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 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 a psychedelic rock band called HiroshAmour as well as playing guitar in punk band The Duel.. Phil had left his hometown in Tring Hertfordshire and moved to London and the two went on their way together on a new path 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 western society.
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 following in both the UK and Europe.. Support slots along the way have included The Rezillos, Sham 69, Walter Lure, The Professionals, GBH, Vice Squad, Theatre of hate, The Sex gang children, 999, The Vibrators, The Troggs, Spizz Energi and The Buzzcocks at the legendary 100 club. They toured the U.S. West Coast for the first time in October/November 2018. Rodney Bingenheimer, former KROQ DJ and current Sirius XM DJ has given the band many airplay spins which inspired them to make that leap over the pond. The band have relentlessly toured and been on the road constantly since their formation. The 6th studio album entitled Listen to the mad was released on 22nd November ’24 to glowing reviews. The band found a new drummer in 2020 called David James. He plays on the new album and has helped give the band a renewed sense of vigour. 2025 will see the band playing all over the UK and in Europe to promote this new album.
They have been played on the radio by the likes of BBC Radio London introducing by Gary Crowley, BBC Jersey, Fresh on the net, Amazing Radio, Planet Rock, Total Rock, Lava TV and Blank TV. as well as many Internet Radio stations all over the world. They were also featured in 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. They were interviewed 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 and as of 2023 it was aired on Sky Arts in the UK. They have also appeared in numerous magazines such as Vive le Rock Rock, Louder than War, Big Cheese Magazine, Big take over magazine, Devolution Magazine, Punk Globe, Punk Lounge and more.
Healthy Junkies are a key figure in the UK alternative underground scene and they have built quite a fan base over the years. They have played many times at the mighty Rebellion punk festival in Blackpool, The Whitby Goth festival supporting Toyah and in 2024 Corrosion festival in Morecambe. This led to a recent support slot to The Skeletal family. The band recently released a new single from their album.The song is called Son and a daughter and is a celebration of being whoever it is that you want to be. Trans rights are human rights. Healthy Junkies have always being fully in support of the LGBT community.
Phil and Nina also have been running their own monthly night in Camden, London for 10 years now. It is called Punk and Roll Rendezvous. Alongside the monthly night they host a successful annual 3 day Punk and roll rendezvous festival .
Punk and roll rendezvous and Healthy junkies have one main goal; that is to bring people together. People from across the board wishing to express themselves and be authentic without prejudice. The next festival will be held at the Water rates, Kings cross on 19,20 and 21 September .
