profile/ink-master-jamie-davies Davies is an oddity in that he’s a veteran tattooer with only one piece of ink on his skin. As a self-described obsessive-compulsive workaholic, he says that he’s too busy focusing on his clients’ tattoos to design and get another one himself. He started out as a comic book artist but grew bored with its repetitiveness and transitioned ...
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blog/inked-creative-director-judges-next-week-spikes-in Check out this preview of next week's
Ink Master, which feature Creative Director Todd Weinberger on the judges panel Todd will judge along regular judges Oliver Peck, Chris Nunez and host Dave Navarro. The preview below shows the remaining artists in their flash challenge for the week. See this and more Tuesday at 10/9c on
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blog/comics-and-costumes-and-characters-oh-my In a city like New York, where we are very much accustomed to the presence of "characters", it comes as nothing short of a surprise that we are truly sad to see the 2012 New York Comic Con come to an end and watch all it's characters leave with it. From storm troopers to porn stars to wrestlers to ......
blog/woman-gets-memorial-funeral-ash-tattoo 33-year-old model-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh made sure her nan would always be with her. Yes, she got a memorial tattoo, but she wanted to take it to the next level. She had her nan's ashes crushed into the ink and tattooed onto her. Now, Marsh says, "I feel like she's with me forever." Would you get that kind of ......
blog/meet-2012-sailor-jerry-inked-calendar-girls-episod We're getting closer and closer to the drop date on the 2012 Sailor Jerry + Inked Calendar. So we figured it was about damn time we introduced the ladies who will be gracing the walls of your tattoo shops, office, kitchen or workshop. To get this started say hello to Miss January Vee & Miss December Alyse.
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blog/ny-islanders-fans-get-inked Coming in the next issue of ESPN Magazine, they report on the NY Islanders bold move to generate fan appreciation by opening up a tattoo shop in the arena. Although there are rumors that the Islanders will leave after their four year lease is up, die hard fans have no problem getting their permanent team memorabilia. Islanders' official tattoo shop ......
blog/inked-hits-jersey Inked spent the weekend at Inked Out NJ presented by the world renowned tattoo artist Mario Barth & Starlight Tattoo. In case you're not familiar, Mario Barth is also the owner of popular tattoo ink, Intenze and has tattooed a bevy of celebrities including Lenny Kravitz, Sylvester Stallone, Tommy Lee and Usher. With over 100 artists, including huge names like ......
blog/older-inked-ladies If you caught The Today Show this morning, you may have seen a story that is not all that surprising. According to the National Tattoo Association, there's been an increase in the number of women of advanced age coming in to tattooed. This particular story focused on 78-year old Helen Lambin, who got her first tattoo just three years ......
blog/inked-girls-summer-sullen-angel-search This Sunday, August 21st, Inked is teaming up with Sullen Angels to host one of the steamiest pool parties in Las Vegas in partnership with the Aliante Station Casino & Hotel. This time, we're searching for the next hot Sullen Angel. There will be an open casting call from 1-3pm, followed by a live show at 5pm. The winner will ......
blog/ny-ink-renewed-season-2 You may recognize our current cover, Megan Massacre, from TLC's NY Ink! Today it was announced that TLC has picked up the show for a second season. We just wanted to congratulate the whole cast and crew of Ami James' Wooster St. Social Club, and we'll be waiting to see what happens next season. Season 2 of NY ......
blog/nashville-gets-inked Inked spent an amazing few days at the Full Moon Tattoo & Horror Festival in Nashville, TN May 13-15th. In its 10th year, the festival was the perfect mix of horror & tattoos. From those excited to meet their favorite horror film stars to those looking for some new ink, we had an awesome time meeting the crowd and checking out a ton of tattoos. There was NO shortage of tattoo talent; The crew from Lone Wolf Body Art, Eric Newby from Ink Expressions, Bodean from Bodean’s Tattoos and Body Piercing, Vince Villalvazo from All or Nothing Tattoo & Arts Studio and the crew from Truth & Triumph Tattoo…to just name a few.
We also had a great time meeting and mixing with big film legends like Malcolm McDowell (The Clockwork Orange) Tyler Mane (Halloween) Sig Haig (House of a Thousand Corpses) and of course Gary Busey. In addition, there was a new element added to the show this year; an Independent Horror Film Festival, which had films screening all weekend, making it a truly interesting and unique show.
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blog/inked-girls-takeover Next week, our Creative Director, along with a small staff will travel out to Vegas to look for the hottest girl they can find to feature in an upcoming issue of Inked Girls Magazine.
Model Search, Marquee Dayclub: 1130am-4pm by the pool at the Inked Cabana
Meet the Models, The Library at the Marquee Nightclub: 9-11pm
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blog/room-view Thank you Philly! You guys hosted yet another amazing convention – arguably the best we've been to yet! The Inked booth was the place to be! There was no shortage of cute tattooed ladies coming by to have their photos taken. We partied with tattooers young and old from LiL Joe CEO., Jon Jon and Anthony to Bowery Stan, Crooked ......
blog/luxurious-tribute When people think of tattoos, they may not think of brands such as Louis Vuitton. However, a collaboration with famed tattoo artist Scott Campbell and large tribute on a man's arm tell a different story. With a full sleeve of the Louis Vuitton monogram print, this man will not be forgetting this luxury brand anytime soon. Want to see ......
blog/free-burritos-life What?! Free burritos for life? How? San Francisco's Casa Sanchez offers free burritos for life if you get the company's logo tattooed on you. The logo isn't offensive and kind of cute, and well who couldn't use lunch for free for the rest of their life. Times are hard but wouldn't a taco or burrito ......
drinks/roky-erickson 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 ......
blog/get-inked-go Thinking about what that new tattoo would like on you? Or just day dreaming of sexy tattooed girls and need a visual. Then download Inked Magazine’s very own iPhone application. Use Temptu Pro’s design to see what you next tattoo would like before you make the commitment or design your own, using edgy fonts or your own image ......
music/frightened-rabbit 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 ......
blog/extreme-mistakes Some people get tattoos as a way to express themselves, other people get them to make extreme statements. A spelling error can take away all of the effect that the tattoo was meant to have in the first place. The Huffington post has compiled some hilarious misspelled tattoos. Make sure you check your spelling the next time you get tattooed....
blog/where-we-come Ever wonder how some of your artists and piercers got into this industry.... We watch these tattoo and piercing shows and yet they never ask this one main question.... I find their roads to this industry are as diverse and interesting as the artist themselves....
For me i envied these artists for their talent and their knowledge but never had ......
blog/hart-huntington-grand-opening Be sure to check out all the insane events going on for the grand opening of Hart and Huntington at the Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino next weekend. Free tattoo give-a-ways for a lucky few, H & H after-party at Wasted Space featuring Steel Panther, Avenge Sevenfold at Wasted Space the following night and Snoop Dogg by the pool on Sunday ......
travel/st-lucia On your next visit to the Caribbean, skip Aruba and the Bahamas and stay in Saint Lucia. The difference? Instead of flat sandy shores, the 27-mile-long island is a teardrop-shaped mass of rainforest-covered peaks so perfectly triangular and green they look painted on.
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drive/back-black No brand is more American nor, over the long haul, more successful than Harley-Davidson. So it's not surprising that the massive passion for big noisy bikes and wild open spaces has been translated into a prolific all-American palette of tattoo art. And while the most popular Harley ink incorporates traditional themes like swooping eagles and shields of stars and ......
article/inked-girls-new-york-city Even on the crowded subways and streets, the tattooed women of the Big Apple stand out. We threw open our doors and invited them to show off their ink, and they arrived with tattoos of everything from killer zombies to My Little Pony. Here is a look at just some of the ladies who dropped by. Watch for the Inked ......
inked-people/set-your-goals Check the walls of your local music venue and there’s a good chance you’ll find a Set Your Goals sticker plastered somewhere. It’s a visual reminder of how much things have changed since the band joined the Epitaph Records roster. “On our old label, we would get, like, 100 stickers and they would be in black and ......
inked-people/tara-dakides Long before Tara Dakides was an X Games champ and leading lady of snowboarding, she was another 18-year-old having doubts about her next tattoo. "He had a twitchy eye," Dakides remembers of the tattooer who took a turntable in payment for a tattoo. "I should've known from that point that he probably wouldn't have done good work." She ......
inked-people/shirly-brener "I've gotten to play a lot of drug addicts and hookers this year," muses actress Shirly Brener. The Bardot-esque blonde, who possesses a paradoxical mix of girl-next-door charm and femme fatale-worthy dark sensuality, revels in her distinctiveness. She's as comfortable portraying the bubbly love interest in a romantic comedy as a depraved addict in an indie flick. "Once ......
inked-people/twinkie-chan There’s something different about San Francisco scarf designer Twinkie Chan. Several things actually. First, there’s the way she talks. Twinkie doesn’t say things like “Look at that” and “My parents said.” Instead, she says, “Take a gander” and “The parental response was.” The speech pattern is most likely the result of her San Francisco day job. She ......
inked-people/caridee-english Stuck in a house for months without television, music, or a phone is like solitary confinement. Add in flamenco-dancing Tyra Banks, vicious fashionista boys, and a gaggle of neurotic women and it becomes a surrealist nightmare. If you survive, you have what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model. 22-year-old CariDee English calmly climbed to the top of ......
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A little tornado warning was NOT going to keep these carnivores from tasting some great meat, sipping on some cool cocktails and enjoying a nice brewski in between. On Saturday September 8, 2012 Randall's Island Park was home to Meatopia, a festival completely dedicated to the love of meat. Chef's from all over the world came to compete ...
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blog/woodstock-edible-animals-meatopia-2012
Who doesn't love an end-of-summer celebration with meat and booze? Meatopia, New York City's annual celebration of meat and drink, takes place in just 2 days on September 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM on Randall's Island Great Lawn, New York NY 10035.
The event, presented by Whole Foods Market "features the biggest, most ambitious line-up of ...
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blog/graffiti-artists-who-just-cant-stop-graffitiing Associated Press has done a touching piece on popular native New York graffiti artists Angel Ortiz and Andrew Witten. The article shares the artists need to still graffiti, even after 30 years. Even while spending time with their children or walking a dog.
"I'm chronologically old to be out there doing it," Witten admits with a playful smile. "I ...
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blog/yves-saint-lauren-snake-print-high-tops Yves Saint Laurent has released brand new high-top sneaks with patent leather and some wild snake print designs. The shoes are primarily black with a white sidewall and some brown patches in the snake skin design.
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blog/freshen-your-top-drawer-new-ad-campaign-br4ss-unde BR4SS Underwear's new ad campaign features none other than Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett. Bennett is known for his sense of style both on and off the field regardless of the price. If you are looking to purchase your own BR4SS underwear they are now available in the Inked Shop.
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blog/supra-presents-skytop-iii-stealth On Friday, November 25 SUPRA will be releasing the Skytop III Stealth at select SUPRA retailers and the SUPRA website. The style has been strictly limited to 413 pairs and each pair is sequentially numbered on the interior. A few of the shoes design features are a custom night vision sock liner, Stealth Bomber hangtag, charcoal speckled blown EVA midsole ...
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blog/last-stop-search-2012-sailor-jerry-inked-magazine- L.A. was the last stop on the search for the 2012 Sailor Jerry Inked Magazine calendar girls. The Sailor Jerry website posted a video of some of the girls that came out to the L.A. casting and it's hard to imagine how they got it down to just 12.
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blog/supra-presents-camouflage-skytop-shoe Supra has released a limited edition Skytop that's everything you've been looking for in a pair of kicks. According to the shoe company: "The design is a subtle reflection of the themes of
Samhain and Fall, yet is wearable at any time of year."
Only 413 pairs of these sick camo high-tops were created. So if you want ......
drive/going-topless One surefire way to start a fight: tell a gearhead that the newest generation of Chevrolet Corvette might challenge the sports car supremacy of the Porsche. It’s the type of argument that will probably end with a tire iron to the head. It’s also true. The new generation of Chevrolet Corvettes have ushered in a whole new approach ......
inked-people/topout Born in the spit and blood of the mixed-marital-arts world, Tapout clothing is the uniform for guys who are (or at least want to look) tough. The MMA world was still in its relative infancy in the United States when Tapout was launched in 1997 as the brainchild of Charles Lewis Jr., better known as Mask for his trademark face ......
blog/kate-moss-new-tattoos-send-bloggers-frenzy Supermodel Kate Moss' supposed "million dollar tattoos" from the late artist Lucian Freud, have been a hot topic this week. However, it's unclear whether she paid anything for them at all.
As a young man in the Navy, Freud gave sailors rough tattoos using ink and a scalpel. He offered his services to Moss after she expressed interest in ......
blog/american-beauties-benefit-event-pinup-pitbulls On November 19th, Bombs Over Betty Studios and Feldmans Tattoo Machine will be hosting a benefit event: American Beauties for Pinups for Pitbulls, Inc., a non-profit organization to stop illegal dog fighting. Tickets go on sale online for $15, $20 at the door. Ticket prices and entry include: Yazoo Beer, Food from Walsh Catering and Co., Cowgirl Cupcakes & General Store ......
blog/road-sailor-jerry-rum-and-inked-magazine-philadelp 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. ...
blog/ink-fast The current Guinness World Record for the most tattoos done by a single artist in a 24-hour period is 801. That record was set on Nov. 16, 2008, by Hollis Cantrell of Artistic Tattoo in Phoenix, Arizona
Jason Freeman of Triumph Tattoo in Reno is aiming for 804 tattoos in his upcoming attempt to break that world record, starting at ......
blog/first-ever-tattoo-competition-series Spike TV has tapped Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro to host InkMaster, the first-ever tattoo competition series, TVGuide.com has learned.
The show — executive-produced by Charlie Corwin and Jay Peterson, the team behind LA Ink, Miami Ink and NY Ink — will feature the nation's top tattoo artists competing in challenges to win a $100,000 grand prize and ......
inked-people/ludo-lefebvre You wouldn’t expect the occasional burn to faze a chef as seasoned as Ludo Lefebvre. He’s the Frenchman behind Los Angeles pop-up restaurant LudoBites whom reality television fans grew to love (or loved to hate) on Bravo’s Top Chef: Masters......
article/femme-metale With few bastions of actual music television left, Mistress Juliya Chernetsky still carries the flag—and ink—for rock programming on the tube with Fuse’s Top 20 Countdown. And she’s pretty cute to boot....
blog/inked-asbury "Three days of world renowned tattooing, live painting, music, burlesque & performance art right on the beach. Come join Inked Magazine at Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival in Asbury Park, NJ this weekend; it kicks off at 2pm Friday. Stop by the Inked Magazine booth for a look at the hot August issue, the latest from TYKU, free samples of High Octane Energy Chews and Safe4Hours tattoo after-care product.
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blog/no-sleep-till Brooklyn Bridge celebrates its 127th anniversary May 23, 2010. To commemorate the occasion Brooklyn Tattoo is offering a tattoo of the bridge for only $27 bucks!!! A much welcome deal in a time of skinny jeans, pockets and wallets. It on a first come first serve basis. So if you love Brooklyn and are in the area stop in. The ......
music/foxy-shazam 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 ......
music/matt-pond-pa 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 ......
blog/if-you-cant-beat-them-buy-them The popular online fashion blog, FashionIndie.com, has just announced that it has been purchased by none other than famed French designer Christian Audigier.
The same Christian Audigier who is responsible for the ever so chic Ed Hardy and Smet brands. Audigier made this decision after deciding he wanted to stop fashion blogs from making fun of his trademark designs ......
blog/little-monsters 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." ...
blog/lets-get-these-clarafied Ask your everyday person how to clean a piercing and i can majically guess their answer. Alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, neosporin, or bactine. This is one thing that STILL makes me feel like smacking their head and saying they need a V8. In a time of the information super highway, cloning and A chanel on TV about EVERYTHIng under the sun ......
music/converge 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 ......
games/uncharted-2-among-thieves Picking up a couple of years after Sony’s blockbuster title Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, this sequel finds Abercrombie & Fitch adventurer Nathan Drake searching for the treasures of Marco Polo’s lost fleet. When Drake recovers historical documents indicating that Polo was searching for the mythical city of Shangri-La, he retraces the famed merchant’s footsteps into a hail of ......
travel/honduras Ten years ago, the only tattoos in Honduras belonged to gang members. These days, you’re more
likely to see them on expats who work in the country’s burgeoning adventure travel industry. One of
them is Myles Bean, a rafting guide living in La Ceiba who has the words “I’m Alive” and “Me Too” on top of his ......
travel/singapore You wouldn't think a tattoo convention would be welcome in a strict city-state that has been criticized for its disregard of individual freedoms-it banned chewing gum for 12 years (1992-2004) and still imposes hefty fines for things like forgetting to flush a public toilet or spitting in public. But Singapore's government hasn't found a way to stop ......
article/apprentice Tips from top tattoo artists on landing - and surviving - your apprenticeship....
article/pharrell-williams 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 ......
article/mad-dogs Three days had passed since Clara, a three-year-old English bulldog, was stolen outside a grocery store in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. The NYPD followed a few leads but in a city with nearly 500 homicides a year, a missing dog was not exactly at the top of the local police blotter. Then a crew of intimidating-as-hell, tattoo-clad equalizers ......
inked-people/zoo-york From the outside, the offices of skateboard and clothing company Zoo York look like any other dull, gray building in midtown Manhattan. The inside is another story. Up the elevator and through a conference room decorated with skateboard decks, down a hallway lined with clothing racks and a few used and abused skateboards is a stairwell covered top to bottom ......
inked-people/jk5 Joseph Ari Aloi has been known in the tattooing world for 14 years as JK5, although few stop to ask what's behind the initials, instead focusing on his trippy custom work that rocks the collars, hands, and bellies of Williamsburg, Brooklyn— home to Saved Tattoo, where he's been tattooing for the past two years. When an artist marries ......
inked-people/jason-mewes Q & A with Jason Mewes Silent Bob's better half talks Kevin Smith, comic books, tattoos, and kicking his drug habit. Actor Jason Mewes is standing in the living room of his Los Angeles home, taking off his shirt. Positioned in front of his laptop's webcam, he shows off the "15 or 16" tattoos he's acquired during his ......
inked-people/rule-justin-miller THE RULE: “No pitcher shall have markings on his body that are potentially distracting to the umpire or batter. Markings that are potentially distracting include tattoo(s) or other marking(s) which, in the opinion of the umpire, could interfere with the umpires' ability to make calls, endanger the health or safety of a batter, or otherwise interfere with the ......
inked-people/vinnie-jones VINNIE JONES IS A PSYCHO. It’s the nickname he earned himself as a pro soccer player, and if you had to pick just one word to describe the roles he’s pursued in his second career as a Hollywood bad-ass, “psycho” would fit the bill quite snugly. The 43-year-old British expat first came to notoriety in the ’80s. Though ......
blog/living-art-tattoo-exhibit-showcases-art-and-models
The Mistlin Gallery in Modesto, California will be hosting the exhibit "Living Art: Tattoo Show" through July. Drawings and paintings will be on display as the artists who created the work discuss tattooing styles and origins.
The concept was created by April Gutierrez, who is a volunteer docent for the gallery. As someone with tattoos, she saw the potential in ...
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article/amber-rose Model, video vixen, and girlfriend of Wiz Khalifa, Amber Rose is a stunner. And with more than 800,000 followers on Twitter, she has more going on than being the callipygian ideal. We asked followers of @InkedMag and @DaRealAmberRose—whom she affectionately calls “Rosebuds”—to ask Amber anything....
blog/steve-jobs-tribute-tattoo With the recent passing of the iconic and beloved former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, we thought it would be great to pay tribute to him in a way that only we can. Former Apple employee and music group Stella Revival band member, Dan Uricoli Jr., had a permanent tattoo of Steve Jobs inked on his arm.Uricoli, a die-hard Apple ......
blog/looking-las-vegas-ladies Think you got what it takes to be a calendar girl?
INKED is looking for gorgeous tattooed women who embody the taste and spice of Sailor Jerry for their 2012 calendar.
You don’t need to have any professional modeling experience, but you do need to be at least 25 years of age by September 7, 2011,
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blog/twice-nice-california
Think you got what it takes to be a calendar girl?
INKED is looking for gorgeous tattooed women who embody the taste and spice of Sailor Jerry for their 2012 calendar.
You don’t need to have any professional modeling experience, but you do need to be at least 25 years of age by September 7, 2011,
have some beautiful ......
blog/calling-all-philly-girls
Think you got what it takes to be a calendar girl?
INKED is looking for gorgeous tattooed women who embody the taste and spice of Sailor Jerry for their 2012 calendar.
You don’t need to have any professional modeling experience, but you do need to be at least 25 years of age by September 7, 2011, have some beautiful ......
blog/boston-gets-inked McGreevy’s Industry Sundays and Inked Magazine have partnered for the official Boston launch party of Inked Magazine’s June issue on Sunday, June 6, 2010 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The event is free and open to the public ages 21+. The Inked Magazine June Launch Party is the first event in a series of the ......
blog/missinkamericacom-2010 Ms. Priscilla Noel, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, was crowned MissInkAmerica.com 2010 on Friday, February 19, during the first ever MissInkAmerica.com Pageant at The Pool inside Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.
Noel earned her crown, sash and scepter by rockin’ out her routine in a number of different categories including overall beauty, body art, personal platform ......
blog/inked-girl-gets-wild-city Recently, we experienced one of our most promising finds right in our own offices. One of our interns, Emily, is now the cover model of our Inked Girl special edition issue of Inked Magazine. She's been getting a lot of attention her wonderful body art, risque clothing choices, and the contrast between the savage fashions with the urban environment ......
blog/get-noticed This past Monday, we celebrated two years of Inked. The bash was held at one of New York's hottest nightclubs, Avenue. The liquor, provided by Jack Daniels, was flowing freely all night. Guests partied as only the Inked crowd could party. Guests included actor Adrien Brody, Logan Neitzel and Stella Zotis of Project Runway, as well as other models ......
drive/max You couldn't have fit more muscle on the original Yamaha V-MAX. With its massive V4 engine crammed into the frame, the V-MAX was one of the most muscular bikes on the streets back in 1985. And with the exception of a few tweaks and cosmetic touches along the way, the model remained largely unchanged until it was pulled from ......
article/q-tyrese-gibson Inked interviews model and actor, Tyrese Gibson....
article/hail-king Inked sits down and interviews model and actress, Jaime King....
article/180-proof While you're reading this, Tila Tequila is taking over the world. Since rocketing into the libidos of men and women everywhere with her saucy MySpace photos, the pintsized model has created an entire industry based on her sex-icon status. She still maintains her MySpace page (with over three million friends and counting), her MTV show A Shot at Love ......
inked-spots/iron-age-tattoo When tattoo veterans Brad Fink and Mark Andrews decided to open Iron Age Tattoo in 1994, they modeled the new shop after a place most people hate—the dentist. “When we opened, there were only nine shops in the St. Louis area, and they were all older and dingier,” Andrews explains over the sound of music and buzzing needles. “We ......
inked-spots/think-tank When Th’ink Tank Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery opened in Denver it gave the ink-loving folks in the Mile-High City a quality place for tattoos and a stellar gallery space. It almost didn’t last. “When we first started, we opened up in a neighborhood that was just too pricey,” says artist Jef Kopp. “Luckily, we figured that out ......
inked-people/loved-ones The title of The Loved Ones' latest full-length, Build & Burn, has a special meaning for the band's frontman, Dave Hause. "I'm a partner in a small contracting company, and I try to maintain that while playing music," Hause explains while taking a break from a house-remodeling project near his home base of Philadelphia. "It's a lot of work, but it's also really rewarding; both aspects of my life have their challenges, but they also have their rewards." Amazon.com WidgetsHause knows a thing or two about paying his dues. He got his start as a roadie for New Jersey punk legends The Bouncing Souls and started The Loved Ones in ... ...
inked-people/missy-suicide The explosion of tattooed, pierced, and otherwise modified models can be traced back to one Portland, Oregon, woman who was fed up with "siliconeenhanced Barbie dolls." Using her prior experience on the Web and the camera skills she learned in art school, Selena Moody (now known as Missy Suicide) snapped photos of her friends in pinup-style poses and worked with ......
inked-people/eve-salvail “Getting the name of a loved one tattooed on you jinxes the relationship,” says Eve Salvail. She should know. She had the name of a girlfriend tattooed three separate times—and each time they broke up, she had to get the name covered up again. Lucky in love, it seems she’s not. But she has had some luck as ......
inked-people/eagles-death-metal 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 ......
Reply to 'Kat Von D Will Be The Next Cameron Diaz' (40 words)yeah.. my tattooer worked there and he said it was dope and they had some good music.. i wanted to go.. but didn't have the money to drop on a tattoo at the time.. so i passed till next year....
Reply to 'What's The Stupidest Tattoo You've Ever Seen?' (32 words)i agree it definitely is starting to lean twards the "fad" area of things. hopefully its not the next nautical star. or worse, barbwire arm bands (cue dramatic bum bum bum sound)...
Reply to 'Need Advice Upon Getting Sleeves' (213 words)so i decided it was also time for me to chime in on this one.. i think if you are asking this question.. you shouldn't get sleeves.. it sounds to me like you'd regret it at this point..
next.. in the latest issue of inked there is a doctor who has full sleeves and he answers the question ......
Reply to 'What Do You Think About Aftercare Methods?' (666 words)here is an aftercare rundown i copied from oliver peck's myspace.. it's said to be the perfect method..
How To SERIOUSLY Heal Tattoos
1. After getting Tattooed leave the saran wrap on for a few hours before removing...this allows the tattoo the bleed out without your lymph drying and scabbing.
2. After leaving the Tattoo shop go ......
Reply to 'Is It Possible To Be A Heavily Tattooed Actor?' (124 words)yeah that 90210 kid does do it. so does freddie prinze jr. but they only have a small spattering of ink, not 'solid' ink. but hey, look at Danny Trejo! dude has made a career being 'that tattooed mexican guy'! thats awesome! now, that being said, could betty lipstick be the next 'Bond girl' well damnit she should be, but ......
Reply to 'Students' (65 words)boy do i feel all shallow, i went to school to be a hairstylist! hahaha! almost signedon in to the navy, but i figured id do the next manliest thing i could think of and be a hairstylist. :) my wife does work with children though, so at least she contributes to the greater whole. i just make people pretty. boy ......
Reply to 'Should Your Tattoos Match?' (51 words)make it work. as long as you arent putting tom 'n jerry right next to a samurai or fineline- mermaid, you'll be fine. get a good tattooer to make it all flow. my best friend has full sleeves, one all b&g, one color. it works i promise. get what u want....
Reply to 'Shops In San Diego...' (36 words)Update on the job situation...I think I managed to get myself sent back home! I should be flying back next week if everything goes well. I'm sure you'll see me swingin by the office soon. =)...
Reply to 'Be An Inked Girl' (41 words)I believe that entry number 2059 (excusesmerdling) should be one of the next inked girls. not only does she have the most class, all it takes are simple black lines to get a really strong point across. Check her out!
-muidem...
Reply to 'Be An Inked Girl' (55 words)We are so excited about the response we are getting! thanks to everyone that has entered or is planning on it.
The contest is going to go on for at least the next six months, there will be occasional winners and they will be determined through vote ranking and personal preference by our creative director. ...
Reply to 'Tattoo Your T-Shirt Contest' (77 words)We're back and live with the contest. It has been only a couple of hours since we re-launched and already we've had 18 entries, so please take the time to submit any ideas you might have, and share your opinions by voting and discussing. The ability to order will be added within the next 48 hours.
Thanks to ......
Reply to 'Tattoo Your T-Shirt Contest' (44 words)The contest is temporarily off-line for some last minute changes to make it easier for people to enter, and easier to submit. Please forgive us as we expect to have everything in full motion early next week, the first full week of February, 2008....
Reply to 'Any Females' (902 words)jersey boy... you dont want to find a gf on myspace.... ever heard that song from gym class heros.... Friend Request???
I remember when I first laid eyes on you
My man Tom introduced us but I was too shy to say hi
When I finally built up enough nerve to drop a line
You made it clear you wasn ......
Reply to 'New Ink' (70 words)Cant get enough::::My next tattoo is going to be on my wrist with fancy cursive saying Deeper than skin. Then im going to get my star filled solid black on my back.. then I was thinking of getting my foot done with a rosary around my ankle in memory of my dad ..I'm hoping to do a full ......
Reply to 'Touchy Subject... Tattoo Prices' (93 words)hey just wanted to clear something up before anyone misunderstood me...
when i referred to no-name hidden gem local tattooers, i was referring to local tattoo shops.
not the dude that tattoos out of his apartment that your friend got her butterfly on her lower back from.
i basically mean that in any given city there will be a hidden ......
Reply to 'Ill Be S.F. For My Next Few. Who Should Tattoo Me?' (22 words)I definately plan on stopping by everlasting tattoo. Ive always loved shawn barber and can't wait to see some of his tattoos. ...
Reply to 'Knuckle Tattoos.. What Will Yours Say?' (36 words)oh hey.. what if i got the insides of my fingers to say.. high five! on just my right hand.. i could have the high on top and the five on the bottom.. what you think?...
Reply to 'John Mayer's New Sleeve' (73 words)yeah i guess lifes just a bunch of copromises aint it. o well. got great tattoos, hot wife, career i love, just not enough money yet. dammit. wheres the balance between doing what you love and just not quite making enough money at it yet? guess ill have to climb that mountain and ask that wise man with the long ......
Reply to 'Instant Sleeve' (107 words)no i dont have pics or a website, sorry! ill try to put some pics up on my myspace or somethin, i only have one pic of myself on it now but of course, all u can see is the top of my 'clean' arm lol! my wife has a pic or 2 up on her page, but they're ......
Reply to 'Instant Sleeve' (144 words)on one of the episodes of la ink a girl comes in and gets an entire sleeve that comes out perfect.. it was a memorial to her best friend who had passed away.. the girl ended up gettign her friend as a mermaid and all kinds of background stuff that really applied to her.. she got some seagulls at the ......
Reply to 'Any Females' (92 words)oh dude.. i just read this for the first time.. i absolutely love the way you requested "femails" it was very ice cube of you. anyway. as crazy as it sounds.. i've met females on myspace and dated them.. it was weird.. but i'm always up for a little excitement.. and don't trip about being away from ......
Reply to 'Lets Talk About Our Shitty Tattoos..' (82 words)yup, my friends say i have a problem, im addicted to tattooing myself, and i should seek help. i say malarky. and i guess myspace is the thing that comes to mind right off the top of my head. either that or that inkednation hoopadoop. myspace: nathan ramboldt (my profile is private due to horrible people) inked nation: n8rs. most ......
Reply to 'Let's Get This Forum Running..' (49 words)hell yeah man we've been postin our asses of since day one! dont stop now! now we just gotta get everyone else goin! like ive said before, this is the only board i belong to! my internet geek-dom is few and far between but im tryin! man, im tryin!...
Reply to 'Students' (117 words)part time student, just nailing the basic college requirements for now. debating to take fire science or something else depending on these few months ahead. full time united states navy shipboard firefighting slave. just turn 22, about to start school at a community college in pasadena california when im out in september. i'll be a freshmen in college when ......
Reply to 'Weakness ' (101 words)it seriously depends on the girl.. there are a lot of girls out there who have really ruined a good thing with bad tattoos.. i seriously think girls need to stop with the tattoos on the lower back.. and i did recently meet a girl with a half sleeve of an octopus that just didn't match with her personality ......
Reply to 'Deleting Photos' (78 words)We do cull duplicate entries on a routine basis, however if they are brought to our attention in a more immediate fashion, we'll be happy to oblige in a quicker manner. The reason why duplicate posts generally occur is either the poster's browser doesn't load the success page so a second or third 'attempt' is made or ......
Reply to 'Pain Managment' (161 words)look.. heres how i do it.. relax.. it's basically all in the mind.. if you are tense and focus on the pain.. it's going to hurt.. but if you lay back and breath.. it's all good.. i'm fortunate to have a good relationship with my tattooer.. so we talk and bullshit the whole time and i ......
Reply to 'Tattoo Pet Peeves' (158 words)yo.. so my majour gripe is strangers wanting an explanation.. i'll be sat at the pub and some girl will always say "what do they mean?" like it's obvious that the heart that says mom means i love my mom.. but i also have a pinup chick playing a man's ruin themed pinball machine.. do i really ......
Reply to 'Im Just Curious...' (46 words)I live in Southern California. Originally from NYC. I am actually seeking people who are in the Inked community to perhaps hookup and do some photo sessions. But that is a bit off topic :P So yes I am from SC living in foothill ranch :)...
Reply to 'Americans Getting Chinese Tattoos' (130 words)Why not bro?
The asians have a far deeper history than we americans do.
They have ancient ways, traditions and beliefs that were based of calligraphic symbols and
animals that represent a far deeper connection to beliefs, desires and inspirations. These
symbols can bring pride and inspiration to the wearer.
I know first-hand, I have a koi tattoo.
I chose ......
Reply to 'Pain Managment' (66 words)just go for it. you'll be surprised what your body can handle. after about 3 hours you'll stop caring and just go with it. put in some headphones if you need to. most people can't sit that long, but if you do have a chance to, go for it cause it ain't that bad. i don ......
Reply to 'Shops In San Diego...' (23 words)well i defenitly wouldnt mind to stop by and say hi!
im curious as to where in o.b. the shop will be located.
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Reply to 'R.I.P. Heath Ledger' (53 words)yeah definitely not the kind of actor you would expect this to happen to.
he had no known drug abuse problems and his family strongly believes this was not
a suicide.i guess the world will have to wait for the autopsy report.
it's his 2 year old daughter,matilda, that i feel bad for. ...
Reply to 'Pain Killers Before A Tattoo...' (95 words)I have to agree Painkillers.. Alcahol is a blood thiner.. you bleed more.. and it hurts more in the long run. I do not understand the endorphins.. I have over 60 hours work right now.. it does hurt some spots more then others.. but in the end you can say you accomplisehed the work along with the artist doing the ......
Reply to 'Pain Killers Before A Tattoo...' (98 words)Screw painkillers. The hurt is part of the fun. I love the natural high that I get from getting work done. It makes me want to come back for more. Underneath by my armpit was the most tender spot that I had done so far. I heard funny bone can get you. My buddy also told me that pain killers ......
Reply to 'How Fast Did You Ink Up?' (225 words)it takes time for me. my first tattoo was when i was 19 station in italy for 2 years where there was only 2 tattoo artist on the whole fricken island. i've been wanting it since freshmen year. waited 5 years.
my second california tattoo. gave a whole lot of thought. i first wanted it on my left hand ......
Reply to 'Where Is Everyone?!' (40 words)hell yeah lets not limit this, INKED mag keeps their pages open to everyone from models to tattooers to investment bankers and rock stars, let's keep it open, classy, trashy, and B.A.!!! glad to see more people on, too cool....