Artist: Ivan Julian

Before the storm, I was given the opportunity by fellow 'FMU DJ's Terre T and Joe Belock to engineer 2 sessions. Check the blog posting here for the FMA tracks of Ivan Julian's live set from the Cherry Blossom Clinic ! A mere 5 days later, Deniz Tek and the Golden Breed occupied the very same room and blasted out a set of 5 killers for Joe's Three Chord Monte program, which are posted below for your ingestion -check out the interview as well in the archive! Both guitar [...]

As a founding member of the legendary Richard Hell & The Voidoids, IVAN JULIAN has lived through some times. Strange times indeed, as Julian recently dropped his first release in years on 2:59 Records called " The Naked Flame" , and here's howlin' for you and sounds like he's The Black Keys' Daddy. It's not that he hasn't been busy over the years, from studio session work with The Clash ( Sandinista! ) and Matthew Sweet, or producing/engineering for the likes of Jon Spencer's Heavy Trash and the Fleshtones. This record is a kick [...]

Ivan Julian finally releases his first solo album.

Seminal '70s punk rock guitarist generates new heat It's hard to believe it's been thirty-plus years since Richard Hell & The Voidoids released their seminal punk rock album Blank Generation . It's even harder to believe that Voidoids guitarist Ivan Julian would still be rocking so loud and edgily in his mid-50s. Julian's guitar has appeared on a lot of great albums over the years, including the Clash's Sandanista! and Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend , but this is the [...]

• Ivan Julian - The Naked Flame