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.MARCH 2010 NEWS:
.Flashback To The 80’s: Win Toyah Tickets
.Wednesday 31st March, 2010................................................Competitions
Win 4 tickets to see Rick Astley, T’Pau, ABC, Go West and Toyah: Simply join the Flashback Facebook and tell them your favourite song from one of the acts.

Click here to join the Flashback To The 80’s Facebook. The concert takes place at Clumber Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire on Friday 20th August.

Come and join us Flashback to the coolest decade in pop music, bring your picnic with you to Clumber Park and enjoy our fabulous line up of 80s sensations. Confirmed acts include: Rick Astley, T-Pau, ABC, Go West and Toyah.

.Toyah Interview: Phoenix Radio/Fadeout: This Saturday
.Wednesday 31st March, 2010...........................................................Radio
Toyah is a guest on Phoenix Radio this Saturday at 7pm, when she is interviewed by Cruel Britannia on the Fadeout show. The interview will also air on Radio Nightbreed at 8pm on Sunday. If you miss both it will be available as a podcast at Fadeout/Podomatic.

In a career spanning over 30 years Toyah Willcox has had 13 top 40 singles, recorded 20 albums, written 2 books, appeared in over 40 stage plays, made 10 feature films and presented hundreds of television programmes from The Good Sex Guide Late to Songs Of Praise.

Tune in to Fadeout on Saturday 3rd April at 7.00pm to hear Toyah in an exclusive interview with Cruel Britannia where she talks about her musical beginnings right through to her current tour and her involvement in alternative/experimental band The Humans.

To hear from Toyah – and Cruel Britannia (to the left, pictured together during the interview)- make sure you are tuned in to Phoenix Radio at 7pm UK time this Saturday, 3 April.

www.phoenixradio.co.uk
http://www.praysilence.org/page/radio-nightbreed
http://fadeout.podomatic.com/

.Toyah on TV: Jubilee
.Tuesday 30th March, 2010.........................................................Television
Something eggciting (!!) to round off Easter Sunday with…

Jubilee : Film24 – Monday 5th April : 2.20am
Derek Jarman’s fantasy tale of life in a post-punk Britain. Toyah Willcox, Adam Ant and Richard O’Brien star. Strong language, nudity, sex scenes, violence and adult themes. Director: Derek Jarman. Starring: Jenny Runacre, Nell Campbell, Toyah Willcox, Hermine Demoriane, Ian Charleson, & Karl Johnson.

.Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!
.Monday 29th March, 2010..........................................................Television
• Toyah is included on the Régis Huet website. The site focuses on three decades of Régis’ career as a hair and make-up artist, and includes some iconic images from the 80’s. View the page, “Famous Faces”, with Toyah, circa ‘Don’t Fall In Love (I Said)’/'Minx’ here. Visit the main page of the site here.

• Toyah is namechecked, via a retro Melissa Caplan quote, at the ‘Shapers Of The 80s’ website: Melissa Caplan, designer whose clothes were worn by Toyah and Spandau and Strange “Pop stars offer a great showcase. It’s a COARSE WAY to get publicity but success is a matter of luck, prostitution and talent.” (April 1982). View here.

• ‘Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You)’ and ‘I Want To Be Free’ have both been recently included on the Alternative Classix “Modern Rock Podcast” playlist.

• An acoustic version of ’It’s A Mystery’ at YouTube. Listen to it here. (Thanks to Sean)

• ‘Every Picture Media’ has a short clip from The Doll’s House: Toyah Willcox presents this series about the miniature world of doll’s houses, and the people who own them. View the clip here. They also have a short clip from another series, Life Class, that Toyah fronted for them. View that here.

• Someone over at ‘Pop Justice’ has this week said: Toyah Willcox is incredibly underrated, especially her early material and ignored as an influence on female artists today. Everyone blabbers on and on about Siouxsie being their influence (who is bloody brilliant) but ignores poor old Toyah. View the comment here. There’s another positive Toyah thread at ‘Pop Justice’ here. (Thanks to Greg)

.Express & Star: Toyah’s Appeal No Mystery To Long-Term Fans
.Monday 29th March, 2010...........................................................Interview
The hair may be tamed, but Toyah Willcox proved she is still a rock chick at heart when she took to the stage in Bilston dressed in a black PVC catsuit.

Birmingham-born Willcox may be a recognisable face on the TV thanks to numerous presenting and reality show roles, but at the Robin 2 on Saturday night she returned to what she does best.

The It’s a Mystery star let loose with some of her biggest hits and a number of cover versions.

“Tonight, I’m going to play songs I love to party out to and I want you to party as well,”

Willcox told the crowd at the Mount Pleasant music venue.

She joked: “I’m so glad I wore PVC – it’s hot up here.” The diminutive star proved she still has the same big voice that helped catapult her to cult status in the 1980s as she blasted out old favourites like It’s a Mystery and I Want To Be Free, as well as new songs such as Lesser God. [ By Catherine Dalton ]

Visit the ‘Express & Star’ website here.  Check out the Toyah Fans Club Facebook for some great photos of Toyah from The Robin gig.

.Toyah Live! 2010: 48 Hour Party | Camber Sands Photos
.Monday 29th March, 2010.............................................................Pictures
A fantastic selection of photos of Toyah from Friday’s 48 Hour Party!: 80’s Weekender at Camber Sands. The set-list for the gig seems to have been almost the same as The Robin 2.

Please click on these great photos below for larger versions. You can view dozens of excellent photos of Toyah, and the other bands who played on Friday, from Camber Sands at Brian’s online photo album/gallery here. [ Thanks To Brian Marsh ]

.Hitting The Road Again Blues: Harder & Heavier (With Added PVC)
.Monday 29th March, 2010.........................................................Press Clips
A quirky, and funny, review of Toyah’s Robin 2/Bilston gig, from ‘The Hitting The Road Again Blues’ blog:

When I last saw Toyah at the Robin she was wearing very little. She did the whole set dressed in a rather revealing basque. Very nice it was too. Last night she was wearing more – a skin tight black PVC outfit with a four inch wide red rubber belt…

… It’s hard to believe just how long I’ve been going to Toyah gigs and she’s never disappointed and though her style has become more mainstream rock over the years it’s just moved right along with her audience’s personal tastes. Let’s hope that she’s back at the Robin again before too long.

• Read the full review here.

.Toyah on TV: Cash In The Celebrity Attic
.Monday 29th March, 2010..........................................................Television
Toyah Willcox. Eighties pop icon and actress Toyah Willcox invites the Cash in the Attic team into her beautiful home to raise money for MacMillan nurses. Toyah even gets on the podium herself to help sell some of her items.

Cash In The Celebrity Attic : Watch – Sat 10th April : 8.00am
Cash In The Celebrity Attic : Watch +1 - Sat 10th April : 9.00am

.Toyah Live! 2010: The Robin 2 Set List
.Sunday 28th March, 2010............................................................Live/Gigs
The set-list from last night’s gig at The Robin 2:

Thunder In The Mountains, Lesser God, Are You Gonna Go My Way, Neon Womb, Schools Out, Obsolete, Echo Beach, Word Up, Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You), These Boots Are Made For Walkin’, Jungles Of Jupiter, She Sells Sanctuary, Its A Mystery, Rebel Yell, Race Through Space, Sweet Child O’ Mine, I Want To Be Free, Ieya, Crazy Horses, and Danced.

Three from ‘Sheep Farming’, four from ‘Anthem’ and one from ‘The Blue Meaning’.

Please click here or on the pictures for fantastic footage, at ‘YouTube’, from last night’s gig – Toyah performing the iconic ‘Neon Womb’. [ Thanks to Paul Lomas ]

.Toyah Live! 2010: Toyah in Concert: The Robin 2, Bilston Tonight!
.Saturday 27th March, 2010.........................................................Live/Gigs
Toyah and her band bring Wild Essence back to Wolverhampton tonight. Five years after the last gig there.

Toyah plays The Robin 2 in Bilston – It looks like it will be a great gig with an interesting set-list (See ‘Sheep Farming in Bilston’ update below).

Sanctuary Music (Dudley) Ltd and Drunken Dragon Promotions in conjunction with The Robin 2 are pleased to present : An Evening With Toyah Willcox + supports Deadfilmstar and Last 3 Victim.

Visit Drunken Dragon Promotions MySpace here. Visit the Xistance Xposed MySpace here.

The Robin 2, 24-26 Mount Pleasant
Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 7LJ

.Sheep Farming In Bilston
.Friday 26th March, 2010..............................................................Live/Gigs
All you lucky people attending The Robin 2 gig in Bilston, Wolverhampton tomorrow night have a real treat in store. Toyah is including three songs from ‘Sheep Farming In Barnet’ on the set-list. What I wouldn’t give to hear ‘Computer’, ‘Elusive Stranger’ and ‘Victims Of The Riddle’ live in 2010, though ‘Race Through Space’, ‘Danced’ and ‘Our Movie’ are possibly more likely!

.Ashes To Ashes: Series Three
.Friday 26th March, 2010............................................................Television
The 80’s Are Back And It’s Criminal: The long-awaited third, and final, series of the fantastic Ashes To Ashes begins on Good Friday (2 April), on BBC1.

This series is set in 1983, a year that will always be, for me and many others I’m sure, about ‘Rebel Run’, ‘Love Is The Law’, Trafford Tanzi, Toyah filming The Ebony Tower, ‘The Vow’ and the ‘Rebel Run Tour’ – a brilliant year for Toyah and Toyah fans!

.48 Hour Party!: 80’s Weekender Camber Sands
.Friday 26th March, 2010..............................................................Live/Gigs
Toyah plays the 48 Hour Party!: 80’s Weekender tonight at Camber Sands, along with The Original Bucks Fizz and The Christians.

48 Hour Party Madness…
Come and join us at either our Camber Sands or Southport parks for 48 hours of non-stop partying and fun! With live shows from big names of the 80’s, the 48 Hour Party really will be an action packed blast from the past! With access to all facilities on park included in the price you pay for the weekend.

Performances from… Top 80’s Acts
A fantastic all star line up awaits you at both parks, dance the night away to some of the best acts of the 1980’s! We have 6 live concerts from Carol Decker, Paul Young, The Christians, Toyah Willcox and Brother Beyond!

.Toyah on TV: The Most Fertile Man In Ireland
.Thursday 25th March, 2010........................................................Television
The Most Fertile Man In Ireland is showing on the Irish language channel TG4 early next month.

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland : TG4 – Mon 5th April : 9.15pm
Greann Gnéas leagtha i dTuaisceart Éireann featuring Kris Marshall mar an fear is thorthúil sa tír. [Sex comedy set in Northern Ireland featuring Kris Marshall as the most fertile man in the country.] Director: Dudi Appleton. Starring: Kris Marshall, Kathy-Kiera Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher, Toyah Willcox, James Nesbitt, Kenneth Cranham and Olivia Nash.

.More New/Old Toyah Photographs
.Wednesday 24th March, 2010.......................................................Pictures
A great selection of photos from Toyah’s busy past, right up to The Humans gigs late last month, have recently surfaced online.

1. Anthem UK Tour (May/June 1981); 2. The Humans, Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser, Roundhouse, London (February 2010); 3. Toyah & Robert, Celebrity Good Health feature (October 2003); 4. Dressed To Kill, Daily Mail feature (July 1991); 5. The Changeling UK Tour (June/July 1982); 6/7/11. Outside & inside The Shaftesbury Theatre, while starring in Calamity Jane (June 2003); 8. Eskimo Toyah, while appearing in Whale at The National Theatre (December 1989); 9. Promo photos at home for Lester Middlehurst interview (July 2000); 10. Ieya UK Tour (May/June 1980); 12. With Fred Dineage & Yvette Fielding, presenting Under Offer (2001); 13. With Kate Adie at The Women Of The Year lunch (October 1986); 14. On the set of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl (2008); 15. Rooftop Photoshoot (May 1990); 16. At home in Salisbury (May 1998); 17. Peter Pan with Brian Blessed (1993); 18/19. At home (April 1997). [ Thanks to Simon Shankland ]

.YouTubing With Toyah: Rare 84!
.Wednesday 24th March, 2010........................................................Internet
A couple of rarities from 1984 in the latest YouTubing With Toyah; A clip from an advert for ‘TV Times’ magazine with Toyah, Laurence Olivier and The Ebony Tower on the cover. Plus Toyah presenting an award at the 1984 Olivier Awards. Click on the screen caps to watch.

.In The Court Of The Crimson Queen: Japanese Edition
.Tuesday 23rd March, 2010................................................................Music
According to various online music retailers (Ideal Copy/991/Eil) the release of the Japanese edition of ‘In The Court Of The Crimson Queen’ CD has been delayed until 30th March 2010.

For all you collectors out there – There’s a possibility of some subtle differences to the artwork, though the obi strip is reason enough to make this collectable.

The 1st longplayer of new material from the acclaimed singer/songwriter in nearly 16 years, co-written with long-time collaborator Simon Darlow, includes the single Latex Messiah.

* Japanese-only edition CD.
* Digitally remastered with superior sound quality.
* Complete obi-strip & Japanese introductory/lyrics sheets included.

Visit The Ideal Copy here. [ Thanks to Alan ]

.New Dreamscape: Update
.Tuesday 23rd March, 2010.........................................................Site News
Thanks to everyone who has given feedback on the new site. It’s much appreciated.

I’ve changed my mind (yet again duh!) and decided the “old” site won’t exist just as an archive. I’m going to transfer the best of its content (Gallery, Interviews, News, etc.) over to this version. I don’t think there is any software or programs that can do this so I’ll have to do it manually in my spare time. Dreamscape has a huge archive of images and text so it’ll probably take a while to complete.

As Dreamscape is predominantly a news site these days, this version is superior to its predecessor. You can view Toyah news in a variety of archives; by month, category (blue links under each post), or on its own. I’m hoping to eventually transfer all 10 years (gulp!) so it can be easily searched and browsed.

As you can see from the new buttons to the right – I’ve already built some of the pages…

.Toyah Live! 2010: Robin2 – Online Coverage
.Tuesday 23rd March, 2010..........................................................Live/Gigs
Toyah’s forthcoming gig, this Saturday, at The Robin 2 in Wolverhampton has attracted much online attention.

‘Last.fm’, ‘Surge Music’, ‘Pray Silence’, ‘107.7 The Wolf’, ‘Birmingham Gig Guide’, Gig Guide Midlands’, ‘TourDates.co.uk’, ‘Galaxy Birmingham’, ‘City Local’, ‘The Stirrer’, ‘UKPunkandOi.co.uk’, ‘Whats On Live’, and ‘Ents24' are just some of the websites who have devoted webspace to it.

Toyah last played at the Bilston venue in 2005. A concert that was captured for posterity and released as her first, and so far only, official DVD – Wild Essence: Live In The 21st Century.

On Saturday Toyah is supported by Last 3 Victims and Deadfilmstar. It’s going to be a great night.

.’80s Actual: 1981: Toyah
.Tuesday 23rd March, 2010.............................................................Internet
The brilliant ’80s Actual blog featured Toyah recently;

Sometimes, when I think about the 1980s, I get all misty eyed…

And we loved Toyah…

The fantastic-haired popstrel bestrode the pop scene, thrilling all before her. So, if you get misty eyed, perhaps even downright snivelly, remembering Toyah in 1981, snivel no more because she’s back, back, BACK!!

.Wolverhampton City Radio: Toyah Guests Tonight!
.Monday 22nd March, 2010................................................................Radio
Just a reminder that Toyah is scheduled to guest on Wolverhampton City Radio this evening, on the Philip Solomon ‘Music & Memories’ show.

The two-hour programme runs from 7-9pm and can be listened to live via the station’s website here. They also have a phone-in on 01902 572257.

.The Sunday Times: Famed Dyslexics
.Monday 22nd March, 2010........................................................Press Clips
Toyah was pictured and quoted in an article, A pioneering new way to face up to dyslexia, in yesterday’s print edition of ’The Sunday Times’.

Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Keira Knightley, Jackie Stewart, Eddie Izzard and Richard Branson are some of the other “Famed Dyselxics” also mentioned in the article.

Toyah Willcox suffered at school and failed nine O-levels. Despite this, she has found a positive side. ‘Those with dyslexia tend to excel at something: for me that was acting. So it can prove to be an extraordinary gift’.

The full article is available to read online at ‘The Times’ website here.

Please click on the picture for a larger version of the scan

[ Thanks to Minna, of The Toyah Willcox Interview Archive ]

.Dreamscape News Archive: February 2010
.Saturday 20th March, 2010........................................................Site News
Dreamscape’s Toyah news for February 2010 has now been archived: The month that was all about The Humans. Look back on numerous photos from rehearsals and the gigs, gig reviews, fan opinions and much more.
.Official Toyah: March 2010 Blog – GGGGGGGGRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr!
.Saturday 20th March, 2010............................................................Internet
Toyah’s March 2010 Blog has been added to The Official Toyah MySpace and The Official Toyah website. Read it here or by clicking below.

.Guernsey News: Toyah Willcox To Headline 80’s Party!
.Saturday 20th March, 2010.......................................................Press Clips
Singer and actress Toyah Willcox will be appearing in an eighties party in Guernsey.

She’s headlining the Beau Sejour gig at the end of May. Also in the line up is eighties electronic band Fade2Grey.

Tickets go on sale next Monday, 22nd March. They’re available from the Airtel-Vodafone shop in the High Street or Beau Sejour box office, telephone 747200.

• Read the article online here.

.Channel Online: Toyah Willcox To Headline 80’s Party!
.Saturday 20th March, 2010.......................................................Press Clips
80’s icon Toyah Willcox and band The Beat have been announced as the headline acts for The Best 80’s Party in the World Ever…Part 2!

The event is being held in Beau Sejours Sir John Loveridge Hall on Friday 28th May.

It will be hosted by Island FMs Carl Ward. Also in the line up is eighties electronic band Fade2Grey and other special guests.

Organiser Nick Creed told channelonline.tv: “There is currently a big demand for everything eighties: We were overwhelmed when the first gig sold out in a matter of days, so its great to be able to double the size of the event and present such a strong line-up of entertainment. Our policy is to provide something to appeal to a range of tastes within the genre and we expect to see an audience made up of all ages having a great time.”

• Read the article at ‘Channel Online’ here.

.Toyah Live 2010: Gig Dates Confirmed
.Saturday 20th March, 2010.........................................................Live/Gigs
Toyah’s gig diary for 2010 is burgeoning further with all of the below dates (bar the MCNLive!) now officially confirmed;

Friday 26 March: 48 Hour Party: Camber Sands
Sat 27 March: The Robin 2: Wolverhampton
Friday 23 April: The Asylum: Birmingham
Saturday 24 April: MCNLive!: Skegness
Friday 30 April: Mardi Gras Club: Blackpool: Live PA
Friday 28 May: Best 80’s Party In The World: Beau Sejour Centre, Guernsey
Friday 4 June: Sparkles Showbar, Gran Canaria: Live PA
Saturday 31 July: Greatest Eighties Party: Open Air Theatre, Scarborough
Friday 20 August: Flashback To The 80s: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Friday 10 September: New Foresters: Nottingham: Live PA

[ News Source: The Official Toyah MySpace - Visit here ]

.Toyah Newsy Bits & Pieces!
.Saturday 20th March, 2010............................................................Various
Motorcycle News: Bands Galore At MCNLive!: The only MCNLive! in 2010 has just confirmed that 80’s punk legend Toyah Willcox will be one of the headline live acts, performing her classic hits. On the bill for the weekend you can get your fill of Nutty Boy classics from Complete madness, rock out to Steve Ferringo and enjoy the voice that is Mrs Loud, Lorraine Crosby. 

Topping off the weekend’s music are The Kaiser Monkey Killers, the ultimate indie rock’n'roll band, and a stunning set by THE definitive Blondie tribute act, Bootleg Blondie. [Read the full report here]

Scarborough Evening News: Concert Brings The 80s Back To Theatre: Get out your shoulder pads – the 80s are coming back to Scarborough! Some of the decade’s biggest pop names are heading to town for a huge revival concert at the Open Air Theatre on July 31.

Boy George, Rick Astley, Paul Young and Kid Creole and the Coconuts are among the names that will bring a thrill of nostalgia to Scarborough’s old New Romantics. The other acts on the star-studded bill of the 80s Rewind show are Nik Kershaw, Midge Ure, Heaven 17, T’Pau, Hazel O’Connor and Toyah. Between them the 10 artists on the bill have scored an amazing total of over 70 top ten hits [Read the full report here - There's further related reports on this concert here and here]

.The Humans: Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser – Videos
.Saturday 20th March, 2010.........................................................Live/Gigs
There’s some cool video footage of The Humans, at last month’s Haiti Fundraiser, at YouTube here. Click below for ‘Put A Woman On The Moon’, ‘These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ and ‘Twisted Soul’. [ Thanks to John ] 

.Toyah Live 2010: Skegness/Southport/Camber Sands/Wolverhampton
.Saturday 20th March, 2010.........................................................Live/Gigs
Following The Humans dates, Toyah played a couple of gigs in late February. Click to the left to see her perform ‘Word Up’ at Skegness.

Last night she played Pontins 48 Hour Party Weekender in Southport, and there’s another one at Camber Sands next Friday (26th March).

The following night Toyah plays at The Robin 2 in Bilston, Wolverhampton. More details on that gig here.

.The Humans: Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser – Photos
.Saturday 20th March, 2010....................................................Photographs
There’s a great selection of photos from The Humans’ set, from last month’s Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser, over at Getty Images

.Toyah on TV: TV Diary Round Up
.Saturday 20th March, 2010........................................................Television
Proud Parents: S4C: Tue 23rd March: 9.30am
Proud Parents looks at a celebrity’s life through the eyes of their parents. Performer, author and TV star Toyah Willcox visits her dad aboard his beloved boat.

Brum: BBC2: Monday 29th March: 6.00am
Brum and the Airport Adventure. The adventures of a little car who lives in a motor museum, narrated by Toyah Willcox. When precious gems are stolen from a celebrity at the airport, Brum is soon on the trail of the two thieves.

.Toyah On The Radio: Absolute/Wolverhampton City
.Friday 19th March, 2010...................................................................Radio
Toyah was a guest on The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio last Saturday morning.

It was a fun interview, with Toyah reminiscing about working with Laurence Olivier, It’s A Royal Knockout, her 80’s make-up range, gigging and much more.

She also talked about The Humans, and Frank played ‘These Boots Are Made For Walkin’.

Toyah guests on another radio show this Monday (22nd March) evening; Philip Solomon’s Music & Memories Show on Wolverhampton City Radio. The show airs between 7-9pm and can be listened to online at www.wcrfm.com

[ Thanks to Paul Lomas/Stephen Bennett ]

.Dreamscape 10 - Thank You!
.Friday 19th March, 2010.....................................................Dreamscape10
A big thanks to everyone who sent messages regarding Dreamscape’s 10th birthday – much appreciated, as always!

Please feel free to add comments, good or not so good, about the new look Dreamscape News. It’s not hugely different looking but it’s a completely different “platform” and I still have a lot of tweaking to do before I’ll be happy with it.

I hope a few of you will post and comment on some of the news posts. It would be good to create a small blogging/message community on Dreamscape.

NB: As of mid-June 2010 Dreamscape has now reverted back to an html website, but retaining and incorporating some of the design features we used while with WordPress!

.Dreamscape 11
.Thursday 18th March, 2010.................................................Dreamscape11
We’re Back! Dreamscape is now in its 11th year and the site has been rejigged… rebooted… redesigned! We are using a new program and hopefully the site will look just a wee bit more streamlined and modern.

Now every Toyah news post can be commented on. The site also has an RSS Feed.

Stay tuned for more updates and enhancements over the coming weeks and months as I learn how to use this.

NB: As of mid-June 2010 Dreamscape has now reverted back to an html website, but retaining and incorporating some of the design features we used while with WordPress!

.Dreamscape - Ten For Toyah!
.Wednesday 10th March, 2010.............................................Dreamscape10
Well! We made it to double figures! Who'd have thought!

Dreamscape is 10 years online today. Time has really flown, it doesn't feel like exactly 120 months since I first launched this website onto an unsuspecting online Toyah public.

To everyone who has contributed news, photos, ideas, praise, and criticism... I thank you all.

A great deal has happened over those years. Below is a collage thingy-wingy with the Dreamscape highlights of March 2000 - March 2010. Please click on it for a larger version.

.The Humans Live 2010 - Act!onAid / Robert Fripp's Diary
.Wednesday 10th March, 2010.....................................................Live/Gigs
• A great photo of Toyah, and Chris Wong, from The Humans set at the Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser. This is from the 'Act!onAid' website, who caption the photo with "Toyah Willcox puts on a pleasingly mad performance."

Go
here to view more photos from the Fundraiser, and find out more about what 'Act!onAid' do here.

• Robert Fripp's Online Diary now has lots of great photos and information covering the entire week of The Humans UK Tour.

Go here to start reading from Saturday, 20th February, the day of the first warm-up show at Bishops Cleeve. [Thanks to Merx]

.Mojo - All Back To My Place: Toyah Interview
.Monday 8th March, 2010 • Thanks to Paul Lomas.......................Interview
The Toyah All Back To My Place article from the February 2010 issue of 'Mojo' magazine. It includes a new picture of Toyah from the 'Boots' photo-session:

In Which The Stars Reveal The Sonic Delights Guaranteed To Get Them Going...


Toyah: Wants To Be Free

What music are you currently grooving to?
I am very eclectic. My husband [Robert Fripp] doesn't listen to new music, so when he's enjoying Bartok and Chopin, I shut the door. I adore Muse - Matt Bellamy's got all that was good from prog rock - and Metallica, and I'm slowly getting into 65 Days Of Static. Marina And The Diamonds are exciting. We also enjoy the singing of castrati singers, old recordings from Italy.

What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favourite album?
The Man Who Sold The World. Magnificent songwriting by a man at the point of giving up - it articulated how painful it can be when you feel you're singing without an audience.

What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it?
T.Rex's Ride A White Swan, at a little record shop on Poplar Road in Kings Heath, Birmingham. I was 12 and it cost 12/6. It turned me into a teenybopper.

Which musician, other than yourself, have you ever wanted to be?
The love child of Dave Gilmour and P.J. Harvey. Imagine the spiritual guidance you'd get!

What do you sing in the shower?
I have a rare phobia, I can't stand water on my face, so the truth is I fucking don't! But if I had to, it'd be The Divinyls, I Touch Myself, or She's A Rainbow off [The Rolling Stones] Their Satanic Majesties Request.

What is your favourite Saturday night record?
All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople. I'm on-stage on Saturday nights, but this reminds me of when Saturday was going out to strut your peacock feathers and pull!

And your Sunday morning record?
Alice Cooper's Second Coming. Fabulous band, deep, soul searching writing. The absurdity and arrogance of it's inspired me for years.

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.Toyah on TV - Jubilee
.Saturday 6th March, 2010..........................................................Television
Toyah's first film, the iconic Jubilee, gets another airing on Film24 next week. Toyah plays Mad, alongside numerous others who went onto successful music and acting careers.

Jubilee : Film24 - Thursday 11th March : 1.30am
Derek Jarman's fantasy tale of life in a post-punk Britain. Toyah Willcox, Adam Ant and Richard O'Brien star. Strong language, nudity, sex scenes, violence and adult themes. Director: Derek Jarman. Starring: Jenny Runacre, Nell Campbell, Toyah Willcox, Hermine Demoriane, Ian Charleson, & Karl Johnson.
.Toyah in Wonderland?
.Friday 5th March, 2010.......................................................................Film
There has recently been comment and observations that some of the imagery used in Tim Burton's, must-see new movie, Alice in Wonderland looks somewhat similar to some of Toyah's more extreme early 80s looks... What do you think? Would Toyah be welcome at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party?

.In The Court Of The Crimson Queen - 2010 Japanese CD
.Friday 5th March, 2010................................................................Releases
Various online music retailers are listing the 'In The Court Of The Crimson Queen' Japanese import CD as being available from 24th March 2010.

No picture of the CD, with obi-strip, has been released as yet, so here are previous Toyah Japanese, vinyl and CD, imports with their respective obi-strips.

Catalog No: IECP-10218
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 2010/03/24

No-one packages a CD album quite like the Japanese. Known as a culture for elaborate and excessive packaging, their approach to the CD album is no exception. From the visual delights of the artwork and packaging, to the content itself, you will without doubt get your money's worth here. The inclusion of the famous 'obi-strip' not only adds a uniquely intriguing aspect, but is also a great marketing tool for the Japanese labels.

.Toyah on TV - Changing Faces: Madonna
.Friday 5th March, 2010..............................................................Television
Changing Faces: Madonna : Living - Saturday 6th March : 3.00pm
Changing Faces: Madonna : Living +2 - Saturday 6th March : 5.00pm
Changing Faces: Madonna : Living - Sunday 7th March : 6.00pm
Changing Faces: Madonna : Living +2 - Sunday 7th March : 8.00pm

Madonna. Unique new series that delves into the lives and looks of the hottest celebrities using archive footage and digital aging technology. The queen of pop is also the queen of reinvention. Changing Faces charts Madonna's many looks.
.The Humans Live 2010 - Stephen Bennett Review
.Tuesday 2nd March, 2010...........................................................Live/Gigs
A huge thank you to Stephen for his review of The Humans at The Scala, and for the photos also:

On arrival at the Scala the signs of Mr Fripp’s well known intolerance for illegal recording, were noticeable in the form of a large number of hand printed poster notices from ‘The Humans’ stating that “no unauthorised photography or recording of any kind would be permitted or you will be asked to leave”. Harsh perhaps? But frankly refreshing to be at a gig again without being confronted by a sea of mobile phone screens shining back at you and distracting from the act in hand. The act in this case being Toyah, Bill Reiflin, Chris Wong and ‘Mr Willcox’ as the guest man at the back.

After a no doubt talented, but rather middle-of-road support artist, Robert commenced the proceedings solo with one of his trademark soundscapes. I have personally always found watching RF perform to feel slightly voyeuristic and at times the hushed reverence can be uncomfortable (maybe a “good evening” would help ease the audience in). However he is always impressive whether you are a fan or not, and at times I was wondering how such sounds could be coming from a mere guitar. During the piece, as reported, a shout of ‘Cmon Toyah’ could be heard, presumably from someone imagining the opening bars of Good Morning Universe would perhaps be next – erm, nope.

Please click
here, or above, for the full review and larger versions of the pictures.
.Gloucestershire Echo - Toyah Gig Raises Cash For Cheltenham Church
.Tuesday 2nd March, 2010.........................................................Press Clips
Toyah And The Humans Gig In Cheltenham Raises Money

A gig by pop punk legend Toyah Willcox and The Humans at St Michael’s Church in Bishop’s Cleeve gave a much-needed cash boost to the building.

The church was packed on February 20 for the free gig which was a warm-up concert before the band kicks off their tour in March. The audience was asked to give a donation to the church fabric fund and more than £1,000 was raised on the night.

Team vicar Mike Holloway thanked the band and everyone who enjoyed the event. "The concert was great and there was a lovely atmosphere in the church," he said. "It was nice to see it being used like that and it is always good to have live music there.

"If people went along expecting the Toyah of old, it was not that at all. The new stuff is very different."

The cash raised will be put into a fund for future building work at St Michael’s.

"It was great people were able to enjoy the gig for free and give some money to help the church," he said.

The Humans, which was launched in 2007, is made up of REM drummer Bill Rieflin, who plays bass guitar, Chris Wong and Toyah’s husband Robert Fripp.

.Toyah Blogging - Make-Up & Music!
.Tuesday 2nd March, 2010..............................................................Internet
We haven't focused on Toyah's presence in the Blog community for a while. These recently caught my eye... Make-up and music... Quintessentially Toyah!

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.Good To Know - Competition: Win! A Break To Pontin's
.Tuesday 2nd March, 2010...........................................................Live/Gigs
Leave the kids with the inlaws and escape to Pontin's for an adult-only party. Two lucky users will win an adult-only break to Pontin’s 48 Hour 80’s Extravaganza!

Pontin’s have two apartments up for grabs at the Camber Sands 48 Hour Party in October.

The two lucky winners can take up to three friends to party with them, as each apartment can sleep four people.

This year’s line up features a host of 80’s megastars, including Carol Decker, Paul Young, Nathan Moore, Toyah Willcox and The Christians.

Click
here to enter. Closing date: Wed 10th March, 2010.
.Toyah on TV - Changing Faces: Madonna - Screen Caps
.Tuesday 2nd March, 2010..........................................................Television
Toyah appeared a couple of times during last night's Changing Faces: Madonna on Living. There are further opportunities to watch the programme, from Wednesday through to Saturday, this week on Living, LivingIt and Living HD. Please click on the screen caps for larger versions.

.DGM Live/Forum: Humans - Times 'Review'
.Tuesday 2nd March, 2010..............................................................Internet
A response, at the 'DGM Live' Forum, to the "review" that has rapidly became vaguely infamous;

RF has long lambasted the quality of music criticism, in particular for its paucity of basic humanity and its ineptitude (and, of course, nastiness). A perfect example of this was a ’review’ of The Humans performance at the Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser earlier this week (by Pete Paphides of the Times, 26 February). Not a review at all really, in actuality simply a nasty sideswipe at Toyah and RF. This is not a surprise, I take the Times on Saturdays (mainly for the fine crosswords) and often read Paphides’s music reviews. They are uniformly tiresome, the type of review that is sadly typical of the British press in particular (thankfully the more reasonable and intelligent John Bungey contributes to the Times too). Such reviews appear to have little to do with music and more to do with self-aggrandisement and a rather sad attempt by columnists (especially those past the first flush of youth) to remain hip to the latest thing. It was this pathetic attempt to remain perpetually ’cool’ that led me to abandon British music magazines in the first place. Anyway I’m sure Toyah and RF don’t take this nonsense to heart. All the same... the casual reader is given a distorted, uninformed and partial impression of a band, mainly because they don’t follow the accepted musical orthodoxy. Which, to me at least, is still a pain in the ass. By fishbonealice
.Dreamscape News Archive - January 2010
.Tuesday 2nd March, 2010..........................................................Site News
Dreamscape's Toyah news for January 2010 has now been archived. Look back on the first month of the decade, including our Review Of 2009, Dreamscape's Interview with John Wain, and much more.
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