Spleen on HiS sleeve
PUNK VETERAN IVAN
JULIAN—FORMERLY
OF RICHARD HELL
& THE VOIDOIDS—
FESSES UP ABOUT
HOW BASSOONS,
GLUED-TOGETHER
VINTAGE STRATS,
ELECTRO-VOICE
SRO SPEAKERS, AND
ACOUSTIC STRINGS
ON ELECTRIC
GUITARS LED TO
THE MAGIC ON HIS
NEW ALBUM, THE
NAKED FLAME.
Ivan Julian at a 1990 gig with Richard Hell at Club Citta in Kawasaki,
Japan. Regarding the pants, Julian says “Jet lag makes you do weird
things—but it’s fun!” Photo by Gin Saton