Thom DeVita: Final Tattoo Age Episode
The last Thom DeVita episode is now up on Vice’s YouTube page, and it’s probably the best ending a Tattoo Age series has ever had. This video really goes into Thom’s work more than the other ones had before, which is absolutely fantastic. I think that I’m going to have a bit of an empty … Read more
Telly Addicts: The Gypsy Gentleman, and some Rubbish
A couple of new shows came out around tattooing just yesterday, one just minutes after I posted yesterday’s news on Tattoo Age- this is the week of the tattoo show, I see! The first one I noticed through angry tattooer friends on Facebook, a show called My Tattoo Addiction on Channel 4. My Tattoo Addiction … Read more
Teesside Tattoo Convention This Weekend!
Hey guys, just a quick reminder today about the Teesside Tattoo Convention. I told you guys about this a little while ago, but now it’s finally come and will happen on Sunday! Get in! Here’s an artist list: Martin Couley Jamie Mac Paul Naylor Chris Frickin Jones Hazel Nicholls John Anderton Gary Wiedenhof Danielle … Read more
Tattoo Age is Back!
I’ve been waiting for this for ages. Finally, the second series of Tattoo Age is coming back, and will air their first episode next week.Following Valerie Vargas, Mutsuo and Thom Devita, the series will take a look at their life, their work, and everything in between. Tattoo Age is a show from Vice.com, which had … Read more
The Gypsy Gentleman- New Episode out Now!
The fourth episode of Markus Kuhn’s The Gypsy Gentleman is out now, and it’s astounding. This time around, he’s with tattooers Bill Canales and Rob Benavides, looking around the beautiful city of San Diego. The guys also pop down to Tijuana in Mexico, to check out some of the sights there. The guys take a … Read more
Goddess of Mercy
Sometimes, tattooers’ projects have such cool titles I don’t even have to think up a headline. Goddess of Mercy is a new project which follows on from Dave Allen’s incredible fundraiser last year called Tattooers for Japan. If you read this blog last year, you probably heard loads about what tattooers were up to with … Read more
Buy these Tickets.
Hey guys, I’m going to kick start our week with some cool stuff in a second, but first I’d like to draw your attention to this. S.O.P.H.I.E are selling some kick ass tickets for Emilie Autumn on eBay, with 100% of the profits going to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. The Sophie Lancaster Foundation is something … Read more
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
Gypsy Gentleman 2 ONLINE NOW
I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been waiting for this for what seems like forever. Finally, the second installment of The Gypsy Gentleman is online! And it’s fantastic! This episode takes place in Austin, Texas, with Tony Hundahl, Steve Byrne, and our host Marcus Kuhn. It takes us all over Austin, exploring tattooing … Read more
Throw Out your Blockbusters Card
Wait, do they even still have Blockbusters these days? Whatever, either way, you’re better off watching some of these new videos than whatever crap they try to pass off as films these days. Yep, another video post! I’ve really been enjoying watching these on my new television (especially since I sill don’t know how to … Read more
Let’s Make Peterlee’s 10th Convention Awesome.
I’m on a mission! Oh, y’all always need to keep out of my way when I’m on a mission! However, I could really do with your help. Yesterday the lovely Trudy, who organises the Peterlee Tattoo Convention, got in touch to ask for my help. She wants to make their 10th convention really really special, … Read more
Grime and Frith Street Videos Online!
Grab some popcorn, hook your TV up to your computer and get ready to chill- there are some great new videos out there this week. First up, I have to tell you all about the new episode of Tattoo Age. I’ve been really loving this series, and I know I keep writing about it … Read more
Grime’s Tattoo Age Trailer is now Online!
I think Tattoo Age is one of my favourite tattoo- related things on the Internet. Yesterday, the awesome people at Vice once again emailed me to remind me that there is now a trailer up for next week’s episode- the first of the Grime shows. Fantastic stuff! Grime is one of my favourite tattooers. … Read more
Tattoo Age Wraps up on Dan Santoro
Hey everyone, sorry about the lack of news yesterday, we were having some real problems with the Internet at my place- I think everyone in the 21st Century relies way too much on computers, and I am a prime example. At the same time, with awesome shows like Tattoo Age online, do you blame me? … Read more
Say NO to Tattoo School.
TLC are fucking parasites. There, I said it. The channel, which humorously stands for “The Learning Channel”, already boats pain-in-the-arse-shows LA Ink and NY Ink on their website, so you can imagine how serious they are about the subjects they portray in reality TV rubbish. They claim to “document” subjects around cooking, family, home, … Read more
