“Estonia has just been clearing it’s throat these last few years, and now this little country is singing with a distinctive voice all of it’s own.” John Rogers heads to Estonia to check out what Tallinn Music Week has on offer.

From the CN Tower to a drummer dressed as Elvis : Canadian Music Week
From shows at the top of the CN Tower to singing drummers playing bass in Elvis suits, Canadian Music Week had a little bit of everything. And we should know, because The Line of Best Fit was there.

On the Road with Theme Park
Selected as one of The Line of Best Fit’s ‘Ones To Watch’ at the start of the year, Theme Park sent us this diary of what life of their recent UK tour was really like. Expect prehistoric monuments and some mighty fine dance moves.

Festival Diary: All Tomorrow’s Parties curated by Jeff Mangum
Best Fit’s Will Fitzpatrick heads to Somerset for a weekend of cult status bands, Bill Murray rumours and ear splitting noise for the Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel curated All Tomorrow’s Parties.

Festival Diary: SXSW – The relative calm before the storm
Lauren Down reports from the first night of this year’s South by South West music festival with performances from the likes of Wavves, Shlohmo, Dustin Wong and fantastic Austin band Ume.

Photo Diary: Fanfarlo take on South Korea
Fanfarlo keep a photo diary of their recent trip to play in South Korea. Expect epic scenery, some intense graffiti and a “dude” of a soldier.

Festival Diary: Vive La France! Brighton 2012
“This next song’s in French… but don’t worry”. The Line of Best Fit checks out Brighton’s Vive La France! festival.

Festival Diary: Kütu Folk at Les Rencontres Trans Musicales, Rennes 1-3/12/2011
Kütu Folk Records take over a plush theatre at France’s Les Rencontres Trans Musicales festival, providing outstanding performances from Evening Hymns, The Delano Orchestra and a Kütu Folk super-group.

Festival Diary: Les Rencontres Trans Musicales, Rennes 1-3/12/2011
Les Rencontres Trans Musicales runs into its 33rd year and features the likes of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Orchestra of Spheres, Breton and SBTRKT. Francine Gorman heads to Rennes to check it out.

Festival Diary: Constellations, Leeds 12/11/11
Emma Smith reports from Leeds on the Constellations Festival and finds a line up to die for despite the odd location.

Festival Diary: Ley Lines, Oxford, 15 October 2011
Brand new urban festival Ley Lines kicks off in Oxford with sets from the likes of Catherine A.D., Alt J and Theme Park. Andy Johnson reviews.

SWN Festival 2011 Diary: Day 3 & 4
In the last of his SWN diaries, Luke Morgan Britton sees some pretty brill bands, has to endure Cardiff city centre on a Saturday night, is force-fed shots and Jagerbombs and his Blackberry runs out of battery for a few hours. Oh the life of a muso journo is tough!
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