Iron Maiden Tattoos and the first steps of a legend
40 years ago marked the release of an album with a logo and mascot which would be a hit with thousands of tattooists. The music, needless to say, caught on…
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Ozzy Osbourne: Not an “Ordinary Man”
The Madman, celebrated in thousands of tattoos, brings out a new album where past and future go hand in hand. Hereβs our enthusiastic review. Ten years. Ten long years have…
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Tattoo Gallery Repost #6
The feature βRepostβ aims to show you ten fabulous tattoos every week by the best professionals in the world, selected by our editorial team on Instagram and reposted here. Itβs…
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Twin Peaks Tattoos on its 30th anniversary
10 things you never knew about this unforgettable series It was in spring 1990 that the TV channel ABC first aired the brainchild of David Lynch which would capture the…
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Tattoo Portraits: Gus+Maud Wagner “Wagners Tattooists”
August “Gus” Wagner was a tattoo artist and performer. “World’s Champion Hand Tattoo Artist and Tattooed Man”, was one of the most exuberant figures in the history of American popular…
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: all the low-down thirty years on
On the air until 1996, this was one of the cult TV shows of the nineties. Not to mention launching the career of one Will Smith… Thirty years on from…
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Tattoo portraits: Charlie Wagner
Charlie Wagner is one of America’s great tattoo legends and he tattooed in New York City from the 1890s until his death in 1953. Working on the Bowery in lower…
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Conor McGregor Tattoos and his incredible force
Champion of Mixed Martial Arts for the UFC, for years now βThe Notoriousβ has been the favourite portrait of many tattooists who would like to relive his deeds. βWeβre not…
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The Hyperrealism of Jackee Sandelands-Strom
Hers is both an attraction and an obsession, as it leads her to observe, study, and reproduce the same subject in hundreds of different variables. Hands are the ever-present sovereigns…
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Goodbye, Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant (23 August 1978 β 26 January 2020) was one of the best basketball players in the history of the game. He inspired fans both on and off the…
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The Goonies tattoos: behind the scenes of a truly iconic film
The film released in 1984 was made using a whole load of tricks of the trade: from the hand aged treasure map to the use of a mysterious octopusβ¦ The…
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Tattoo portraits: Darwin “Huck” Spaulding
Born on December 5, 1928, Darwin “Huck” Spaulding, lived in the Voorheesville area, NY, for many years. He was a veteran of the US Merchant Marines and the US Army,…
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Gremlins Tattoos: is there a third movie?
It was a Christmas hit in 1984. The 1990 sequel was also a critical success. Now there is talk of an animated series. Could it be that this time theyβre…
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Home Alone Tattoos and a great Christmas classic
The John Hughes movie which made a child star of Macaulay Culkin has also inspired plenty of tattoosβ¦ The original budget for Home Alone, the film directed by Chris Columbus…
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Janet Field & Bill Skuse “Bill & Rusty Skuse”
Born in Janet Field on December 20, 1943, Rusty Skuse was nicknamed that way because of her hair coloring, and from 1970 to 1990 she retained the “Guinness World Record”…
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