Valerie Siebert

Jamming Good: Spiders Drummer Woody Woodmansey’s Favourite Bowie Moments

During the earthly sojourn of Ziggy Stardust, Woody Woodmansey laid down the rhythm for David Bowie's mercurial backing band The Spiders From Mars. Here he talks Valerie Siebert through his 13 favourite Bowie tracks, sharing personal memories of how they were made along the way.

The Demon Advocates: Gene Simmons’ Favourite Albums

The Kiss man picks a giants-of-rock top 13 albums for Val Siebert (and finally gives drum machines the talking to they deserve)

GALLERY: Rowan Bulmer

In 2012, Tahita Bulmer of NYPC discovered masses of contact sheets of her father Rowan's photographs of the big names of Swinging London: Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Elton John and more among them. Here, Rowan talks Val Siebert through ten of our favourites. Photographs courtesy of Rowan Bulmer

Feeling Strengthened: The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess Interviewed

Val Siebert talks to Tim Burgess on the eve of the release of the new Charlatans album Modern Nature

Modernism Vs. Classicism: Paul Weller Interviewed

With new album More Modern Classics released this week, Val Siebert asks, will the real Paul Weller please stand up?

LIVE REPORT: Slash At House Of Commons

Val Siebert makes it through security and into the a Becks/Tory-filled pavilion to watch The Hatted One put in an acoustic performance of new LP tracks and a Guns classic. Photographs courtesy of Angus Thomas

Going The Whole Hog: The Cult’s Sonic Temple Revisited

Val Siebert looks back a three decades to when Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy were staging a fight back with their biggest selling album to date

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DOWNLOAD: JSBX – She’s On It (Live)

Get hold of She's On It-Jack The Ripper for free, and watch the track's new video below, with UK tour dates running this week

WATCH: The Oscillation – Chrome Cat

New video from the From Tomorrow LP, with band set for European tour later this month

Alan Wills RIP

Liverpool musician and label boss dies after cycling incident

His Catastrophic Plan: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ Let Love In

Val Siebert looks back to the Bad Seeds album that had it all...

INTERVIEW: The Birds Of Satan

We talk to Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins about his new trio, an original material-writing evolution of his hard-rocking covers band Chevy Metal

Tailor Made For Worship: Dave Wyndorf Of Monster Magnet’s Favourite Albums

The Monster Magnet frontman turns the clock back 40 years to tell Val Siebert about 13 formative favourite records

The Frantic Four: Status Quo Remember Piledriver

Val Siebert talks to all of the classic line up of Status Quo about the 1972 album that set them on the road to long lasting fame

Two Way Alchemy: Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral Revisited

Val Siebert revisits an album that sounds even more like the future 20 years later. Audio and video NSFW

A Nail In The Coffin: Soundgarden’s Superunknown Revisited

Val Siebert looks back 20 years to a band's attempts to shrug off the grunge tag

40 Years On: “Arrogant Pricks” Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic Revisited

Four decades since the release of Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic, Val Siebert casts an eye backward and praises the work of a band at the top of their game

Glam Bam Thank You Man: Michael Monroe Of Hanoi Rocks Interviewed

Val Siebert talks to the legendary Finn about Hanoi Rocks, Stiv Bators, G N'R & keeping the flame burning

A Life During Wartime: Jeff Wayne Interviewed

Val Siebert talks to the creator of the nation's favourite Martian themed musical

INTERVIEW: Chelsea Wolfe

We catch up with the L.A. singer-songwriter following this year's excellent Pain Is Beauty, her darkest, most electronic album yet

Humble Pie

Performance: Rockin' the Filmore (Box Set)

Shine On: Peter Frampton’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of his Roundhouse show tomorrow night, the singer-songwriter, former Humble Pie man and guitarist extraordinaire gives us a rundown of his top LPs

First Idea > Best Idea: Trans Interviewed

Val Siebert talks to Bernard Butler and Jackie McKeown about Trans, their new "improvised group" born out of drunken texts, oblique messages and krautrock tendencies. Photographs courtesy of Keira Cullinane

Growing On Me: Justin Hawkins Of The Darkness’ Favourite LPs

The Darkness frontman rifles through his racks and decides on the 13 long-players closest to his heart

Yonkers Honk: Annie Bandez Interviewed

Val Siebert speaks to the multi-talented but too often overlooked singer, songwriter and artist about the anxiety of youth and the record label mafia

Present And Correct: The Jam’s Final Album The Gift Revisited 30 Years On

On the 30th anniversary of the Jam's demise, Valerie Siebert looks back at The Gift

Young Limbs And Numb Hymns: The History Of The Batcave Club

Val Siebert speaks to members of Alien Sex Fiend, Bauhaus, Specimen and Foetus about Soho's original gothic haunt

Poe Faced? The Raven Reviewed

Icon of gothic literature and detective story pioneer turns fictionalised sleuth, in a historical thriller from the director of the divisive V For Vendetta adaptation. John Cusack stars. Valerie Siebert watches this mystery unravel

Don’t Think: The Chemical Brothers Film Director Interviewed

Adam Smith has worked on The Chemical Brothers' live show for 18 years, so was ideally placed to direct their eye-popping concert film Don't Think. He talks to Val Siebert about the art of just letting it flow

No Time For Lollygagging: An Interview With The New York Dolls

Valerie Siebert talks to David Johansen about the New York Dolls' latest album Dancing Backward In High Heels and Malcolm McLaren and Morrissey. Main photo by Yoni Goldberg

Stuck In His Own Head: An Interview With Gruff Rhys

The Super Furry Animals man talks to Valerie Siebert about his new album Hotel Shampoo, writing songs for Britney Spears and why he wants Sylvester Stallone to play him in a film