Sylvie Simmons is a London-born, San Francisco based music journalist, named as a "principal player" in Paul Gorman's book on the history of the rock music press In Their Own Write (Sanctuary Publishing, 2001). A widely regarded writer and rock historian, she is also the author of a number of books, including biography and cult fiction.

Sylvie has also been playing concerts featuring her own songs, also accompanied by the ukulele. She recorded an album at Wavelab Studio in Tucson, Arizona titled 'Sylvie' and produced by Howe Gelb/Giant Sand and signed a recording contract with Light In The Attic Records. The album, her debut is released in the US, UK and Europe in October. It has earned glowing praise from Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) and Devendra Banhart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.