The Demons Give to Charity! Let’s take a quick look at the infamous past at one of the world’s most notorious and successful heavy metal bands of all time. With a lead singer who was once deemed to be the devil incarnate by the press and millions of parents of teenage boys, Black ...read more
For accomplished songwriter/guitarist Rett Smith, getting ink is similar to creating music. In essence, the creator of the "band" Saents said, "tattoos inspire me the same way any work of art or artist inspires me. They inspire a thought or movement I wouldn’t of had ...read more
When people use the hashtag #girlboss — I’m not sure they know what it’s like to actually BE a girl boss like Lauren Sanderson does. Just read her accolades and you’ll see quickly this girl is working harder than everyone else… and it’s totally paying off. Her self-released EP, ...read more
It’s a Kat Attack! Whenever there’s a Kat Von D sighting we are all over it. And this the wonderful and talented AND beautiful Miss Von D makes co-stars in the latest video from the San Diego Cholo-Goth band PRAYERS. The press info on PRAYERS describes them as a band that ...read more
Let The Booty Shakin' Begin! Hey, we all know how sexy it can be to watch a super sexy model with a hot body getting her mind and body in shape via some HOT yoga, right? Right! Well, how about that same model starting off with some yoga and then kickin’ it up with a twerk session ...read more
Rapper Freddie Gibbs, born Fredrick Tipton, may be one of the toughest rappers in the game, best known for his ferocious lyricism and smooth delivery, but he obviously has a sweet spot when it comes to his baby daughter, a fact he proved this week by getting an adorable new chest ...read more
Bow Wow just threw his hat into the ring on the whole Trump v. Snoop Dogg beef in the biggest — and quite possibly worst — way ever, and going a far as saying he'd pimp out the First Lady. Flip through the slideshow below to read more about Bow Wow's statements and what set him ...read more
Snoop and Trump take shots at each other. In his music video for his new single "Lavender," West Coast hip hop ambassador, Snoop Dogg, uses a toy gun to "shoot" a clown with a strong resemblance to President Donald Trump, and as what has become his signature clap back move, the ...read more
Tattoos of the 'Cash Me Ousside' Girl. Wait... What? Nowadays, it's easier than ever to acquire fame. Whether it's through the magical (and free) marketing machine known as social media or through television, a 60-second antic caught on video or a funny catchphrase-turned-meme ...read more
On August 1, 1981 at 12:01 am American cultural history was forever changed when MTV went on the air for the very first time. Over the next 35 years MTV would have an enormous impact on every aspect of our lives, most importantly on what was considered cool. Even if it was a ...read more
In the ever-changing record industry bands are struggling to find new ways to market their albums. Even the most fervent fans seem reluctant to purchase albums this day, why not sweeten the deal by giving them a free tattoo at the legendary Shamrock Social Club? That's exactly ...read more
This year we skipped spring and went straight to summer. Now it’s time to grill everything under the sun, chill poolside with an ice cold drink and show off all the epic work you put into your body. What else could we possibly ask for? How about some new summer tunes? From ...read more
If Justin Bieber, Zayn Malik, and Aaron Carter defied the laws of science and had a baby together, that baby would be Conner Friel, stage name, Conner 4 Real, the star of this summer's presumed blockbuster Popstar. Played by Andy Samberg, the boy wonder does what all celebrities ...read more
In honor of the death of pop legend, Prince, we present you with 10 electrifying tattoos of the star. Tattoo #10 will tug at your heart strings. Pop legend Prince has died at the age of 57. According to TMZ, Prince passed in the early morning of April 21 while at his Paisley ...read more
Rihanna's "Needed Me" video is packed with footage of tattooed strippers, sophisticated weapons, and big stacks of bills—but that's not the point. We're just going to say it: Rihanna loves her nipples. And Rihanna, the world loves you for it. First because it was explicit, but ...read more
Is there anything that Kat Von D can't do? We've seen her tattoo,model and create her own line of beauty products; now the tattooer turned reality TV superstar can add "singer" to her extensive resume. On the new single "Black Leather," Kat joins the self-described "cholo goth" ...read more
Gallery Follows the Text Elle King is not your average tattooed celebrity. Her fame is recent; her tattoos, though the collection is ever-growing, are not. In fact, her ink helped her find her mojo. "I started getting tattooed and dying my hair so that I saw beauty that I ...read more
Rihanna is known to sex things up—she does just that in her new "Work" video featuring Drake. Luckily for fans who have long awaited RiRi's new album, the seven minute clip delivers more than one music video—both parts equally steamy. In Part I, Rihanna and Drake grind it out ...read more
Zayn Malik (the former One Direction singer is in the process of rebranding himself as simply "Zayn" so let's forget that last name for now) has released the artwork for his first solo album, Mind of Mine, featuring a baby photo of the pop star fronting the same ornamental ...read more
Gallery Follows the Text Updated February 15, 2016. Justin Bieber explains his tattoo collection in a video for GQ, detailing his favorite tattoo, those that are in honor of his mother, and the ink of his famous ex he often tries to cover up. He also shares his thoughts of ...read more
Photo Gallery Follows the Text and Videos The tattoo industry's favorite celeb added more ink to her rib cage over the weekend. Lady Gaga paid a visit to Shamrock Social Club in West Hollywood on Saturday, February 13, where tattooer Mark Mahoney inked the late David Bowie's ...read more
Photo Gallery Follows Video and Text By now we pretty much expect most musicians to be covered in tattoos. Hell, we don't even bat an eye when some guys from bands spend their days not touring working in a tattoo shop. But seeing the way that Belgian band Tat2NoisAct integrates ...read more
Rita, your jingle bells rock. Rita Ora's tattooed goodies do the naughty Mean Girls "Jingle Bell Rock" dance routine for Love magazine's 12 days of Advent. Just like in the movie that the world will never tire of, Ora bumped into the boom box, causing the music to skip. And ...read more
Famed boob twerker Sara X posted new naughty videos just in time for Christmas and now the world is a merrier, brighter place. You probably remember her video from last Christmas, we know that we could never forget it. Watch her shake it, twerk it, and pop it in sync with "We ...read more
In case you haven't heard—or seen—Rihanna has a new album coming out titled ANTI. The bad gal teamed up with Samsung to promote the LP by teasing the public with a video campaign, ANTIdiary. Each week, a new video is released in anticipation of her eighth studio album; she is ...read more
Gallery Follows the Text It seems the word "tattoo" is the go-to lyric used by female pop stars to express their undying love for a mate. It has become the ultimate metaphor used to describe the pain caused by a broken heart. Also, the word is often used to explain why a male is ...read more
Everyone has a special place in their heart for the dudes who rocked the world when they released a music video of them wreaking havoc in Los Angeles with their d*cks out in 1999. For the time, the pixelated nudity in Blink 182's "What's My Age Again?" was huge—and I'm not ...read more
While Hurricane Joaquin did his best to brew a hellish rainstorm on the first Friday of October, Catey Shaw raised her own kind of hell inside Brooklyn's Knitting Factory—the crowded turnout unaffected by the weather. Two days before she took the stage, the pop singer released ...read more
Kylie Jenner and Tyga are keeping their romance under the radar no more. He (25) and his 18-year-old honey are stimulated and proud (eek?). Usually we'd be really focused on the rapper's mass amounts of ink, like when he tattooed Jenner's name to his arm, but we can't help but be ...read more
Photo Gallery Follows the Text Rita Ora and Chris Brown got very touchy-feely in her latest music video for "Body on Me," as in ink-on-ink action. The steamy short dropped on August 18 and follows the two as they flood their dimly-lit apartment building elevator with sexual ...read more
Exclusive Video Follows the Text Mermen and metalcore make unlikely bedfellows. Thanks to a childhood spent singing along to the calypso-inspired jams in The Little Mermaid I never could have fathomed the music under the sea being anything other than upbeat and gleeful, that is, ...read more
Gallery Follows the Text Celebrity tattooist Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy tattooed the one and only Rihanna on Wednesday, August 12 in his New York City studio. Bang Bang and Rihanna both proudly shared the final product–an ankle tattoo reading "1988," the year Ri Ri was born–on ...read more
Gallery Follows the Text Rihanna got a new piece of ink yesterday by Bang Bang, her birth year of 1988. Check out that and other pieces that make her one of the most-visible tattooed people on the planet. ...read more
Few things are more impressive than watching a talented rapper lay down a sick freestyle jam, you just can't help but stand back in awe. As part of their "Out of the Blue" summer music campaign Pepsi took a trip to Brooklyn to catch up with some of the best freestlyers around. ...read more
Photo Gallery Follows the Text Amber Rose is living the "MILF LIFE" and showing some major love for her new ride. The hot momma of one shook her assets like a queen for Instagram, reppin' MILFs around the world. This video is the only way to start your Friday. We'd do just about ...read more
Photo Gallery Follows the Text Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift may or may not have "Bad Blood." Minaj reacted to the release of MTV's 2015 Video Music Awards nominations on Twitter, annoyed that "Anaconda" was not in the running for Video of the Year. Instead, Swift, Beyonce, Ed ...read more
Imagine if we were able to gather music's most compelling and successful male and female artists from the 1940s to today all in one room? Unfortunately that would be impossible. Not all of them are still living and we have a pretty small office. What we are able to do is to ...read more
Hilary Duff just released a casual little backyard video to accompany her new heartbreak track "Tattoo," number ten off of her latest album Breathe In. Breathe Out. The entirety of the album, "Tattoo" especially, seems to be the response to her recent divorce from former NHL ...read more
Musink is one of the sickest tattoo conventions in the country. Held annually in Orange County and presented by Travis Barker the festival takes everything you love about tattoo conventions and throws a music festival right on top of it. This past year's event featured ...read more
Inked is lucky to present the latest project from the modern day Renaissance man Evan Seinfeld, Badass TV. Whether he is rocking faces off in one of the many bands he has been in, like Attika 7, or playing a imprisoned biker on OZ you know that Seinfeld is going to bring it. In ...read more
MUSIC VIDEO BELOW THE TEXT The guys in Atlanta rock band Avenue of the Giants don’t mess around when it comes to making music videos. Their last video for their song “Burn” recently topped the IndiMusicTV video chart, and their video for “So You’d Like to Think” won “Video of ...read more
GALLERY OF METALLICA AND JAMES HETFIELD TATTOOS BELOW THE TEXT AND VIDEOS Last Friday, the second annual "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" event was held in San Francisco. The benefit concert was created by Sammy Hagar and Metallica's James Hetfield in order to raise needed funds and ...read more
GALLERY OF PHOTOS OF HILARY, INCLUDING A FLASH OF HER TATTOOS IN THE VIDEO BELOW THE TEXT AND VIDEO Hilary Duff—the actress/pop star whose tattoos make her feel like a "super hardcore gangster"— has recently jumped back into the acting game with her new TV Land show "The ...read more
Zoe Kravitz and her band LOLAWOLF teamed up with the provocative Miley Cyrus on their new track "Bitch" and the six-minute music video is making waves. The track comes off of their debut LP Calm Down. But forget the song (which is super laid back) we need to talk about this ...read more
Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears just made our week pop with the release of their highly anticipated single “Pretty Girls.” Like any good pop song, you’ll be blasting their new track on repeat by the end of the day. Iggy said it straight on Twitter, “I’m just over here acting like ...read more
If you’ve ever been to South by Southwest—the annual film and music festival in Austin, Texas—you know it’s unlike any other festival in the country. More than a thousand music acts take over the entire city performing in any location that can host them. Spontaneous shows and ...read more
To kick off the anticipated music festival season was one of our personal favorites, Musink, presented by Travis Barker. For those of you who didn’t make it to Musink this year *sad face*, don’t worry, Sullen TV got a behind the scenes look at the tattoo convention and they’re ...read more
By now you’ve probably heard the latest Iggy Azalea single, “Trouble” featuring Jennifer Hudson. As with most Iggy songs, she lays raps between choruses of a pop or R&B singer’s groove, spewing rhymes filled with slang and witticisms in her signature (strangely) American accent. ...read more
The very tattooed Lady Gaga announced today that she is in fact joining the American Horror Story team for Season 5! We love the idea of adding a pop star to television, but this isn’t any old singer, this is Gaga. The extremist took to Twitter,"Make your reservation now. ...read more
If you don't think that ballet and tattoos go together well you have obviously never seen Sergei Polunin. The Ukrainian dancer has a bit of a rebellious reputation so it was no surprise to learn that his torso is covered with tattoos. In a video directed by iconic ...read more
