Damien Echols and two other men spent 18 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted for the 1993 murders of three 8-year old boys in West Memphis. What do Damien Echols and Johnny Depp have in common? A good deal of personal history and matching tattoos, actually.

Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin were the subjects of the "Paradise ...

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. 

Barker is at it again this time putting finishing touches on his Jesus piece by Franco Vescovi.

On This Addiction, Alkaline Trio strip their dark and stormy rock down to its punk roots—blood, spit, tattoos, and all.

The Vans offthewall.tv crew traveled to Austin, TX with legendary tattoo artist Oliver Peck. Together, they scoured the streets to find bad tattoos, learn about dance styles and catch up with bands as they perform at the Vans SXSW Showcase at The Mohawk. Music: "Eat the Cycle" by Trash Talk and "Lake of Spies" by Robin Allen

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 ...

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan met on the set of Step Up and married shortly after in 2009. Their honeymoon in Bali took a turn for the worst when both fell ill with food poisoning. To commemorate the experience the two got matching tattoos reading Side by Side in Balinese to make the ink a little bit for interesting. Although ...

One way to express love and commitment is a tattoo. Amber Rose recently joined to Instagram to share her permanent love for Wiz Khalifa with her new tattoo of a detailed portrait of Wiz. She captioned the image with "True Love #Cam&Amb :-)" The detail in the ink goes as far as incorporating Wiz's own neck tattoos and ceiling ...

Actress and singer, Christina Milian has a method behind her tattoo choices. Her ink is placed on her hip and lower back, both not being typically exposed. On her back is a lion's head in the middle of a crowned heart and on her hip is Believe. It is said to believe that her hip tattoo was in celebration ...

What skates, wears red hot lipstick, and is covered in ink? Jean Schwarzwalder, aka Suzy Hotrod, is the roller derby matriarch of the up and coming sport. As a major player in her league, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, she embodies the epitome of hard core. She's an internationally recognized derby girl, ravaged in ink, and oh yeah, she was ...

Catch VH1's episode of Black Ink last night? It features Dutchess, back in NYC for her photoshoot with INKED after her meeting with Creative Director, Todd Weinberger. Check it out for an exclusive of the tattooed beauty's super sexy shoot for March's issue of INKED Girls.

http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/884475/dutchess-models-for-inked-magazine.jhtml?xrs=playershare_fb

Prepare for a night of beers, tattoos and bags.

On November 15, Inked will collaborate with Chrome and Horitoshi I to launch their newest collection of Japanese artwork-inspired bags. Grab a beer at Chrome's 238 Mulberry Street store from 7 to 11 P.M. and snag a tattoo aficionado's dream bag. Navy blue and black on the outside ...

Check out what's new in the Inked office!

Blik sent us these dazzling Pattern Wall Tiles in Pick Your Poison - a black and white skull-and-crossbones motif based on a Threadless t-shirt design. The eco-friendly tiles are infinitely adaptable and user-friendly. They're self-adhesive and reusable, plus you can cut and arrange the Pattern Wall Tiles however you want (they ...

On November 7, 2012, DC/Vertigo begins to roll out Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium Trilogy,” starting with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Vol. 1. But before you can get your hands on the hottest adaptation in memory, we present the exclusive excerpt.

Armed with a single pen and some homemade rigs, Miami-based artist Miguel Endara filmed a video while he created a drawing of his father, using only dots.

3.2 million dots, to be exact.

The self-taught artist practiced his pointillism in college. "Instead of taking notes, I was stippling on the back of my notebooks," he said in an online ...

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 ...

If your wardrobe is looking a little less patriotic as the election gets closer, then you're in luck!
Comedy Central is joining forces with clothing chain Urban Outfitters in launching a merchandise line inspired by the massively popular programs "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "The Colbert Report," and the collaborative campaign "Indecision 2012."
Items include graphic and logo ...

American gold medalist Missy Franklin had said in reports that once the games in London finished up, she was going to get an Olympics-inspired tattoo.
She can crosss that item off of her list, because Franklin is officially an inked Olympian.
Franklin tweeted the news, along with a photo, to her followers on Thursday. "All inked up. AHH! Can't ...

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 ...

Danny Trejo, the actor, the badass, the tatted and now the magazine editor.

Trejo, MYMAG and Inked have teamed up to make "TREJO," a limited edition luxury print and digital magazine that is 100 percent about the movie star. From a rough past to a giving and caring present, the magazine features articles written about things dear to him, about ...

When it comes to the combination of surfing, skateboarding, live music, and little clothing, only one place comes to mind: Southern California. It comes as no surprise that the Nike US Open of Surfing is currently being held at Huntington Beach Pier through Sunday, August 5. With surfers in the waves, skaters on the rails, and singers on the stage ...

Skater Spencer Nuzzi and Mishka are back once again, and this time with some visual aesthetics. Giving viewers another look into their Summer 2012 collection, they have perfectly used the skills of Nuzzi to highlight what the brand is all about. Shot by Cameron Sanchez with the background music from swag daddies Snoop Dogg and R. Kelly, this 2 minute ...

A 13-year-old cancer survivor in Centralia, Washington decided to get a dragon tattooed on his chest to symbolize his winning battle against leukemia. As proud as he might be over his new tattoo, his mother feels otherwise.

The woman, who asked to not be identified, has turned the case over to the local police. Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor ...

Once again, minors with tattoos have made the news. Police in Centralia, Washington are investigating how and where a 13-year-old boy got a tattoo. The nameless boy came home with a 6-inch tattoo of a dragon on his chest, which he says, marks his survival on leukemia. Sounds pretty bad ass to me.

The investigation is proving to be a ...

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 ...

If you live in Oregon and have tattoos, the Salem Art Association wants you!

The organization's event, Project Space, is seeking people who would like their tattoos to be photographed for use during an upcoming installation. All photography taken will be free of charge and there are no appointments necessary.

Project Space will reveal the best tattoo images from ...

Bad boy singer Chris Brown has a new tattoo to go with the one on his neck he just got days ago. 

Brown posted the design on his Instagram account last week. The tattoo shows Brown wearing a hoodie and a spray paint respirator mask. He captioned the photo "The Bandit!!!"

Peter Koskela, who has been Brown's main tattoo ...

On July 7th, Sacred Gallery in Soho, NYC is giving the people a double whammy, featuring two separate exhibits, both enthralling in their own ways, for a little less than a month. Showcasing "Tots with Tats," a collection by Martina Secondo Russo, and "Project 30: The Hand Picked 10," a collection by Angie Mason.

"Tots with Tats," is a series ...

Polaroid is making a comeback with their new Z2300 Instant Digital Camera.  Retailing at about $160 dollars, the camera's most interesting features are the 3 inch display to view pictures and the ability to print your pictures on the integrated printer.

Now I know what you're thinking, when was the last time your actual camera could print pictures ...

Care for a tattoo with your morning brew? If you visit Dragonfly With Coffee In Love, you'll get just that. The Malaysian-based cafe has been serving up coffee, ink, and piercings for a little over a month and has been getting warm responses from visitors.

Helen Hew, the shop's co-owner, said, "We may be new but we are ...

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 ...

In Japan the tattoo culture is anything but mainstream. With the popular association of tattoos with miscreants and yakuza (gangsters), many Japanese tattoo enthusiasts either hide their ink or face criticism. 

Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto has heated up the tattoo debate with his plan to smoke out all tattooed city employees. Hashimoto recently ordered his more than 33,000 employees ...

Step your game up with these limited edition DieselLaceDesign Xbox 360 controllers featuring 9mm bullet shells as buttons. Not interested in buying a while new controller? They are also selling DIY kits so you can upgrade your current controller.

We can all thank HappyPlace.com for compiling a group of some of the funniest tattoos with grammar and spelling errors, reminding us that it's always important to think before you ink.

To see more: http://www.happyplace.com/13722/the-most-blatant-grammar-and-spelling-mistakes-ever-seen-in-tattoos/page/3

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 ...

For those of you unfamiliar with the stick 'n' poke method, it is a tattoo process where a sewing needle is attached to a pen or pencil, wrapped in thread, dipped into India ink and then repeatedly poked into the skin until it is dark enough to show up.

Do it yourself methods are typically associated with jail, but they ...

Graffiti artist and tattoo shop owner Michael McLeer, better known as Kaves, left his mark on a Jaguar XK at the New York Motor Show. Kaves took two days to spray paint a Jaguar XK with his unique artistic style giving a nod to XK designer Ian Callum on the bonnet. The one-off design will be on display at the ...

In the third installment of Cut "N" Sullen Angel Bernadette Macias shows you how to transform Gustavo artist mens tee into a custom dress.  Berny teaches viewers how to tighten dresses using braiding and create a draped neckline in this installment. If you are interested in creating your own custom dress Sullen t-shirts are available in the Inked Store.

Tutorial ...

USA-based lubrication company Bel-Ray has announced the extension of their partnership with Chad Reed and TwoTwo Motorsports for the 2012 and 2013 racing season. Having began prior to the 2011 racing season this is the second year for the collaboration. Reed will be competing in both the AMA Supercross and AMA Outdoor Motorcross series aboard the #22 Honda. This partnership ...

Saturday, Nov. 26th, tattoo artist and musician Dan Smith will be having a book signing of his new book "With the Light of Truth" at Sacred Gallery in SoHo, NYC.  The former LA Ink star brings a collection of straight-edge related tattoos, art and profiles from artists who have dedicated their straight-edge lifestyle to their artwork.

Today Converse Inc. announced the launch of their footwear collaboration with world famous Gorillaz. Set to launch February 2012 the collection combines the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star look with the band’s legendary graphic images to produce four unique looks.

Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett has designed exclusive prints for the project. All shoes from the collection will have a ...

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 ...

When they signed his birth certificate he became a household name—then he made it legendary on the streets.

The star of Chase talks about escaping Tinseltown for Dallas, explains that older male actors get the better roles, and addresses his controversial breakup tattoo.

We talk sex, drugs, and metal with the tattooed dynamo.

This month the Jackass stalwart stars in Sofia Coppola’s film Somewhere. Does this mean he’s hanging up Party Boy’s banana hammock?

Ten years ago Benji and Joel Madden burst onto the scene with Good Charlotte. The single “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” put the band on heavy radio rotation and the two scrappy kids with a bunch of tattoos and a boatload of charisma into the spotlight. The Maddens, in location and mind-set...

Former NFL bad boy Kyle Turley turns outlaw country musician.

The Stone Sour and Slipknot frontman unmasks himself.

The Prince of Darkness talks about addictions old and new.

Hard at work on Jackass 3-D, the MTV star reflects on his time in jail, his many tattoos, and why he’s less of a jerk now that he’s finally sober.

The son of country music’s most famous outlaw discusses his apocalyptic new concept album inspired by equal parts shady politics, crumbling economy, and children’s programming.

The Doggfather on his 10th album, his first tattoo, and his plans to become the next Oprah.

The HIM singer on getting clean, his new album, Screamworks, hanging with Kat Von D, and his tip for a good first date. Hint: Bring Bam Margera.

After lying low, the directing duo are back with the postapocaluptic action flick The Book of Eli - and are looking to earn themselves more tattoos.

From indie movie staple to human lie detector, the British actor hasn't been shy about documenting his life and career in ink. Now if he can just remember how many tattoos he's got.

I want to get sleeves on both arms, but being a nurse I would have to wear long sleeves all the time under my scrubs. What do you think?

Getting a tattoo cover up pretty soon, finally found an artist I feel really comfortable with. What I currently have is the steering wheel of a 1955 Chevy Bel-air with a banner going through the background; it's about 7 inches long and 4 inches wide going across my hip. So the plan is to get that coverd up, and ...

I AM TRAVELING TO "GUADALAJARA" MEXICO NEXT WEEK! NOT SURE WHAT I CAN BRING? LAST YEAR I JUST SHIPPED OUT MY "TATTOO" EQUIPMENT TO WASHINGTON AHEAD OF TIME!

hi, i'm developing a documentary for the BBC about young women -teenagers to early twentysomething - who have
several tattoos on their body.  We want the documentary to be thoughtful and in depth, following the lives and stories
of a couple of young women with tattoos - we are interested in their reasons for getting tattoos - whether to 
'relcaim their bodies ...

Hi there all,

 Try to keep this as brief as possible! I have several pieces of ink (chest, biceps and forearm) but I am now in the position were I can fulfil my dream of being 'seriously' inked.

Problem.. I have various ideas about what I want. For instance a Templar themed back piece. Left thigh to have a Knight ...