When Hollywood is looking for a hard guy, the kind you wouldn’t want to meet in even a well-lit alley, they call Danny Trejo. You’ve seen his tough persona, you’ve seen his prison tattoos, and you’ve seen the distinctive lines on his face blown up on a big screen, but have you ever seen Trejo melt ...

Always being an empowered woman and inspiration to others, Angelina Jolie shares some intimate information with the public. Back in her bad girl days, Jolie always shared her body art with the public and today is no different in sharing her recent medical decision. Jolie wrote an op-ed piece stating that she was going to have her breasts removed and ...

Steadfast Brand, Inked Magazine, and the Boston-based punk band, Dropkick Murphys joined forces to create a line of limited edition products after the recent bombings during the Boston Marathon. All of the money raised from the sales is to be donated to the charity The Claddagh Fund and distributed to help the victims affected by the explosions. Thanks to all ...

The detail put into some tattoo's is a talent of many tattoo artists and we all appreciate the realistic looking pieces of art. However, tattoos are now taking a fine art approach. Usually people do not associate tattoos with fine art but more art school graduates are ending up in tattoo shops and their body art being heavily influenced ...

Sol Republic’s new Master Tracks over-ear headphones have a lot of things going for them.  Totally adjustable to any head size, you will be impressed by how comfortable and durable they are before you even turn them on.  But it’s mainly after you turn them on that the quality of these headphones really shines through. Whatever music genre ...

Rihanna's been rated by American Magazine Time as one of the world's most influential people and in 2012 by Forbes as the 4th most powerful celebrity. It is no wonder that her tattoos have impacted her fans worldwide. Every one of her 19 tattoos serve a personal significance to this pop icon. The pisces symbol for her birth ...

The U.S. National Soccer keeper has goals for her team. "We are the strongest team in the world, and we always find a way to win with what we have.”

Saturday, April 13th marked the kick off of Last Rites Gallery’s “5th Year Anniversary Show” to celebrate five successful years of the New York tattoo shop and art gallery.   Hosted by Mistress Juliya, the Gothic architecture inspired shop held a fitting dark art gallery where guests got to view incredible paintings and sculptures while hanging with some of the ...

The Bluetune-Solo X-Bass Bluetooth Speaker by Divoom packs a lot of sound for such a small device.  Perfect for playing your favorite playlists while lying on the beach or setting the atmosphere for a night in your apartment, the X-Bass goes beyond just conveniently playing music off of your phone.  Equipped with a convenient cable that allows you to connect ...

Jessica Mascitti didn’t pick art; art picked her. “It wasn’t a choice,” she says. “I can’t do anything else.”

With two shows on-air, NY Ink and America’s Worst Tattoos, Megan Massacre is leaving her mark on this planet.

Steve Tefft slayed the competition to become the Season 2 Winner of Spike TV's Ink Master!

If you missed the season finale of Ink Master, you missed classic reality-show suspense, drama, and gory tattoos (ok, that last one might just apply to this reality show, but it would totally make us watch Real Housewives). 

Because everyone loves to watch sore losers, the live finale welcomed back all the eliminated contestants. The show then surprised everyone with ...

Tonight, Sarah, Sebastian and Steve will face off in the exciting live finale of Ink Master! Two contestants will be eliminated, and only one artist will claim the title of Ink Master, a cash prize, and a feature in Inked Magazine. 

Who has what it takes to win it all? 

Check out the season finale of Ink Master on Spike ...

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 ...

The 11th annual Boston Tattoo Convention brought together ink experts and enthusiasts from across the globe.

Tattoo artists and patrons gathered at the Sheraton Boston Hotel during Labor Day weekend for four days full of beauties, art, and of course, ink. Inked Girls hosted The Miss Boston Inked Beauty Contest where model Sarah Rose Maillet, crowned the winner, won the ...

3D isn't just for the movies anymore.

Tonight, Dave Navarro puts his own guitars on the line, and the six remaining contestants will play with light and shadows to paint 3D art that will wow the judges. Will Navarro be pleased with his guitars' new looks?

Later in the show, Jesse will take on celebrity canvas and TNA Impact ...

In last night's episode of Ink Master, balance was the key to success.

Jamie's twin sugar skulls allowed him to win his first flash challenge and the chance to assign canvases to the other contestants. Clint and Sarah found themselves at the bottom once again: Clint's freehanded dragon was sloppy, and Sarah's desert scene appeared unfinished ...

Tonight, the Ink Master artists get down and dirty with some bull-riding cowgirls. The flash challenge this week is all about balance, and the contestants must burn their designs into the girls’ leather chaps. Whoever can deliver the chaps with the most smooth composition and the boldest, cleanest lines will have the advantage in the next elimination tattoo. Will Tatu ...

Last night's episode proved that two's company...But only if you can work together. As a pair, Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores and Jesse Smith easily beat out their competition with their complementary black and gray tattoos. When placed together, the girl zombie/skull head and  female sugar skull forearm tattoos became one smooth, seamless image.

Clint Cummings and ...

Tired of the same old tattoo rush? Try getting tattooed on a moving roller coaster.

On October 25, brothers Burnaby Q. Orbax and Sweet Pepper Klopek did just that, breaking a Guinness World Record in the process. Orbax and Klopek, the performers in Monsters of Schlock, an extreme comedy act and side show, used a battery-powered tattoo machine to tattoo ...

Tonight, the Ink Master artists must demonstrate their gradation skills by carving designs into scratchboards. But transitioning from dark to light won't be easy. The contestants will work in teams of two to finish their flash challenge. As if that wasn't difficult enough, they'll be judged under black light, which will make any mistake very visible.

Katherine ...

On last nights episode of Ink Master the remaining artists took part in a Star Wars themed Flash Challenge. If you are not familiar with the show this is where the artists fundamental skills are tested. This week the artists had to create a unique design using contrast on a Clone Trooper Helmet. The completed helmets were then displayed and ...

The movie Erin Brokovich has changed many lives for the better. It won Julia Roberts an Oscar. It inspired intellectual superhero Courtney Stodden, who has cited the film as a source of strength. Then there's this one Chilean dude who has covered his body in Julia Roberts portraits. 

Miljenko Parserisas Bukovic has shelled out more than 1 million pesos ...

Vinnie Myers is a gifted tattooist, with a portfolio of beautiful fish, feathers, dragon sleeves, and nipples. 3D nipples, to be specific.

Since 2001, Myers has tattooed over 2,000 women who have lost their nipples to mastectomies, and now works exclusively with women he calls "breast cancer warriors."

When he started, Myers saw a void in the options for ...

Actress Eva Longoria accumulated a new last name, a massive rock, and three tattoos during her three-year marriage to basketball star Tony Parker. The first two have been out of the picture since 2010, when Longoria filed for divorce amid cheating rumors. But ink is a little harder to erase. Longoria has finally come around to severing ties with her ...

Christmas came one month early to Inked in the form of Christmas Abbott, whose body has been perfected thanks to tattoos and CrossFit, the increasingly popular fitness training program. “My mother named me Christmas because I was born so close to the holiday,” she says. “Actually, it’s Christmas Joye simply because that’s exactly what I was to her ...

In tonight's episode of Ink Master, judges Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez put the contestants' basic skills to the test by drawing their own flash designs for the artists to tattoo. Los Angeles Laker and tattoo collector Matt Barnes makes his appearance as a guest judge, but will he be impressed? Who will deliver the most colorful tattoo and ...

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 ...

         In this week's episode of Ink Master, the competitors battled it out over electric razors for a barbershop flash challenge. Some excelled (Kay, with a smooth galactic design) and some failed miserably (Jesse shaved a toothy, googly-eyed grin onto the back of his volunteer's scalp, and Jamie barely managed to fully shave through hair). Kay's string of ...

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!

If you want blood, you got it - currently at Sacred Gallery. Internationally acclaimed painter Vincent Castiglia is displaying his retrospective "Resurrection" at the gallery this month. New York-bred Castiglia has made a career of exploring life and death in his paintings, which are done exclusively in blood. The sepia-toned works offer visceral depictions of the human body, and traffic in ...

Vice kicked off season two of its addictive tattoo documentary, Tattoo Age, on September 12. The series offers in-depth interviews and stunning tattoos. Episode one features Frith Street artist Valerie Vargas.

Of her tattooing style, Vargas explains, "Personally, I like to base it on traditional. I do enjoy putting a little bit of extra detail here and there. Bold lines ...

In high school, D’Angelo worked in a sign shop that made New Orleans replica street signs, and he fell in love with both the Crescent City and its pirate lore. Once out of high school, he decided to forgo art school for a tattoo apprenticeship and now has a pirate-themed tattoo shop. He’s the young gun in the ...

Skin and eye candy is what Ink Master is all about, and Flores’s looks certainly complement her work. She admits she’ll attempt to use her sex appeal to her advantage, but don’t judge this contestant strictly by her appearance alone: She’s got talent and a portfolio of well-crafted black-and-gray tattoos to back up her swagger.

Yunda is one of the first generation of tattoo artists in his native country of Colombia and believes that communication is what makes a good tattoo artist a great tattoo artist. He collaborates closely with his clients in creating his designs and specializes in what he calls “magical realism,” a specific style of tattooing that blends magical elements with the ...

Halvorsen is an alpha male of the group. He’s got a colorful past of serving as a sniper for five years in the U.S. Army and being professional comic book artist for both Marvel and DC Comics before dipping into tattoo art. He says that tattooing is the hardest of all art forms since the canvas moves, screams ...

With india ink and a sewing needle wrapped in thread, a 12-year-old Givens gave himself his first tattoo. To say that he’s come a long way is an understatement. After an eight-year stint in prison, he chose not to return to a life of crime—and he credits tattooing, specifically photorealism, with keeping him on the positive side of ...

Tefft has a shot at the finals if he doesn’t get out of hand between tattoos. The “party boy” in designer shirts will have to get used to the grind of competition as he bangs out black-and-gray portraits and horror imagery in record time.

When Cummings was 15, he was getting himself into trouble—so his dad bought him a tattoo machine, thinking it would give him an outlet for his restlessness. It did. He’s not in this competition to make friends; he is focusing on his art and is in it to win it.

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 ...

Murphy came to tattooing through his work as an airbrush artist when he was a teenager. While glimpses of his past can been seen in his tattoos, he mainly works in black-and-gray and photorealism—of the latter he describes himself as a “ninja duplicator.”

Little Mike makes up for his diminutive status with a large, funny, and sarcastic character (his friends affectionately refer to him as BLB: Belligerent Little Bastard). Similarly, his designs are big and bold with thick, sculpted lines and exaggerated highlights that make his tattoos pop.

The dreaded cover-up tattoo doesn’t make Jones nervous; rather, she shines in correcting scratchers’ mistakes. Her tattoos are often bright, colorful, and pinuppy. The badass mom has a big cheering section outside tattooing, made up of her seven kids and her roller derby team.

"Skinvertising" made its mark (pun intended) from the late 90s to mid-2000s. Joe Tamargo (above) auctioned off his skin to the highest dot-com bidders and still wears their flashy, colorful logos today. A 38-year-old Rochester, NY resident, Tamargo is a walking billboard for 15 different websites - on his forearms alone. 

And Tamargo isn't the only one who's become ...

Matthews is a self-taught artist who respects the styles of traditional Japanese and American ink. Don’t expect him to back down from competition: He’s also a professional mixed martial arts fighter who will go toe-to-toe with anyone trying to take the title he thinks he should rightfully own.

Miller comes with a different outlook on tattooing. After having worked with numerous design firms on branding campaigns, she quit her thriving graphic de- sign and illustration career in order to ink. She aims to expand the medium and push the boundaries of what is considered tattoo art with her illustrative work.

Some tattoo artists let their work do the talking—and while Benham’s pieces speak for themselves, his silver southern tongue also interjects. Using super clean lines, smooth shading, and the full color palette, Benham is one of the boldest artists and characters this season.

Since Smith’s resume boasts a job of drawing caricatures at Busch Gardens, there’s no doubt that if a quirky, cartoonish tattoo goes in front of the judges, it came from his hand. Not just an illustrator, Smith prides himself on being able to construct his own homemade tattoo machines.

After getting a really bad tattoo, Givens decided to give tattooing a try. He turned a negative into a positive and created a new life’s work. He is always grinning, considers himself an “eternal optimist,” and hopes that his new-school Japanese tattoos and winning smile will take him to the top.

Last night, we visited New York City designer Geoffrey Mac's fashion week presentation at the Lower East Side's Christopher Henry Gallery. It was a beautiful site with models posed on pedestals like pieces of art wearing the designers new line. Throughout the hustle and bustle, it was great to see heavily tattooed models mixed in with the rest ...

Sons of Anarchy kicks off its highly-anticipated fifth season tonight, and you can expect plenty of bikes, tattoos and drama. Fans can expect to see new faces within the coming weeks -- Joel McHale and Ashley Tisdale are only two of the new actors who will join the cast.

Multi-talented actor, producer, writer and director Kurt Sutter talks to us about ...

Every tattoo has a story, but few are more moving than that of Michael and Melissa Flinchum. The Flinchum's 3-year-old son, Dylan, was diagnosed with terminal late-infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy in August 2011. This disease is responsible for the deterioration of white matter in Dylan's brain, which alters his muscle and mental functions. That same year, Dylan's parents ...

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 ...

New York artist Aakash Nihalani combines his love of 3D geometric shapes with simple photographs to produce his latest project. Nihalani has fun with perspective by setting his colorful outlines against basic backdrops to create some pretty cool illusions. Check out more of Nihalani's work here. 

Passengers on a recent flight were in for a major surprise of the Kanye West-kind.
Dancers from West's 2012 Australian tour had organized a flash mob as a thank you to West and their fellow dancers, using the choreography from the rapper's song "Runaway."
Check out the video on Styleite and see the mixed reaction from the passengers ...

Now, as you may or may not be able to tell but you probably should if you are a functioning adult, that I am a fan of these speakers. I tried them, enjoyed them, fell in love with them, grew apart because I started to use my beats, then came back to them. None of that actually happen, but they ...

Your gadgets just got a lot more stylish thanks to Incase.
The brand, working with The Andy Warhol Collection, has released the fifth in their Incase for Andy Warhol Collection series.
Warhol's famous "Cow Wallpaper" and "So Many Stars" artwork were the inspiration for the tote bags and cases for the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro.
View the entire ...

NBA star Jason Terry is no stranger to getting tattoos related to his job.
When he was on the Dallas Mavericks, Terry got a tattoo of the Larry O'Brien trophy tattooed on his right bicep during what would end up being the season that the Mavs won the championship.
Now he's hoping to score another win while on ...

Tattoo popularity is at an all-time high right now these days, but the idea of receiving one was a trend even in years gone by.
The Daily Mail has gathered some stunning photographs that show women as tattoo models from as early as the 1920s.
Click here to dive into the rich history of getting inked.

Inked is joining forces with Suicide Girls and Sailor Jerry Rum in Vegas this weekend and they want to see you!

On August 18th, model Sabina Kelley will be hosting a pool party at Tao Beach in search of models that will have the chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of Inked Girls Magazine. The winner, chosen by ...

Meet Mr. "Nice-Tat". No really. Film extraordinaire Casey Neistat is often approached about the pronunciation of his last name. "When asked how to pronounce it, I point to one of my tattoos and say 'see that? That is a nice tattoo, it's a nice tat'," he says. 

Oh yes, the title of this blog is exactly what it is about. Dennis Rodman has written a children's book. Now, I am not judging, because that is not what journalists do. I will give you the facts, and let you decide for yourself if you'll allow your children or future children to ready this story before bed ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Lebanese man was sentenced to receive 200 lashes and serve a year in jail in Saudi Arabia for his undercover tattoo business. The man denied it, but authorities say they found a briefcase of tattoo tools as well as photos of tattooed women on his phone. Tattoos are not officially banned in Saudi Arabia, but they are not socially ...

The FBI plans to create a new tattoo database to add to its collection of biometric data. The famous government organization has begun gathering information from academia, private industry, and law enforcement agencies. This information would become part of the Biometric Center for Excellence (BCOE), which uses databases related to identifiers such as fingerprints and DNA to identify individuals who ...

In celebration of Mandela Day, an international holiday marking the birthday of an extraordinary man who fought long and hard for the people of South Africa and humanity alike, a tattoo shop in Pretoria got creative. Below is a raw video of dedicated patrons getting the former South African president Nelson Mandela faced inked on them, to show their love ...

Incase adds another graphic collection to their inventory with the release of their Summer 2012 Andy Warhol Collection. The technology accesory specialists teamed with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the fifth time, and brought back images that we know and love. The new collection uses the famous images So Many Stars (1958) and Cow Wallpaper (1966), a self portrait of ...

The already tatted reality TV star has added more ink to his super toned chest. Vinny tweeted the first picture of his tattoo on Monday with the caption, "When I got tatted by Shane O'Neill a month ago."

Shane was made famous when he won the first season of Spike TV's Ink Masters. O'Neill added to Vinny ...

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 ...

Another day, another dollar - but you can still look good doing it.

Before you think about getting a bad tattoo covered, listen to some advice from Megan Massacre first.

The tattoo artist/model, who was featured on the TLC show "America's Worst Tattoos," gave some insight on how to do the perfect tattoo cover-up, her view on art, and the do's and don'ts of tattoos.

"You can't just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While their skills are usually the main focus, tennis players competing at Wimbledon this year are also showcasing their various tattoos.

Czech tennis star Karolina Pliskova has two, which were both visible as she competed. The 20-year-old has swirling tribal patterns on both her left arm and left thigh.

Other female players with tattoos include China's Li Na, who ...

Don Ed Hardy became practically a household name in 2004 when he launched his clothing line. You couldn't watch T.V. or walk past a storefront without seeing one of his classic tattoo designs on a shirt or a pair of pants. But like many tattoo artists, Hardy's art is not only limited to tattooing. He also devotes ...

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 ...

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.

Although ...

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 ...

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.

The new swag is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Synergi MedSpa in Chesterfield, Missouri is looking for the worst tattoos in St. Louis. The prize for the two winners of the worst tattoos in St. Louis contest? Free removal of their contest winning pieces! To enter the contest all you have to do is post a picture of your tattoo on Synergi's "Worst Ink" Facebook page by June ...

Yea we know it's not Memorial Day any more but there's no reason why we can't celebrate our service members every day. Johnny Johnson, a combat veteran and United States Coast Guard, finds it difficult to call serving his country a job...

Thinking about getting a new tattoo this summer? Spike TV is holding an open casting call for human canvases for the second season of the hit tattoo competition series "Ink Master." Whether it's your first tattoo or you're ready for your next big piece, you are just what Spike TV is looking for. The casting call will be ...

Aurora Ansara , one of the creative geniuses behind Steadfast Brand, chats with Inked Magazine about the birth of Steadfast, the artists that are a part of the ever-growing brand, her own ink and even her random meeting with rapper Ice-T. 

Tattoo artist Chris Trevino is an expert in tattooing in the traditional Japanese style. Having studied under Horiyoshi III for five years Trevino earned the nickname "Horimana." Trevino currently runs Perfection Tattoo in Austin, TX, where he has a steady client base that often commit to large scale projects that cover most of their body.

Community leaders in Webster, Massachusetts have recently passed a law that will allow teens as young as 14 the opportunity to get tattooed.  Their reasoning behind lowering the age limit? Public health.

The Webster Board of Health decided to pass a law allowing teens between the ages of 14 and 17 to get tattooed, with parental consent, in an attempt ...

Last week we celebrated our April Issue release with Inked cover model and The Bayside Tigers singer Seventy at Canal Room. The night was off to an amazing start with drinks provided by Bomb Lager Beer and DJ Michael Formika Jones setting the tone with his retro tunes. The Bayside Tigers kept the party going with a live performance of ...

If you are a tattoo artist looking to be featured on the next season of Ink Master you are in luck! Through out the month of April Ink Master is holding open casting calls in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Austin. They are searching for highly talented artist from all over the country. To apply all you have to ...

Proficient at black-and-grey, photorealism, and anything else thrown his way, O’Neill was named Spike TV’s first Ink Master on the show of the same name. 

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 ...

Since 1994 Nasty Pig CEO David Lauterstein and his partner Creative Director Fred Kearney have been making clothes that get you laid. These tattooed brand owners create products for the masculine, sexually self-assured man who oozes confidence. Their progressive attitude and durable products have garnered a strong fan base who stand behind the brand so wholeheartedly that they are willing ...

Check out this Harry Houdini time lapse tattoo video by Inked Master winner Shane O'Neill.  O'Neill is also featured in the April issue of Inked Magazine.

This week Alabama rapper Yelawolf made his love for Johnny Cash and his lady, FeFe Dobson, evident by tattooing both on his head.  Yelawolf tattooed a portrait of Cash and his wife June Carter with the word "Fefe" across the bottom as a tribute to his girlfriend.  Some things you just have to see to believe, and this is one ...

We'd like to take some time to congratulate the winner of Spike's Ink Master, Shane O'Neil. Take a look at some clips of Shane throughout this season and stay tuned for his feature in the April issue of Inked on stands everywhere March 27th.

Do you think you have what it takes to gain the title of Ink Master? Spike has started casting tattoo artists and canvasses for Season 2 of Ink Master. Ten of the nation's top tattoo artists will battle it out in permanent ink for a chance at a $100,000 cash prize, an editorial feature in Inked and the ...

Steadfast Brand is one of the best selling products in the Inked Store so we thought we should take some time to get to know the man behind the brand. Chris Collins is no tourist tattoo brand owner, he's covered from head to toe with some impressive ink and he even owns his own tattoo parlor in Ocala, Florida ...

We are ecstatic to announce that Spike TV's Ink Master has been renewed for another season. If you are unfamiliar with the reality-competition program that pits tattooers against each other and the clock read this - Who Is The Ink Master. But chances are you are part of the 5.2 million viewers who are watching the artists duke it ...

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 ...

We've all been there, trying to open a bottle of beer after forgetting to ask if anyone had a bottle opener. With the Opena iPhone case you will be rid of this problem forever, or until you lose your iPhone. The Opena Case is a PC/ABS hard case with a slide out bottle opener. The case retails for ...

Heritage Research has revamped their classic Waxed Longline Parka, releasing the jacket in a signature tiger camouflage pattern. The military theme is not only found in the pattern but the over all construction of the jacket. The jacket features a storm flap front, button closure front pockets and a drawstring hood. The jacket is now available through Present London and ...

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 ...

Though it has been a topic of conflict in the past UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez's 'Brown Pride' tattoo is not symbolic of his being a Latin gang member, it is meant to show his pride in being a Mexican fighter.  Critics have gone as far as calling the tattoo racist and have even associated the fighters chest piece ...

On Nov. 19th, FX Artist Nix Herrera and tattoo artist Ant Iannauci of Ascnension Tattoo have combined their artistic efforts with Orlando's Twelve21 Gallery to create a Japanese themed art show, Hannya Mask Art Show, to benefit the Red Cross relief of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami victims in Japan. The gallery exhibition will feature 50 hand-painted Hannya ...

Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora and songwriter Richie Supa will be hosting the 13th Annual "Bikers Bash" of The Boys & Girls club of Broward County. From Dec. 8 -11, the weekend will be filled with non-stop days of police-escorted rides and a special performance from Sambora and Supa on Dec. 9th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino presented by ...

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.

Right in time for the Fall season, Casio G-Shock releases their new Army Green Collection proving to shock fans once again. The lineup includes the brand’s GW-6900KG, GW-7900KG and GW-M5610KG models, with an Army Green polished finish. Features included are new Solar Radio capabilities, leaving the option to receive time syncing radio waves from global stations.

Right in time for the Fall season, Casio G-Shock releases their new Army Green Collection proving to shock fans once again. The lineup includes the brand’s GW-6900KG, GW-7900KG and GW-M5610KG models, with an Army Green polished finish. Features included are new Solar Radio capabilities, leaving the option to receive time syncing radio waves from global stations.

The second stop on our calendar girl casting call tour was Royal House in Vegas and man, did they pull out all the stops. There were some really delicious cupcakes from Pick Your Poison bake shop and even a sword swallower because what's a casting call without some circus worthy action? We left Vegas with a ton of potential ...

If you've got relationship questions, Mary has got your answers. Submit your questions to askmary@inkedmag.com for a chance for your questions to be answered.

It took nearly four years to develop the latest Final Fantasy game, and to answer fanboys everywhere: Yes, it’s worth the wait. This time, the role-playing juggernaut introduces a fresh set of spiky-haired, androgynous protagonists in whose hands the fate of the world balances. To get the job done, players must skillfully employ the improved Active Time Battle system ...

Since passing away in 2003, Johnny Cash has become the 2Pac of country music, pumping out posthumous albums from his now legendary sessions with Rick Rubin. If American VI: Ain’t No Grave is the final installment, it’s a fitting way to go out. Comprising cover songs ranging from Sheryl Crow’s foreboding “Redemption Day” to the Ed McCurdy ...

The original Mass Effect had everything the Star Wars prequels didn’t: an engaging intergalactic plot, badass protagonists, and universal acclaim from fans and critics alike. The sequel to this mind-blowing action RPG doesn’t waste any time in kicking ass. When human colonies start disappearing from outer reaches of space, Commander Shepard assembles a new squad to take on ...

Inked Magazine hosted the Inked for A Cause Holiday Bash on December 14th in downtown New York...

As Dashboard Confessional’s fan base grew, so did their sound. What started as Chris Carrabba wrestling out heartache alone on a stage with an acoustic guitar has grown into a full-size band with a big sound designed to back the singer’s growing songwriting skills. The center of that sound will always be Carrabba’s voice diving from a ...

The best way to stay warm when it gets cold outside: drink 'til you're numb. Bartender Brittlynn Stites offers tips on keeping warm. We listen.

You didn’t dream of screwing with the clergy in medieval Italy. But when Ezio Auditore da Firenze’s father is wrongly executed, the nobleman turns assassin and takes up the blade to exact revenge on the corrupt politicians, businessmen, and men of the cloth who conspired against his family. With the help of family friend Leonardo da Vinci’s ...

We've dressed them up, stripped them down, oiled them up, and washed them off. Now, in honor of our anniversary, we collect some of our favorite tattoo bodies from the past two years of INKED.

He’s done with drugs. He’s finished with booze forever (hopefully). And after selling a whopping 45 million albums, he’s stopped caring what you think about Linkin Park. Meet the rebuilt and refocused Chester Bennington and his new side project, Dead By Sunrise.

Boy, have we missed The Dillinger Escape Plan. While some of the time since the prog-metal band released 2007’s Ire Works was certainly spent practicing guitar scales, it seems much of it was dedicated to songwriting, as Option Paralysis sees the band finally realizing their Faith No More obsession without abandoning their own schizophrenic sound. That doesn’t mean ...

When we think of Amanda Seyfried, a beautiful blonde bombshell comes to mind along with Dear John and Mama Mia. Seyfried started as a model at 11 years old and today is known for her acting talents. Had it not been for Seyfried to admit she can be quite crude and vulgar, we would only expect to think of her ...