Listen To Me Talk About More Feelings

Matt and Christina were nice enough to have me back on their podcast, “Let’s Talk About Feelings,” where we talked about, well, feelings, Fest 12 and a bunch of other stuff that’s awesome. Listen, dummies!

Listen To Me Talk About Feelings

I recently stopped by my friend’s podcast where we talked about Channing Tatum, first and second-wave emo, and my favorite place to get a sandwich. Check it.

I Got A Nautical Themed Pashmina Afghan

Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m on my own lonely island, but I’m hoping to franchise an Ace Hotel here soon so I can increase both population and revenue!

New Soundtrack Of My Life Columns

I’m pleased to announce two new Soundtrack Of My Life columns are up and running at MTV Buzzworthy. Last week’s column was about my favorite yoga jams, featuring songs from Adele, Thom Yorke, Broken Bells and Mumford And Songs. This week’s column is inspired by a recent trip to the West Coast and features music from The Distillers, Everclear, Hole and Coconut Records. I’m still brainstorming what to write about next. Any suggestions? Leave me a comment and I just might scribble up your idea!

Soundtrack Of My Life: Get Bamboozle’d

My newest MTV Buzzworthy column is up and it’s about one of my most favorite weekend festivals, The Bamboozle. To tell you the truth, I didn’t have that much fun this year. However, that could’ve been because I only went for three hours on Saturday afternoon. Aside from eating two Nathan’s hot dogs, which were delish, I was ready to leave the minute I got there. Here are a couple reasons why: Oh, well. Maybe I’m getting too old for this shiz. If anything, my Bamboozle debacle made me remember all the good times I’ve had at the fest, which is what provided the inspiration for my Soundtrack Of My Life column. Check it out…

A Few Of My Favor!te Things

When my amazing publisher asked me to contribute to their annual Favor!te Things list, I immediately jumped at the chance. Well, actually, I hopped carefully. See, I recently slipped in my kitchen and have a huge black and blue mark across the left side of my body, so I’m really in no shape to jump wildly. If you’re interested in knowing what movies, music and memes I was ob-sessed with in 2010, then hoof it over to YourItList.com. Careful, though. I don’t have that many ice packs to go around.  

…And Everything Is Going To The Beat

Can you tell I’m completely obsessed with Passion Pit right now? It’s a sickness. Every time I’ve felt down in the past month, if I can somehow manage to stumble my way to the stereo to put on Manners, my body/mind/spirit starts to perk up and I erupt into an impromptu dance party that immediately lifts my mood. It’s the weirdest thing. Passion Pit? More like Passion Prozac! Passion Paxil! Passion Wellbutrin! (Okay, so that one doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue, but you get the picture.) Before I inevitably embark on a million tangents, let me get some work-related announcements out of the way. I just posted a new “Music Is My Boyfriend” column…

More about Leslie Simon

Leslie is the author of Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World, out now through It Books. She is also the author of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes and co-author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.