''The Line of Best Fit''
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Type of site | Online magazine |
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Available in | English |
Created by | Richard Thane |
Editor | Paul Bridgewater |
Website | www.thelineofbestfit.com |
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Launched | 2007 |
Current status | Active |
The Line of Best Fit is an independent online magazine based in London, concentrating on new music.[2][3] It publishes independent music reviews, features, media and interviews. Founded by Richard Thane in February 2007 and currently edited by Paul Bridgewater, the webzine's name derives from a song on Death Cab For Cutie's You Can Play These Songs with Chords.[2][4]
Reviews by the webzine have appeared in publications such as the BBC,[5] Clash,[6] The Daily Telegraph,[7] The Guardian,[8] The Independent[9] and NME.[10] The Line of Best Fit also publishes music premieres, exclusive live performances, podcasts and playlists.[11] The webzine has its own record label, Best Fit Recordings,[12] and since 2015, has hosted its own annual music festival in London, the Five Day Forecast.[13]
References
- ↑ "Thelineofbestfit.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- 1 2 "About". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ Coldwell, Will (3 April 2017). "10 of the best music festivals in Europe". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "Rich Thane". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "Benjamin Clementine wins the Mercury Prize". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ Diver, Mike (26 November 2013). "Premiere: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner Remixes Rainbow Chan". Clash. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "BBC Sound of 2016 longlist announced". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ Pollard, Alexandra (9 April 2015). "Why are only women described as 'confessional' singer-songwriters?". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "Artist spotlight: Team Me". The Independent. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ Snapes, Laura (9 May 2011). "Wild Beasts, 'Smother' – You Review". NME. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ Cragg, Michael (15 August 2013). "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – This Life: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ Cragg, Michael (24 April 2012). "New music: I Ching – It's Me". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ↑ "The 10 best things to do this week: Paramore, Terry Pratchett: HisWorld and Amadeus". The Guardian. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
External links
- Official website
- The Line of Best Fit discography at Discogs