25th Raindance Film Festival September 20th – October 1st, 2017 London by Joanna Orland Celebrating its 25th year, the Raindance Film Festival remains the largest independent film festival in the UK. Taking place in the heart of London, the festival’s mission is to promote new independent films and emerging filmmakers from the UK and internationally, […]

Love is Thicker Than Water Directed by Ate de Jong and Emily Harris Starring Johnny Flynn, Lydia Wilson, Juliet Stevenson, Henry Goodman and Ellie Kendrick Screening at Raindance September 23rd, 2017 by Joanna Orland A universal love story of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl; Love is Thicker Than Water dilutes a […]

Transgressive has announced details of a 10th anniversary event taking place at London’s Barbican Centre on Tuesday September 30th.  The event will feature 3 acts from Transgressive’s expansive roster including Mystery Jets, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit and Marika Hackman.  There will also be very special guests and DJs to be announced later this […]

Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit Koko, Camden April 9th, 2014 by Ella Fitzsimmons Luring your friends to a gig with the promise of pizza afterwards puts high pressure on the performer. While charmingly folky, the warm up gig, Cosmo Jarvis, failed the pizza test. My petite friend looked at me over the brim of […]

Johnny Flynn releases his latest single Bottom of the Sea Blues on April 7th, 2014 on Transgressive Records. A new short film for the song was shot on hand-processed super-8 and made by Luke Montgomery, who also worked on Johnny’s previous video Country Mile. Bottom of the Sea Blues releases on the same day as […]

Johnny Flynn has announced that his new single Bottom of the Sea Blues will be released on April 7th, 2014 on Transgressive Records. Bottom of the Sea Blues will be accompanied by the deluxe digital release of Johnny’s most recent album Country Mile, which will contain the original full length album, the videos for the […]

Electric Ballroom, Camden May 26, 2010 by Joanna Orland Johnny Flynn is single-handedly revolutionizing the English folk scene (ok… with a little help from his good friend, and sometimes duet partner, Laura Marling). With strong influences from Americana and New York’s Anti-folk movements, Flynn has brought new life and English blood into a genre normally […]

PLUS: MUSIC CHERRY-PICKED BY JOHNNY FLYNN and more SHUNT, LONDON BRIDGE STATION FRIDAY 12TH JUNE by Joanna Orland I’m not exactly sure what this night at Shunt had to do with Standon Calling festival, but what a great excuse to put on a fab event that stands well above a typical night out in London. […]

A NIGHT OF MUSIC, POETRY AND FILM WITH THE UNVEILING OF EDWARD LARRIKIN’S THE PAN I AM Also featuring Patrick Wolf, Polar Bear, Banarby Tidman, Johnny Flynn and more Sunday December 9th, 2007 Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith or…. The Night I First Laid Eyes & Ears on Johnny Flynn by Joanna Orland Narcissist Ed Larrikin has […]