Postcard from Simone El Rana
His is a familiar face on the tattoo scene, not as a tattooist – he tried that but realised it was not for him – but for the creativity he…
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Entombed A.D.: the history of death metal meets a love of Fantasy tattoo
What do the Swedish guitarist Nico Elgstrand and the soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic have in common? Simple: in the past they have both been tattooed by the same artist. Nico,…
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Michael Poulsen (Volbeat): “I once got a tattoo of the nickname James Hetfield gave me…”
The leader of the Danish band – back with the album Rewind, Replay, Rebound is not so much a tattooed musician as a living symbol of tattoo art. Michael, can…
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Discover the Capsule Collection by Mark Mahoney for Paul Smith
Paul Smith partners with Los Angeles tattoo artist Mark Mahoney on a capsule collection of clothes, accessories and footwear featuring custom Mark Mahoney illustrations. Owner of the world famous Shamrock…
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The Hots: gimme gimme ink treatment!
We met Foxie & Ronnie, a real tattooed rock‘n’roll couple playing dangerous music with The Hots. And they stole our hearts… Australian born, The Hots, are a rock duo and…
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Tattooing – Ask Here: an interview with Loretta Leu
Any tattoo enthusiast will have heard of the Leu’s – the Swiss-based tattoo family famed for pioneering and evolving the art-form over two generations. But whilst many are well-acquainted with…
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A conversation with Loretta Leu
Many of you already know her; this woman’s allure and personality are truly striking. She’s Loretta Leu, the woman who accompanied Felix Leu as wife, and Filip Leu as mother,…
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Imminence: heavier and darker with a touch of gentle ink
We had a chat with Eddie Berg, frontman and violinist of this intriguing Swedish metalcore/alternative band. A true Black & Gray connoisseur! Hi Eddie, do you remember your first experience…
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Black and Grey from the Soul: Meet Jordan Feno
How is Jordan Feno? I am a diehard tattoo collector who has been in the game for close to seven years now. I have collected over 400 hours of work…
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Duff McKagan: a record on the way to defeat rage and fear
The blond tattooed musician will be bringing out his new album‘Tenderness’ on May 31st, with a preview song you can listen to here… Duff McKagan, the much-tattooed bassist of Guns…
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Josh Charnley (Warrington Wolves): ink into the scrum
Rugby and tattoo art go together very well so we have put some questions to one of the most valued English players. The one with a human skull on his…
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Bad Religion, are you ready for chaos?
New European gigs are on the way (see the list) while the new album, ‘Age of Unreason’, is scheduled for May 3. More than a record, it’s a testament to…
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8.6 Limited Edition Tattoo powered by Tin-Tin
After the success of the last edition, the Dutch independent brewer SWINKELS FAMILY BREWERS with their famous 8.6 beer brand has come up with a new limited edition signed Intense…
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Being As An Ocean: waiting for ink to come
The new BAAO album is almost ready and scheduled for this spring. In the meantime we have reached their tattooed singer and that’s all, folks… We asked a few tattoo-friendly…
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Tattoo Life presents tattooebooks.com: The First Tattoo eBooks Store Ever!
Tattoo Life is proud to present readers and tattoo professionals with a major new project which Miki Vialetto has been beavering away at in collaboration with the most renowned tattoo…
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TATTOO: a Book by TTTism
Over the past decade, tattoos have become one of the most popular forms of visual culture in the world. TTT: Tattoo is a survey of 250 of the best international…
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Oriental and Japanese Tattoos: all our books on special sale!
Are you professional tattooists or just lovers of oriental art? Do you want to find out more about oriental tradition and meet the characters who inhabit an ancient world full…
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Women in the Tattoo World: Portrait of Em Scott
Em Scott is aN extremely talented tattoo artist working in Los Angeles, from Southern California. She is born and raised in Los Angeles and grew up around classic cars, bikes,…
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Dimmu Borgir, tattoo art in the rabbit hole
Interview with the Norwegian guitarist Silenoz: «Recording ‘Eonian’ was like working on a beautiful tattoo. And you never have to rush the tattoo artist!» Eight long years have led the…
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Eloy Casagrande (Sepultura): my second heart is tattooed on my arm
The young drummer of Brazilian metal band explains us the secrets of his ink. Giving us also some fresh anticipation on the sequel to ‘Machine Messiah’… Eloy Casagrande (twenty-seven years…
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