THEY SAY
Lynda Burke (NME)
Junkstar; a band so dynamic and energetic it's very hard to forget the spectacular presence they have on stage. With thundering beats and sweet melodic riffs, they are a class act destined for great things
Alexander Havering (Q magazine)
Junkstar’s music shakes and wriggles within a self-defined aesthetic that’s perfectly suited to tales of city life, reflective consciousness and the dirtiest of deadly sins
Simon Williams (Club Fandango)
Head down is a catchy and really likeable track - this band rocks - with wings!
Ace (Skunk Anansie guitarist - DJ JUICE FM)Shiny, excited people with big ambitions to prove themselves with brilliant big songs and big personalities!
Lisa Parker (Band Republic)
Junkstar simply force you to listen.This 5 piece band with '5 distinct personalities' come together to frame an explosive sound made up of superb musicianship and a striking frontman.
Mark (Losingtoday.com review)
Bluebottles purrs and prowls amid a swirling backdrop of buzzsaw hip shimmies, fizzing bass gridlocks and the kind of aurally amorphous adrenalin accelerating armoury that leaves you hooked, transfixed and literally panting in its hypnotic wake.
Chris Hawkins (BBC 6Music)
Think full-on, catchy pop songs! There’s something a bit special about this north London five-piece.
Thomas Radiovic (Black Velvet)If the Ting Tings had balls they would sound like Junkstar!
Graham Duff (BBC IDEAL writer/performer)
Trashy, bruised art pop of the highest order.
Keith Davis (ukmusicreview.com)
Magazine - I.... like it..... I LOVE IT... what a fantastic sound!
Andy Slade (PIT VIPER records) über-catchy - like an energetic mix of Scissor sisters, Mika and the B-52s! VERY HOT!
PLANET JUNKSTAR
MAGAZINE - Junkstar's debut single (limited 7’’/CD bundle and digital download) - was released April 13th 2009 after a limited edition custom painted pre-release version sold out in 3 days!
BLUEBOTTLES: THE REMIXES was released on October 16th, 2009 and is being played by Kissy Sellout and Pete Tong. It features various remixes of the original Junkstar track bluebottles and sees them at the forefront of the electro fidget genre.
The band has received airplay from XFM, BBC1 / BBC6 and other regional radio in the UK & USA as well as other national press coverage.
Junkstar played throughout the 2009 festival season, sharing stages with Supergrass, White Rose Movement, Athlete, Drive Like Maria and the Holloways.
The band succesfully toured the USA in June, Ireland in August and just returned from the Bredabarst festival in Holland coming back to play the 2009 ITC festival.
Their second EP is being mixed.
Junkstar wrote and recorded the song Going Nowhere featuring the voice of NOODLE from the Gorillaz. It was used on BBC dark comedy show, IDEAL (series 3). The BBC produced video of the song can be viewed on this site and is a bonus feature on the DVD.
Simon Williams (Club Fandango/Fierce Panda) liked the bands demo and has offered the junkies a string of gigs over the last 12 months!
WICKED tunes!
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