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Rock Me Tattoo has been a long running staple in the city of Riverside, California since 1996. Renamed “Rock Me Tattoo” about three years ago, the shop showcases three talented artists and is owned by the former bass player of 80’s band Great White. Tattoo.com sat down with Angel Ramos, ...

Over the last several years, a certain portrait circulated all over the internet and was deemed the “World’s Worst Portrait” by countless online critics and tattoo experts. You’re probably familiar with the image, but the story behind the abomination is much more tragic...

San Diego has become a body art hot-spot in recent years, with a booming tattoo industry and a plethora of talented tattoo artists. Allegory Tattoo has joined the powerful arsenal of tattoo shops while providing quality tattooing and art successfully for the last two years...

Magik 5 Tattoo has been open for a year, operating out of Oakland Park, Florida. Each of their three artists are educated and well versed in the visual arts medium and are using their talents to truly elevate tattooing into true, professional artistry. From new school, to color realism, to portrait work...

The Shining Star is an old school kind of shop. Having been opened in the 1990’s as a piercing studio, it wasn’t until owner Tony Plante decided that it was time to make it a tattoo parlor in 2001, the year tattooing was legalized in Massachusetts. Located in Peabody, MA...

Christian Perez operates out of Hope Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut and has been a professional tattoo artist for the last 11 years. After getting his first tattoo at age 16, Perez had found his calling, captivated at the thought of leaving his artistic mark on people all over the world....

Andy Engel has grown from his humble, self taught roots to a world renowned and highly sought after tattoo artist. Engel grew up in Germany and began tattooing in 1994. His 19+ years of experience as a professional artist was not without it’s hurdles; Engel took it upon himself...

Lisa Hower, 33, just celebrated the one year anniversary of her solo shop, Addiction Tattooing, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in march of 2013. Coming from a graphic design background, Hower began tattooing nine years ago after realizing her proficiency in fine arts. Addiction offers a unique, homey...

From all of us at Tattoo.com, we would like to thank all of our generous sponsors, tattoo artists, bands, vendors, the Ink-N-Iron staff and of course the hoards of tattoo fans that made the 10th annual Ink-N-Iron Kustom Culture Festival a massive success. The Tattoo.com booth was constantly packed with enthusiastic tattoo lovers...

For almost five years now, My Little Needle Tattoos has been giving the people of Plymouth, Michigan a true, artistic tattoo experience. Located on the corner of Amelia and Farmer Street in the heart of Plymouth’s Old Village, My Little Needle operates with two classically trained artists with a well rounded...