee up for a
bandtastic summer The
National Trust for Scotland team
up with Glastonbury producers to
launch a festival of outdoor pop,
rock, opera and jazz in some of
Scotland's most stunning castles.
[ClickPress,
Mon May 16 2005] The National
Trust for Scotland has teamed up
with Dick Tee, producer of the
main stage at Glastonbury, to
launch a mega-festival of outdoor
rock, pop, opera and jazz. The
legendary impresario, has been
lured north of the border by the
prospect of organising gigs at
some of Scotlands most
stunning castles.
Starting
on 29th July, Ocean Colour Scene
will kick of the series
surrounded by the magnificent
16th Century splendour of Crathes
Castle in Banchory,
Aberdeenshire. The following
night, Status Quo will rock all
over Crathes with their
brilliantly executed set of
head-banging classics. The focus
then turns to Edinburgh, with
three very different musical
treats. Newhailes, the 17th
Century masterpiece that features
in the Scottish Enlightenment,
plays host to Fun Lovin
Criminals on the 5th August, the
Rat Pack (Live from Las Vegas) on
6th August and Amici Forever with
the Scottish Opera Orchestra on
7th August. As if that
wasnt enough, the
spectacular Robert Adam designed
Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, will
host 80s legends The
Stranglers, Kim Wilde, TPau
and Toyah on 12th August. To
round off, chart toppers Girls
Aloud and Glasgows finest,
Darius will share the bill on
13th August.
Commenting
on the extravaganza, Ian Preece,
Head of Marketing at the National
Trust for Scotland said:
"The Trust is guardian of
some of Scotlands finest
houses, castles, gardens and
wildland. The history, stories,
significance and settings make
these properties ideal venues for
music of all kinds. We are keenly
aware that these properties acted
as a focal point for their local
communities and indeed the
nation. We are therefore ensuring
that this role continues through
an array of exciting events, not
least of which is the musical
feast that we describe as
Scotlands national
prom."
Tickets
for the gigs can be obtained from
today through the National Trust
for Scotland website
www.nts.org.uk or via the
dedicated booking line 0870
1181931. A £3 booking fee
applies.
Summing
up, Dick Tee said: "These
shows are massive and exemplify
the scale and scope of the
Trusts ambition to make its
properties accessible to as wide
an audience as possible. This has
been a major undertaking over
many months, lining up the
headline acts, and we are also
talking to some fantastic support
bands too. Its going to be
a hot summer in many ways."
[Source:
CLICK PRESS - Global News
Distribution - 16th May 2005]
Toyah - Live 2005
Saturday 21st May :
Morecambe - Wasted Festival (full
band)
Saturday 2nd July :
Hastings - Beer festival (full
band)
Friday 12th August :
Ayrshire - Culzean Castle (full
band?)
Friday 16th September :
Wolverhampton - The Robin (full
band)
Saturday 15th October :
Skegness - Butlins (full
band)
Saturday 19th November :
Bognor - Butlins (full
band)
Saturday 3rd December :
Minehead - Butlins (PA)
Toyah
has already made two live
appearances this year, with PA's
in Blackpool (Flamingo's) on 28th
March and Dublin (The George) on
9th April.
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| May
18, 2005: Newsy bits& pieces!
- Further 'Fifi'!/'The Mirror' -
Seven days with Sam Mann |
A couple
more great pictures taken at the
recent 'Fifi Awards'. TV
personality Toyah Willcox attends
the UK FiFi Awards at The
Dorchester on April 25, 2005 in
London, England. The awards
mirror the International FiFi
Awards in New York, recognizing
the best fragrances launches in
the previous year. As well as for
best new male and female
fragrances, awards are also given
for the best advertising
campaigns and packaging, with
monies raised to benefit the
Teenage Cancer Trust.
The
Mirror - Seven Days With Sam Mann
: ABOUT TOWN
As
extreme makeover shows take over
our screens showing people having
bits cut off, added on, pulled
and ironed out, the nation is
going nip and tuck mad. But our
favourite celebrities are the
biggest culprits when it comes to
denying having ever come into
contact with a scalpel, knife or
needle.
So
bumping into '80s pop idol Toyah
Willcox this week was a breath of
fresh air as she was more than
happy to tell me all about her
recent facelift. In fact, she's
so happy with the results that
she's written a book all about
it, A Diary Of A Facelift.
I
was chatting to the
fabulous-looking 46-year-old at
the glitzy Laurent Perrier Pink
Party, courtesy of the fabulous
bubbly firm. It took place at the
swanky Sanderson Hotel with
celebrity guests including
Patrick Kielty, David Seaman and
Will Young, who was chilling in
the garden area which was decked
out with beautiful candles.
Laydeez man David Walliams was
hanging out with TV presenter
Nick Knowles. Maybe he's given up
on girls. On second thoughts,
there's more chance of Elton
turning straight.
[Source:
The Mirror - 5th May 2005]
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| May
18, 2005: 'Andromeda Rising' -
Rebel Running! |
Pay a
visit to the 'Andromeda Rising'
website if you would like to hear
the singer's cover version of
Toyah's epic 1983 single 'Rebel
Run'. "2003
was a landmark year for AR.
Building on the years of
training, experience and
self-teaching, the 3-track demo
CD, NEON', was produced.
Containing two original works
('Fixated' & High
Life') and a rousing cover of the
Toyah classic 'Rebel Run', as
well as boasting a much more
professional sound, this release
has gained a substantial
following. The intention is that
this will be expanded to become a
full album ... an intention that
is soon to become a
reality."
Please
click on the screenshot to visit
the website.
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| May
18, 2005: 'I Want To Be Free' @
www.karaoke-me.com |
A Toyah
classic, 'I Want To Be Free',
from 1981 is currently featured
at the KARAOKE ME website. The
"singer" performing the
karaoke version of the song
leaves a little to be desired,
but it's interesting to see that
the song has proved very popular
with website visitors. It is one
of the most popular people have
picked to change the lyrics.
Thanks
to Andrew York. Please click on
the screenshot to visit the
website.
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| May
13, 2005: Toyah's Celebrity Home? |
Shouldn't
you be wearing an apron in front
of that Aga, Modom? ;o) These
AMAZING pictures of Toyah are, I
think, taken from the photo
session that was shot for
inclusion in the, now closed,
'Celebrity Homes' magazine.
Toyah
was due to be included in the
September/October 2004 issue and
dozens of pictures were taken for
the feature.
Judging
by these it would have been a
great article, and much more
interesting than your common or
garden 'OK!' or boring old
'Hello!' pieces!
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| May
13, 2005: 'Have I Been Here
Before?' |
| Toyah will be guesting
on the new ITV1 daytime show, Have
I Been Here Before? The
series begins on Monday 16th May
and is broadcast each weekday at
1.30pm. She isn't listed in the
first week of shows so perhaps
will be included in week two.
Check listings mags from 23rd May
onwards to be sure. This
taken from a recent edition of UK
tabloid 'The Mirror':
"A
daytime show initally called Celebrity
Regression has been retitled Have
I Been Here Before? It
involves stars being hypnotised
on telly. Prepare your peepers
for the sight of Shaun
Williamson, Lisa I'Anson (yes,
again), Jennie Bond and Joe
Pasquale, among others, lying
down and talking nonsense to
therapist Andrea Foulkes.
Hosted
by Phillip Schofield, it'll take
the stars back to their previous
lives.
You
couldn't make it up."
Thanks
to Paul Lomas.
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| May
13, 2005: Toyah on TV |
The Most Fertile Man
In Ireland : Sky Movies 7 -
Tuesday 17th May : 3.55am
The Most Fertile Man
In Ireland : Sky Movies 7 -
Saturday 21st May : 0.05am
Bedded by his town's
good-time girl, Eamonn quickly
acquires a reputation as a man
who can make babies. While both
sides of Belfast struggle with
their sperm-counts, the lucky man
becomes the hot property of both
Catholics and Protestants. Crown
jewel comedy. Director: Dudi
Appleton. Starring: Kris
Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke,
Bronagh Gallagher, James Nesbitt,
Kenneth Cranham, Toyah Willcox
and Olivia Nash. What
Women Really Want : UK Style -
Sunday 22nd May : 8.00pm
What Women Really
Want : UK Style Plus 1 - Sunday
22nd May : 9.00pm
What Women Really
Want : UK Style - Sunday 22nd May
: 10.30pm
What Women Really
Want : UK Style Plus 1 - Sunday
22nd May : 11.30pm
Girlfriends. Get up
close and personal with the
female psyche in | | | |