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Emo songsters Hawthorne Heights have shown that they really bleed for their fans. The band had the artwork of their new album Hope tattooed onto them, but without ink. The band got the idea for the inkless tats from tattoo artist Mike Ski and his “Death Kites” project. On his website, Ski describes “death kites” as “a modern form of ...
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blog/knivess-debut-album-free-music-concert-pool Inked Magazine isn't really an advocate of traveling with knives but if your talking about the debut EP album by the band With Knives then we're all for it! The band which features Josh Newton (formerly of Every Time I Die, Shiner, Season To Risk and The Damned Things) and Joe Trohman (formerly of Fall Out Boy and ...
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blog/tattoo-artist-and-former-la-ink-star-kat-von-d-rec Recently single Kat Von D is currently recording her first album. After success within the tattoo industry and LA Ink, we have no doubts that she will make some headway in the music industry as well. "I've been passionate about music all my life," Von D told E! News this weekend at the Rage video game launch in Los ......
The fall season will officially be known as “The Autumn of Stolen Babies". The band has been on a long hiatus but they couldn’t be happier to be back on stage where they belong to prepare for the October release of their highly anticipated album “Naught.” ...
Who says that Welsh rock stars are so serious? The veteran rock & rollers from across the pond, LostProphets, give Inked Magazine the details on their new album, Weapons, while gracing us with their crazy stories and infectious laughter. ...
The guitar god rolls up his sleeves and gets to work with a new Jane’s Addiction album, The Great Escape Artist, and a gig hosting Inkmasters, TV’s first-ever tattoo competition show....
This girl came out of nowhere, via Oakland, to dominate the earbuds of the hip this summer with the single “Gucci Gucci.” And off the back of just that song, she signed a record deal with Sony (reportedly worth $1 million) to put out her first album. Now she’s famous, yet still an enigma, so we asked her to ......
Kings Ave Tattoo NYC and Inked Magazine are proud to welcome SoCal punk rockers Face to Face and tattoo artist, Corey Miller of LA Ink fame for an exclusive in-store event. The band will be signing copies of their new album Laugh Now, Laugh Later with Corey Miller, who designed the album artwork. Come by to pick up copies of ......
Trans Am have always had a relatively esoteric identity, so it’s hard to know if the band are being sincere when they claim that Thing was originally commissioned as a “sci-fi horror adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.” Regardless of its inspiration, the album is evidence that this electro-inflected rock band haven’t lost any of their spark since their ......
Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson gained fame as the frontman for Icelandic post-rock act Sigur Rós, but his solo release sees him transposing his gift for orchestral explosions into a pop-friendly context (mostly because he’s singing in English). Jónsi’s voice is so distinctive that the songs sound similar to Sigur Rós’s in many ways, but sweetly syncopated tracks ......
In an increasingly homogenized musical landscape, acts like Foxy Shazam are a rarity, which is what makes the band’s major-label debut, Foxy Shazam, all that more impressive. Combining elements of glam rock, classic rock, and soul, this 15-song collection effortlessly switches from huge pop anthems like “Count Me Out” to orchestrally driven show-tune-esque numbers like “Evil Thoughts” without a ......
Stateside audiences may not be intimately acquainted with Biffy Clyro yet, but over the course of 15 years and five albums the Scottish trio have......
Roky Erickson is an American treasure, and his first album in 14 years is a not-so-subtle reminder that his relevance hasn’t waned. Produced by Will Sheff and featuring his band, Okkervil River, True Love Cast Out All Evil is a heady mix of psychedelia, pop, and ambient experimentation. On tracks such as Crazy Horse–inflected “Goodbye Sweet Dreams” it ......
Matt Pond PA may not have the same hype surrounding them that peers like Vampire Weekend do, but when it comes to sweetly satisfying indie rock, it’s hard to top Pond’s unique brand of heartbreak. Their eighth album doesn’t disappoint; from orchestral-tinged ballads such as “Running Wild” to ambient excursions like “Winter Fawn,” the album sees Pond ......
Whatever Goldfrapp do—from thumping electronica to glammed up romps—they do it for the dance floor. The British electronic music duo’s fifth full-length, Head First, is loaded with pulsating pop gems, such as “Alive,” that are a step away from the baroque pop of their previous album—and tailor-made for getting down. While Head First does occasionally get ......
As you can tell by the title, the latest effort from experimental indie rock act Xiu Xiu isn’t going be 2010’s most uplifting album, but it may be one of the most sonically satisfying. Produced by Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier, Dear God, I Hate Myself sees Xiu Xiu mastermind Jamie Stewart fully realizing his band’s sound on ......
When you’re named after a Shakespeare play and you have a song that’s named after a Civil War–era naval battle (“The Battle Of Hampton Roads”), chances are someone in your band went to grad school. However, instead of being plodding and pretentious, Titus Andronicus’s second album sounds like a collaboration between The Hold Steady and Conor ......
Past Lives may feature three members of the defunct act the Blood Brothers, but if you’re expecting fractured post-screamo you’re in for a surprise. On the band’s debut full-length, Tapestry of Webs, the four-piece transpose their sound into a more pop context without forsaking their avant-garde edge. The result is an album that’s teeming with ambitious ......
Ted Leo may be the hardest-working man in punk. Although his sixth full-length with the Pharmacists may not have any songs as infectious as “Me and Mia,” from his incendiary 2004 effort Shake the Sheets, it is probably his most consistent effort to date. While the album is teeming with plenty of politically motivated rock songs, The Brutalist Bricks also ......
Scotland is known for a lot of things, like its whiskey and … some other stuff we can’t recall. We do know that the country’s second most satisfying export is the indie rock act Frightened Rabbit, whose third album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, proves they can transcend their own hype. From expertly crafted ballad “Swim Until You Can ......
Convinced her success would soar, 20 year-old country music star, Taylor Swift, planned on getting her lucky number tattooed on her arm. "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first number 1 song had a 13-second intro," she has previously said. "Every time I've ......
Riding high on the success of her last album as well as her chart-topping follow up album, Lady Gaga, decided to pay homage to her fans. On Twitter, Gaga wrote, "ook what i did last night. little monsters forever, on the arm that holds my mic. xx." ...
The career of Fucked Up has been, well, fucked up. The Canadian band blew up the formula for hardcore with the album Hidden World, played stunt gigs such as performing for 12 straight hours in NYC, then released The Chemistry of Common Life, a massive wall of noise complete with violins. Despite that, this two-CD collection of B-sides and alternate ......
Which is wilder to consider: that it’s been 18 years since Nirvana released Nevermind or that Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters have released six albums since? While Nirvana was dragged kicking and screaming into playing arenas, Grohl built the Foos and their sound to fill them. Among the 16 tracks assembled on their first greatest hits collection are obvious ......
Polar Bear Club’s debut album made best-of lists everywhere, but it takes until nearly the end of this follow-up for them to prove why. Not that Chasing Hamburg isn’t brilliant—it’s just that “One Hit Back,” a post-hardcore punch to haters everywhere, is so fist-pumping good that its shadow looms over the rest of the songs. “Living ......
When a young band like Paramore explodes out of nowhere (Franklin, TN?) there are always repercussions. On their third album, the group’s pint-sized singer with the giant voice, Hayley Williams, outlines the trail of mistrust and broken relationships. Fame has taught her that you “can’t be too careful anymore” (“Careful”), and later, on “Feeling Sorry,” she looks back ......
Writers hate reviewing a new Converge album. The kings of underground hardcore metal deliver so consistently that it becomes an exercise in finding new ways to say, “They still shred.” Enter Axe to Fall, the most straightforward Converge album yet. It’s apparent from the opening blast of “Dark Horse,” a galloping shot of guitars and throat-searing screams, that Converge ......
Hot damn if the Reverend Horton Heat didn’t lay down some wide-open guitar licks in his day. The good Rev has slowed with age, and on his first new album in five years it’s obvious that he’s more content observing from his La-Z-Boy than a bar stool—a fact he addresses on “Beer Holder,” an ode to ......
Legendary MC Q-Tip can do whatever the hell he wants. After revolutionizing hip-hop with A Tribe Called Quest and paving the way for Kanye, Tip is more experimental than ever these days. On this album, delayed since 2001 and remixed for release, the lyrical master sounds more like Curtis Mayfield than a mic-rockin’ MC. He weaves his trademark flow through ......
Roadies spend the majority of their time hauling equipment and tuning instruments. Not Eddie Riggs. After he spills blood on his badass belt buckle in a backstage mishap, the world’s best roadie is transported to an alternate universe ripped straight from a heavy metal album cover. Under the reign of evil Lord Doviculus and his glam rockin’ minion General ......
Inked interviews internet sensation, Jeffree Star, upon the release of his new album "Beauty Killer"....
Metalcore kings Killswitch Engage blow up the formula with their latest album...
For the record, Pink Doesn't hate her former husband Carey Hart. But that doesn't mean she plays nice on her new album....
If there's one man the entire music world wants a piece of, it's Pharrell Williams. From Jay-Z and Kanye West to Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake, the Virginia Beach, VA native is a Top 40 kingmaker, a sonic architect who has built career-making hits for some of music's most elite players. His own project, N.E.R ......
When Orange County hardcore band Eighteen Visions ended their 11-year run in 2007, frontman James Hart had mixed feelings. He was disappointed but excited by the prospect of starting anew. Since the 2004 album Obsession, Hart had been pushing the band in a more hard rock direction, and some members had pushed back. Now that he was on his own ......
The Bronx have a new album out—but you might not realize it. That’s because the Los Angeles band’s third album, like the two that came before it, is titled simply The Bronx. It’s part of the band’s plan to keep things simple—a plan that also includes recording at the group’s own studio and ......
Two years had passed since Brandan Schieppati got his last tattoo-a silhouette on his side of Rocky Balboa—and Bleeding through's acerbic singer didn't have any immediate plans to get more ink. then, in early June, a phone call with his manager about the band's upcoming European tour left him rankled. At the time, Bleeding through was ......
When music wonder twins Nina Sky took over dance floors with their 2004 hit, "Move Ya Body," even they weren't sure what they were doing. "Our first album was written about things we hadn't yet experienced in our lives," says Nicole Albino, one half of the duo. "We were 18, straight out of high school." After an exhaustive ......
ROCK OF LOVE We hang out at home with Scott Shriner—the only tattooed member of Weezer—to talk marriage, ink, and the band’s shocking sixth album. In a quiet neighborhood east of Hollywood, down winding tree-lined streets, sit homes belonging to Luke Wilson, Terry Gilliam, Barack Obama, and Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, who is standing in his living ......
Some say the best writing descends from despair, longing, elation, love; the same old drill. But, as Liam Wilson, bassist of Dillinger Escape Plan, will tell you, the only reason to write an album is out of revenge—sweet, sweet revenge. “If someone were to show me a crystal ball years ago and say we would make our best album ......
Considering most, if not all, of the songs from Eagles of Death Metal’s first two albums are about screwing almost anything with a vagina, it’s funny that lead singer Jesse Holmes never got laid until he met his wife. “Girls didn’t want to have sex with me, and they had no problem letting me know. The song ......
Mike Jones is known for giving out his cell phone number, screen name, and e-mail address to fans, but, ironically, he can be a hard man to get in touch with. Some calls to him go straight to a busy signal, and once, while attempting to schedule this interview, his manager said he had just dropped his cell phone in ......
Marshall amps are an iconic standby in the music scene, and now they can add one more product to their ever-growing list: the Hanwell.
Don't judge a speaker by its size! The compact loudspeaker has 6" long throw woofers and a max output of 110DB. Specs aside, the Hanwell boasts impressive design and construction. The Hanwell pays homage to ...
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blog/dr-dre-and-beats-electronics-release-newest-headph You've seen them before -- the hipster kid on the subway, the cute girl in the elevator, the jogger in the park -- all with brightly colored, cushioned headphones emblazoned with that unmistakable "b."
Beats headphones are everywhere, and with good reason.
The company has made great strides since releasing its first headphones in 2008. Backed by Dr. Dre and Interscope ...
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In the third episode of Spike's Ink Master, the artists trade in their tattoo machines for clippers at a barbershop. Clean lines and smooth designs are essential, but who will make the cut? Check out the preview below and tune in tonight to find out!
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The Wu-Tang Clan's 2010 collaboration album Wu-Massacre has inspired some colorful artwork that never got published. Illustrator Chris Bachalo designed the Wu-Massacre cover in comic-book fashion and then teamed up with art director/designer Alex Haldi to produce a comic book mini-series to go with it. Even though the comic allegedly had a storyline laid out, it doesn't ...
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blog/mishka-x-inked-t-shirt-release We present you with our first collab with apparel masters Mishka, available to be purchased this Friday! This T-Shirt features the badass Cyco Simon, tattooing an almost naked lady with skeletons surrounding. So graciously designed by the super talented Lamour Supreme, the shirt is a limited run, so make sure that you are one of the first to grab it ...
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blog/august-issue-release-party-jwoww Inked magazine partied like they reignited their flame four nights ago at the August 2012 issue release party featuring the beautiful cover girl and jersey turnpiker, JWOWW. There wasn't bored look in the place, Kiss and Fly was one word: poppin'. Promptly at 8:10, the party started as excited attendees came into the club confident and ready to ...
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blog/diet-coke-releases-limited-collection-jean-paul-ga Jean Paul Gaultier is the first creative director to design cans for the collaboration kings, Diet Coke! After the great public reception of the 'Night and Day' and 'Tattoo' bottles, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola light has graced the fashion guru with his own 'Night and Day' 330ml cans.
Embossed in the sexy lace and sailor stripes, these cans are sure to ...
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blog/inked-magazine-july-issue-release-party On Monday, Inked hosted a metal bash at the hip Lit Lounge. DJs Jose Mangin, Zeena Koda, and Curran Reynolds played the headbanging tracks while partygoers drank metal-inspired cocktails courtesy of Jagermeister and got free (that's right, free) tattoos from artist Jes Irwin. Partiers got to choose from one of 18 simple-yet iconic-metal symbols. Among those in party attendance ...
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blog/vans-releases-lxvi-fall-collection This has been a very fun week for sneaker heads. The newest shoe company to release some heat is Vans. Introducing their LXVI collection for Fall, it is the most advanced, futuristic, progressive and athletic shoe to date for the company. It was designed to be extremely lightweight, comfortable, flexible and clean. Looks like an instant classic to us.
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Deadmau5 has a new video out called "The Veldt", which is inspired by the late author Ray Bradbury.
Bradbury wrote a short story called "The World The Children Made", which was published by "The Saturday Evening Post" in 1950. The story soon became known as "The Veldt" .
Deadmau5 used the world that the author created in the story as his ...
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blog/billionaire-boys-club-summer-2012-release Hypes and BBC fans alike can rejoice because Billionaire Boys Club have released part of their Summer 2012 collection. The Pharrell Williams created fashion line debuted a new form of their famous graphic t-shirts, button ups, and khaki shorts. The collection has a strong sailor feel to it, which is nothing but appropriate for the summer.
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blog/artist-shawn-barber-impresses-again-release-new-bo
Multi-talented tattooist, painter and friend to many, Shawn Barber has done it again with the upcoming release of his third series book titled "Memoir: The Tattooed Portrait Series."
The memoir documents Barber's perception of the modern world of tattoos, in which he explains what he see's through the use of oil paintings and other mediums. The 256-page hardcover ...
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blog/event-recap-mgk-half-naked-and-almost-famous-ep-re Last week Inked and Machine Gun Kelly celebrated not only his Inked Magazine Skin and Style cover but the release of the Half Naked and Almost Famous EP. Hiro Ballroom was filled to the brim with celebrities, fans and tastemakers eager to catch the wild boy's performance. DJ Prostyles and DJ Kalkutta kept the crowd going before and after ...
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blog/joe-capobianco-releases-new-book-blood-puddin Tattoo Artist Joe Capobianco has announced the release of his 4th full color publication titled "Blood Puddin." The book features over 120 pages of "Gory Gals, Dark Dames, and Chilling Chicks." "Blood Puddin" is set to release March 2nd will kick off Capobianco's five city book signing tour where he will make stops every where from Columbus, OH to ...
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blog/sailor-jerry-inked-magazine-bar-crawl Last night Sailor Jerry and Inked Magazine went on a bar crawl in LES in celebration of the Inked x Sailor Jerry 2012 calender release. Calendar girls Ginger and Azarja were just two of the lovely ladies who took part in the crawl. A swarm of beauties walked from Sons of Essex to Motor City and ended the night in ...
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blog/tattooed-santa-stars-new-dreamworks-film A hulking Russian ex-swordfighter with tattooed forearms - sounds like the lead in a new Guy Ritchie flick, no? Alas, you will have to watch old DVD's if you're hankering for violence and British slang. Because this rugged new character is none other than Santa Claus, the benevolent lead in Dreamworks' recently released "Rise of the Guardians."
Seldom have ......
If you're in the market for a new smartphone this holiday season, forget the iPhone 5. Samsung is overshadowing Apple with its latest and, according to techies worldwide, greatest creation: the Galaxy Note 2. Samsung recently released the Note 2 to the eager public, and we have some exclusive insights as to why you Need. This. Phone.
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Yesterday, Bel-Ray Oil announced the release of a technically upgraded line of V-Twin products for 2012. The complete line features innovative new packaging and enhanced technology, which offers the discriminating user the ultimate in performance and quality for any V-Twin machine. Bel?Ray Big Twin Transmission Oil is formulated for maximum protection of the heavily loaded transmissions found on V-Twin ......
Our first stop for the 2012 Calendar Girls search this year was Tattooed Mom in Philly and the inked beauties turned out for the occasion. All three stops were a success and we were left with the tough job of choosing 12 for the final calendar. The calendar will be released in November with the December issue of Inked Magazine. ...
A Colombian soccer player was arrested there for not covering up his tattoos, as is dictated by Saudi law. What most concerned the Saudi moral police was that Juan Pablo Pino bared a tattoo of Jesus while at a Riyadh shopping mall with his wife. Pino was taken into custody Friday but released later after expressing "deep sorrow."...
For our latest issue release, we teamed up with one of our favorite liquor brands. Jägermeister is known for inspiring crazy nights out, and last night at GunBar was no different. To fit the bill for the Inked party, Jägermeister teamed up with tattoo artist artist Joseph Aloi, who adorned the tap machine as he saw fit.
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Miami based hard-rock outfit Black Tide discusses their tattoos (the good, the bad, and the ugly) behind-the-scenes from their recent music video shoot for the song, "That Fire." The song comes from the band's upcoming sophomore release Post Mortem which is due out August 23rd on Interscope Records...
Just hours after winning a record breaking 8 VMAs and announcing to the world that her upcoming release will be called Born This Way, the singer was spotted at JFK Airport in New York on Monday sporting a tattoo of a unicorn on her left thigh with the words, yep, "Born This Way" wrapping around the horn......
Walter Schreifels is probably best known as a member of acts such as Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, and Rival Schools, but his first release under his own name shows that when the distortion is stripped away, Schreifels truly shines. An Open Letter to the Scene features everything from folk-inspired rockers (“She Is to Me”) and jangly tracks reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub ......
We have all heard them the stories behind the tattoos, but now you read them and get some good Karma points too. Smart Imagination has released Tattoo Stories a book with beautiful pictures and great stories to match with the foreword done by Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. From the Executive VP going through a divorce to the Hairstylist trying ......
With the release of the new "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend, I can only imagine the tattoo ideas this movie will provide. With an array of rich characters and vibrant colors, its a tattoo dreamscape waiting to happen. Whether you are into the Mad Hatter, The Caterpillar, The Queen or the Cheshire Cat, I am sure Tim Burton will provide ......
The sequel to the bad ass cult film, Boondock Saints, has finally released its sequel this month; I’m shocked it made it to theaters. All of the components that made this movie memorable have been replaced with bad acting, terrible writing, and random wind tunnels. Willem Dafoe has been replaced with Julie Benz, "Rita" from Dexter. Instead of Dafoe ......
Reading off the tattoos from H20 front man Toby Morse’s skin is a lot like flipping through the artists on his iPod. “I probably have like 30 different band tattoos, man,” he says from his California home, scouring his legs for examples. “I’ve got 7 Seconds, Murphy’s Law, Madball, Kill Your Idols, Dag Nasty, Minor Threat. I ......
