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 ......
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 ......
With record TV ratings, raucous fistfights, and the dazzling skill of young stars Patrick Kane and Sidney Crosby, hockey is back. The NHL’s newfound success injects new life into this award-winning series. Players now scrum along the boards while fighting for possession, score from their knees, and bat pucks out of the air for goals worthy of the highlight ......
You read about Kat and the other artists of L.A. Ink in our Winter issue. Now read Chris Nieratko’s full, unedited, absurd interview with Kat here....
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 ...
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blog/tattoos-idols Siobhan Magnus was joined by fellow Idol contestants Michael Lynche,Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox in a group ink session. Magnus got the roman numerals IX marking her appearance on the 9th season ofAmerican Idol and it is also the age when she first started to watch the show. Lynche got 3 stars on his left arm with the word ......
Having just wrapped their West Coast Tour 2012, Culprit is back in LA and ready to chat. We sat down with the indie rock band’s bassist, Zach Blumenfeld, to discuss all things music, tour life, and of course, tattoos.
We met at Starbucks on Ventura Boulevard around noon on Sunday, and Zach grabbed an iced coffee before we sat ...
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VOYR has graced us once again with some dope visuals of the one and only Kanye West. They explore the Louie Vuitton Don as he prepares for his Watch The Throne tour show at Madison Square Garden, arguably one of the most important venues in the world. The short video shows Yeezy in a rarely vulnerable moment, speaking on his ...
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article/go-warped-get-inked-vans-warped-tour The 15th date of Vans Warped Tour 2012 was held at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday, July 6. Doors opened at 11 a.m., closed around 9 p.m. and the attendees were baring as much skin as legally possible...
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(LOS ANGELES, CA – July 9, 2012) - House of Blues Entertainment and Inked Magazine have again joined forces for the second “The Inked Music Tour,” which will be headlined this year by Alesana, it was announced by Kelly Kapp, vice president, House of Blues Entertainment and Rocky Rakovic, editor, Inked.
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blog/inked-magazine-music-tour House of Blues Entertainment, Inked magazine, Crush Entertainment and TKO have joined forces for the inaugural “The Inked Music Tour" Featuring The Damned Things. With members of Anthrax (Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano), Every Time I Die (Keith Buckley) and Fall Out Boy (Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley), The Damned Things debut album, Ironiclast, was released through Island Records in December 2010 ...
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music/damned-things The Damned Things hit the road for the Inked Music Tour...
Three things stand out about A Day to Remember, the biggest band you (probably) never heard of: They have sets on the main stages at The Bamboozle and the Vans Warped Tour, they won’t pick a genre, and they won’t sit still....
When a young band like Paramore explodes out of nowhere (Franklin, TN?) there are always repercussions. On their third album, the group’s pint-sized singer with the giant voice, Hayley Williams, outlines the trail of mistrust and broken relationships. Fame has taught her that you “can’t be too careful anymore” (“Careful”), and later, on “Feeling Sorry,” she looks back ......
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 ......
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 ......
“We worked hard to get to where we’re at,” says tattooist Kevin Mokuahi. “It’s the quality of our work that has given us our reputation.” And it’s true. Located off a major road between Waikiki and North Shore, the TNT shop is not in the most tourist-driven area, but its steady client base (primarily military and surfers ......
When owner Robert Hackney opened A Tiki Tattoo, it effortlessly blended right in with colorful Waikiki. Unlike many of the tattoo parlors on the island, A Tiki embraces island lifestyle with its laid-back, open atmosphere and friendly staff. The shop feels like a tropical oasis complete with bamboo light decor and paneling. With more than 30 years experience, Hackney plans ......
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 ......
Two years had passed since Brandan Schieppati got his last tattoo-a silhouette on his side of Rocky Balboa—and Bleeding through's acerbic singer didn't have any immediate plans to get more ink. then, in early June, a phone call with his manager about the band's upcoming European tour left him rankled. At the time, Bleeding through was ......
When music wonder twins Nina Sky took over dance floors with their 2004 hit, "Move Ya Body," even they weren't sure what they were doing. "Our first album was written about things we hadn't yet experienced in our lives," says Nicole Albino, one half of the duo. "We were 18, straight out of high school." After an exhaustive ......
Fifteen is a tough age to get anything right, let alone to handle the lifestyle and responsibilities associated with landing a major record deal. Christian "Yung Berg" Ward signed his first deal as a teenager and felt all was cool with his adolescent fame and fortune, though his parents didn't quite share the sentiment. "I was wild'n out ......
Nothing about Margaret Cho made it look like she had a chance in hell in Hollywood. Chubby, Korean, and bisexual (she admits to all three) in a business that typically has a hard time swallowing that list, Cho’s rank as one of the biggest female comedians on the planet is the result of a one-woman battle, built from her ......
North Coast Underground Performance At The Fresh Trax Winter X 12 Afterparty At The Jerome Hotel... (194 words)...in Aspen, CO on 1/25!!
Hi! I haven't given the proper Happy New Year to a lot of you, so consider this my big HELLO and HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2008! I hope the holidays were refreshing and fun!
With 2008 in full swing and Winter X Games 12 upon us, I hope to see you in Aspen ...
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GENGHIS TRON: Post New Preview Track; Announce More Tour Dates
GENGHIS TRON has posted a third preview track from their forthcoming Relapse debut, Board Up The House. The track, “Things Don’t Look Good”, can be heard now exclusively via the band’s MySpace: www.MySpace.com/GenghisTron along with the album’s “City On A Hill” and title track ...
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Misery Index: Set To Kick Off European Tour; Begin Work On New Album (677 words)MISERY INDEX are about to embark on a three week headlining European tour. The Baltimore, MD quartet will be teamed up with DESPISED ICON and BENEATH THE MASSACRE with guests MAN MUST DIE in mainland Europe and ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY in the U.K. A complete listing of these MISERY INDEX tour dates can be found below.
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EPITAPH’S NEWEST HARDCORE/SCREAMO GROUP TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ON MARCH 4TH
New Hampshire based quintet Our Last Night will release their debut album, The Ghosts Among Us, on March 4th via Epitaph Records. The dynamic new album pushes boundaries with lush ......
