The Line of Best Fit is a UK-based independent online music magazine covering the best in new and alternative sounds. We feature new content daily from the best music writers and photographers around the world.

What we do
Our success is down to an editorial community of creative people united through a love of music. We write about the bands we like, not the bands we hate. We find and champion the best new music around. We interview and showcase the most innovative musical talent from Europe, America and beyond.

Our writers and photographers are the brightest and best in their field – many of them also contribute to the likes of NME, Stereogum, Pitchfork, The Fly and Under the Radar – to name just a few. Want to be one of them? Contact us and tell us why.

Our ethos is simple – we are music fans first and foremost with a genuine love of music and a desire to share that love through words and pictures. We are an editorially independent enterprise with the freedom to say what we want.

Our history
Our genesis began in 2007 when bloggers Rich Hughes and Rich Thane combined their love of music and their desire to share that love into a single vision: the definitive online music magazine.

In our first three years, we have grown to become one of the most visited and respected music websites in the world. In 2010, we were shortlisted for the second time at the industry standard ‘Record Of The Day Awards’ for “Best Online Magazine” – only being pipped at the post by NME.com.

At the end of 2010, Rich Hughes left us to concentrate on new ventures. Original founder Rich Thane continues to run the site alongside the editorial help of Paul Bridgewater and Lauren Down.

Our events
The Line of Best Fit puts on shows by bands we and our readers love and bands we want to tell the world about. We are the official media partner of the Ja Ja Ja club night and in the last two years have put on shows with the likes of Active Child, My Latest Novel, Memoryhouse and Vessels as well as sponsoring tours from Fleet Foxes, The Leisure Society and The Acorn.

2010 has seen The Line Of Best Fit gain a stage at the East London music festival Stag & Dagger which features an exciting line-up of bands including Cate Le Bon, The Radio Dept., Banjo Or Freakout and Lone Wolf.

At the regular and free “Ill Fit” club nights – held every second Tuesday of the month at The Social in London – we showcase the finest in new music. We were the first to host Memory Tapes at his inaugural London show and we’ve put on the likes of Loney Dear, Air France, The Leisure Society, The Forest & The Trees, Desolation Wilderness, Class Actress, Kisses, The Gay Blades, White Denim, Holly Miranda and Wintersleep.

Talk to us
We welcome news, requests or material to review. Due to the large amounts of email we receive, we are unable to respond to every message, however every single one is read: contact@thelineofbestfit.com

Advertise
To advertise on our site, please email Rupert Vereker at Sonic Network or call on +44 (0)20 7613 0555.

This version of The Line Of Best Fit (v3.0) was designed and built by Rich Thane, with invaluable help from Sebastien Dehesdin and Secretly Swedish.

The Line of Best Fit is brought to you by.:

Editor-in-chief
Richard Thane London, UK
rich[at]thelineofbestfit.com

Reviews Editor
Jude Clarke Cambridge, UK
jude[at]thelineofbestfit.com

News Editor
Lauren Down London, UK
lauren[at]thelineofbestfit.com

Live Editor & Best Fit Sessions Producer
Paul Bridgewater London, UK
paul[at]thelineofbestfit.com

New Music Editor
Josh Hall London, UK
josh[at]thelineofbestfit.com

Features Editor
Francine Gorman London, UK
francine[at]thelineofbestfit.com

Associate Editors
Luke Morgan Britton London, UK
luke[at]thelineofbestfit.com

The Line Of Best Fit Podcast
Emily Mules London, UK
podcast[at]thelineofbestfit.com

Web Developer
Sébastien Dehesdin London, UK
seb[at]withthebrand.co.uk

The Line Of Best Fit DJ Gang
To enquire about booking TLOBF to DJ at your party / concert / club night / bar mitzvah / funeral, click here