HEALTHY JUNKIES release their fabulous single ‘The Sound Of My Guitar‘ to radios.
You can check out the video here:
‘The Sound Of My Guitar‘ is taken from their fourth album ‘Delirious Dream’ which is out now via Banana Castle Records/Cargo Records UK.
Mixing Punk Rock with Grunge, Psychedelic Rock, New Wave, Garage Rock and Goth, add a soupçon of theatre and you have Healthy Junkies. Glamorous yet rebel lead punkster Nina Courson moved to London after she ran away from home in Paris to pursue her own rock n roll rite of passage. Destiny awaited when she found guitarist Phil-Honey-Jones who at the time was in psychedelic rock – outfit Nurotica. Phil had left his dysfunctional home as a young lad as well, and the two went on their way seeking solace in the world of music.
They named the band Healthy Junkies, reflecting the mental health epidemic currently spreading like wildfire through the core of the western society. Nina and Phil arrived at this name as a reaction/rebellion to the numbing and dumbing down of the use of so many pharmaceutical meds such as Prozac and Fluoxetine. Their earlier single reflecting this, ‘No Control’ was played by Gary Crowley on BBC Radio London introducing.
In late 2013 Healthy Junkies added Dave Whitmore on bass and Tony Alda on drums hitting the road in the UK and Europe building a decent size following, pulling more than 500 people at the Arena stage for Rebellion Punk Festival in 2018. They successfully completed their first US tour in 2018 inspired by considerable amount of airplay from the legend that is Rodney Bingenheimer former KROQ DJ and current Sirius XM DJ.
They have also been playing all over the U.K, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Ireland. During these years of constant gigging the band have supported such iconic punk bands as The UK Subs, GBH, The Rezillos, Theatre of Hate, Sex Gang Children, The Members, The Lurkers, Sham 69, TOYAH, Dirt Box Disco, Vice Squad, The Professionals and more. They have been played on radios stations like BBC Radio London, BBC Jersey, Amazing Radio, Planet Rock, Total Rock, Soho Radio, Shoreditch radio, Lava TV and Blank TV etc.
They were part of a music documentary called The United Kingdom of pop, a 2 part series which tells the story of Rock’n’roll from its beginnings to now alongside legends such as DJ Don Letts and Lynval Golding from the Specials. It was presented and shown on ARTE TV which is one of the most important channels in France and Germany with millions of viewers.
Healthy Junkies are a key figure in the alternative underground scene and they have built quite a fan base over the years and it’s likely that you have seen their logo in a club somewhere as a lot of people seem to have heard of Healthy Junkies.
Phil and Nina also have been running their own monthly night in Camden, London for six years now called Punk and Roll Rendezvous. The night has become such a phenomenon that they decided to host a 3- day festival both in 2017 and 2018. The criteria for the night is FREE entry and always with at least one band on the bill from outside London, sometimes abroad. They will be scouting for US bands to bring over to London to play their much sought after night. Punk and roll rendezvous and Healthy junkies have one main goal; that is to bring people together. People from across the globe wishing to express themselves and be authentic without prejudice.
The album was recorded at Bark Studios by Brian O’Shaughnessy who recorded Primal Scream and My Blood Valentine at the very same studio in the 90s. It was mastered by Pete Maher whose recent projects have included The Pixies, The Rolling Stones and Jack White.
Health Junkies are:
Nina Courson – lead vocals
Phil Honey-Jones – guitar/vocals/keys
Dave Whitmore -bass
Tony Alda – drums
