For those of us who are heavily embedded in the tattoo industry, Shanghai Kate is a household name. Often referred to as America’s Tattoo Godmother, Shanghai Kate has been in the tattoo industry since its…
You might know him as the co-founder and second-longest serving member of the mighty metal band Megadeth, but there is more to David Ellefson than music. Dave is an avid coffee drinker and the proud…
Minneapolis rockers Late Night Fights have released the Offical Music Video for “Prison“, a single off their latest release Renal 911. The video was directed by Colton Otte of Blue G Productions. Portions of the video…
Albuquerque artist Eddie Risley aka Eddie Rise has been tattooing for five years. It was “the art, the pain, the modification, the change, the transformation, the desire to stand apart from the crowd, the precision and…
Swedish heavy metal import HammerFall was back in the States for Winter NAMM 2018 and will be invading stages across the U.S. soon with a show that will blow the ears right off your head…
Robbie Ripoll is a man with a plan. I’m sure you’ve heard the name before. You’re probably familiar with his work from his appearance on SpikeTV’s Ink Master or you’ve seen him floating around on…
In the world of tattoo artists, UK-born Sharnia Mockford is a very quick study. She finished her one-year apprenticeship a little over a year ago and has been working as a full-time tattoo artist at Beynurs Tattoos…
Italian tattoo artist Pierluigi Cretella works as a resident artist at Meatshop Tattoo in Barcelona, Spain. With only a few years of tattooing under his belt, Cretella’s work is beyond impressive. Pierluigi took the time…
Michigan tattoo artist, Loaf, has been tattooing for over eight years. When you scroll through his social media pages, it’s obvious that his artistic abilities are anything but limited, spanning from highly detailed geometric pieces to…
From one side of Florida to the other, Steve Oker has been making waves in the Central Florida tattoo community for several years now. Although tattooing wasn’t Steve’s originally intended career path, he took to…