Best known as the guitarist for Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Ivan Julian helped to shape the sound of punk rock as we know it. Having first toured as a teenager with British soul group the Foundations, Julian quickly became an integral member of the late-1970s New York City music scene when he appeared on the Voidoids' classic Blank Generation. After the demise of the Voidoids, Julian went on to form the Outsets and Lovelies, in addition to appearing on the Clash's Sandinista, performing with everyone from Sandra Bernhard to Matthew Sweet, and becoming heavily involved in production. Today Julian runs SuperGiraffeSound in Brooklyn. Today, the Voidoids' seminal releases on Ork, Sire, and Radar Records remain essential listening.