Matt Lodder and Anna Friedman: In NYC this week!
Screw your fancy meals, screw your rom-com film night, and screw your Hallmark cards- if you’re in New York City on Valentine’s Day, you should be hanging out with my buddy Matt Lodder and his historian pal Anna Friedman at the Morbid Anatomy Library. This Valentine’s, the two of them will be talking tattoos, which … Read more
Total Tattoo Out This Week!
This week is pretty awesome for me. Not only is it Halloween, payday and my birthday, but Total Tattoo is out this week! Get in! This month’s issue is once again awesome and packed full of great stuff. The artist features this month are with Owen Williams, Liz Cook, Hazel Nichols, and the guys at … Read more
Total Tattoo OUT NOW
Hey, you! Put down that copy of Celebrity Shite Magazine, and put something awesome in front of your eyes. The new issue of Total Tattoo magazine is out, and it rocks. This issue, which is a giant 100 pages, came out just yesterday and it’s packed full of fun. This month’s featured tattooers are the … Read more
Total Tattoo: Out this Week!
Well, it’s that time of the month again. Total Tattoo has hurtled through my letterbox, and I absolutely love it. This month, there are some really cool things in there, and you should be looking forward to buying it. This month, the main interviews include Jondix, Kirk Alley and Juliet Preston, all of which are … Read more
Size Matters: Total Tattoo out now.
The new issue of Total Tattoo magazine is out today, and it’s the biggest issue they’ve ever had. Awesome! There’s all the usual stuff you normally expect from the magazine, incuding coverage of the Brighton and Zwickau conventions, and features on Brendan Mudd and Kristel Oreto. There’s a wonderful piece by Patrick Hüttlinger, too. You … 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
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
psst! This is Cool.
Hey, look at this! That’s my name up there on a magazine! There’s Paul Sayce’s name as well! Oh wow! This is a sneaky peek at the new issue of Total Tattoo, which I believe is either out now, or towards the end of the week (I’m rubbish with dates!). And I’m in it! … Read more
For Your Bookshelves: Matt Lodder and Smith St. books!
I love books. Books are great. If there’s one piece of advice I could give you all, it’s to never read a book that you wouldn’t be embarrassed dying in the middle of reading. Thankfully, I have some suggestions on some news ones you can buy (or will be able to buy in the future!) … Read more
So… this Happened.
While I’ve been away for a couple of days, a few things happened that you kind of couldn’t dedicate a whole post to. So, here’s a round up of some little titbits that are taking place at the minute. Dan Henk wrote a blog post for Tattoo Artist Magazine about the perils of shows like … Read more
