Brighton Convention TOMORROW!
Danny London Brown drew the above picture and posted it to the Brighton Convention Facebook page. Check out more of his work here. Tomorrow is the Brighton Convention! Shit, that came around really quickly. There are some really great tattooers working there, some of them you’ll have seen on the pages of this website, some … Read more
Total Tattoo Column: Next Week.
I just received my copies of Total Tattoo in the post today, which can only mean one thing: my next column is out next week! For those of you who don’t know, I write for Total Tattoo magazine, sharing a column space with Matt Lodder. Next month is my turn, and I wanted you all … Read more
Mel Watches Inkmasters
Before I start, I’d like to draw something to the attention of whoever updates the Inkmaster Facebook page: this is Tattoosday, check yourself before you wreck yourself! Joking aside, let’s get on with today’s post. So, for a while now I’ve been hearing about this Inkmasters show. Basically, Oliver Peck, Chris Nunez and Dave Navarro … Read more
Gary’s Diary Day!
Today I’d like to give you guys a heads up about Gary Wiedenhof (Inkredible Kreations), as his diary will be re-opened in just over a month’s time. Gary’s diary is always chock full, and every time it’s opened up for appointments again it fills in a matter of hours, so it’s definitely something worth giving … Read more
Did That Hurt?
Well guys, I’ve had a terrible day today- I’m foaming! However, it is Friday, and as you know you gotta get down on Friday. So, to cheer me up and give you guys some laughs, I want to share this funny video I saw today. It’s called “Shit People Say to Tattooed People”, and it … Read more
They’re called ‘Tattooers’: A Review of Tattoo Style
On my way to work today I popped into WHSmith to see if there was anything worth reading. Around the usual crap I saw one of these funny little “magbook” things- “magbooks”, or “bookazines”, are basically mini-books that are more like in-depth magazines than anything else. Anyway, this one is called Tattoo Style, and it’s … Read more
Art History in the Pub- Newcastle.
Hey guys, I just wanted to give you all a heads up on something cool. I’ve known about this for a while (and may have already told you all about it, but I don’t remember), but I thought I’d post something closer to the date of the event, so you wouldn’t forget. Anyway, my partner … Read more
FYI: Cosmic Tattoo Rules.
Hey guys, I just want to give you all a heads up about this really great tattoo studio called Cosmic Tattoo. I’m pretty sure many people have already heard of it in the UK. It’s located in Colchester, Essex, and houses some amazing tattooers- namely, Leigh Oldcorn, Sim Abbott, Pinky Darling and Alan Aldred. I … Read more
Worst Tattooer EVER!
If I have seen, say, 10 tattoos online every day that I’ve been writing, that would mean that in total I’ve seen over 10,000 tattoos already. If you add in around 30 new ones a month from magazines, that’s an extra 1,000. Add in around 20 a month from seeing people around or in my … Read more
A Wild Morag Appears
Last week I was contacted by a cool tattooer called Morag Sangster, who has a blog she wanted to share. She wanted to show me just one page from it. and to be honest, I have no idea why- the whole blog is really cool! I’m a fan of really personal blogs, and hearing about … Read more
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