I was in Barnes and Noble this afternoon perusing the magazines when I was surprised to come across the latest tattoo magazine to hit the streets courtesy of the people behind Skin & Ink.
Urban Ink is a publication dedicated to people of color within the tattoo community. While I would prefer to nix […]

This afternoon I rode down 4th Street seeing all the familiar landmarks. Bank - check. School1 - check. School2 -check. Keyfood - check. Venus Modern Body Arts - check.
But when I came to the Last Rites shop, I was greeted with a huge yellow “For Rent” sign and an abandoned store front.
Woe. […]

Oh yes! I went to my first NYC Tattoo Convention 2 years ago and it was fantastic to get wrapped up in tattoo culture for the weekend. It’s not everyday that you get to rub shoulders with tattoo legends, let alone let them work on you if you are lucky enough to pull it off. […]

Tattoo blog Needled has limited copies of this neat piece by Viktor Koen for sale. One will also be given away during an upcoming contest on Needled so stay tuned which should be pretty easy since it is a great blog.
Like editor Marisa DiMattia, I know several tattoo artists who hate the term […]

Oh… admit it, you want one.
You can have tea parties and wear matching outfits. You can go shopping together and read the Sunday paper on Sunday night after being out and about all Saturday into the wee hours and you lug the paper home in a vodka induced stupor.
Well, Jeffery always has […]

InvisibleNYC artist, Jesse Jones will display some of his new work at the ATMOS shop in Harlem. It’s been a while since I’ve been uptown so I think I will make a day of it… Anyone care to join me?
ATMOS · HARLEM NYC, 203 West 125 St. / 212-666-2242
reception from 6pm-8pm

Paddy Hartley is London based artist who’s work focuses on body modification. His previous work consisted of facial corsets of varying fabrications which are both beautiful and sinister. Slip on one and - viola! - your face is redefined much like a regular corset which could trim your waist down to 19 inches.
Unfortunately, […]

Marisa DiMattia posted this one on her blog “Needled” and I had to share it.
For those of you who don’t find scarification to be a viable art form, I think this might change your mind. Some of these pieces are the most intricate, well balanced and precise that I have seen. I […]

While my friend Paul and I were meandering around the city today, we saw the new IFC Center on 6th Ave was playing TransAmerica so we thought to give it go.
An enjoyable film, TransAmerica is a perfectly sized serving of reality, humor and honesty sans a bloated budget or heaps of violins tugging at your […]

Street performer and walking canvas Lucky Diamond Rich shares his recent experience with Lucas Zpira at the BME online hub.
Know for his dexterity with a scalpal, I had the pleasure of meeting Lucas a few years ago when he was in town for the Tattoo Convention and oddly enough bumping into […]