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Simone Snaith

About Simone Snaith

Simone Snaith writes young adult and fantasy novels, and sings in the band Turning Violet. A fan of scifi, fantasy, the supernatural and most things from the '80s, she enjoys reviewing music, books and movies. You can read about her own books at simonesnaith.com.

New Single “Garden’s Heart” by Natasha Khan & Jon Hopkins

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Simone Snaith

[youtube]z6ZV_pZZ_V8[/youtube] “Garden’s Heart” is a collaboration between Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan and electronic artist Jon Hopkins. The single (available here) will be on the soundtrack for the upcoming film How I Live Now, which stars Saoirse Ronin and Tom … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Europa Report”

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Europa Report, directed by Sebastian Cordero, is a riveting, found-footage style film about a team of astronauts who set out to drill the ice of Jupiter’s moon Europa, in search of extraterrestrial life. The story begins with teaser footage from … Continue reading →

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Powwow No. 4 This Saturday

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Simone Snaith
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Classical Revolution: L.A. at the Silverlake Lounge

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Classical Revolution, founded in San Francisco in 2006, is an organization that holds classical concerts in venues such as coffee shops, bars and clubs instead of formal concert halls, making the music more intimate and accessible. Classical Revolution: L.A. features … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Review: “Lenore: Purple Nurples”

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl is a comic book series created by Roman Dirge in 1998. It follows the weird, gross and funny adventures of a dead girl named Lenore and her creature friends. The sold-out issues have been collected into … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Standing Up”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Simone Snaith

[youtube]qwpTaamK4Uo[/youtube] Standing Up, directed by D.J. Caruso, is based on the 1987 young adult book The Goats by Brock Cole. It’s about two nerdy kids at summer camp – pragmatic Howie (Chandler Canterbury) and sensitive Grace (Annalise Basso) – who … Continue reading →

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Glamour Stoned Jewelry

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Glamour Stoned is a new jewelry site that just launched with some cute, funky jewelry as well as classy. The site also sells great accessories and handbags but I’m especially smitten with the necklaces and rings: (You gotta love “Trust … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Lost On Purpose’s “Rōnin”

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Simone Snaith

L.A. band Lost On Purpose are Will VanderWyden and Jacquelyn Thropay.  It started as multi-instrumentalist VanderWyden’s solo project in 2003, and he has released six albums, adding keyboardist and back-up vocalist Thropay on 2011’s Ashes. Now a permanent member,  she and … Continue reading →

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Meet Grumpy Cat in Santa Monica Tonight

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Simone Snaith
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Live Review: Dessa at The Troubadour

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Simone Snaith

Singer/rapper Dessa (Margret Wander) is a member of the Midwest hip-hop collective Doomtree and a genre-buster to an impressive degree. I was not surprised to learn that she has also published a collection of fiction and poetry, Spiral Bound. She … Continue reading →

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