Judith Sims was the editor of the rock magazine
TeenSet during 1965–1969, writing many influential pieces considering groups such as the Beatles,
Buffalo Springfield,
the Doors and more. During her tenure with
TeenSet she toured with
the Beatles, covered multiple music scenes, rubbed elbows with
Derek Taylor, and considered issues of cultural and race within
TeenSet. After
TeenSet/AUM she worked publicity for
Warner Bros. Records from 1969 to 1972. She contributed to the UK
Melody Maker and
Disc and Music Echo in the 1970s, and she was the Los Angeles bureau chief for
Rolling Stone. She edited the college supplement
Ampersand and the film review publication
The Movie Magazine. She wrote pieces for the
Los Angeles Times, the
Los Angeles magazine, and
The Washington Post. Music critic David Wagner, writing in 1968, agreed that Sims was "an intelligent, clear-eyed interpreter" of the music scene, improving
TeenSet until it was the best teen magazine. She is a focus of the book entitled "''TeenSet, Teen Fan Magazines, and Rock Journalism: Don't Let the Name Fool You''" through the University of Mississippi Press, by Allison Bumsted. ==Personal life==