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Tattooing and Body Modification

  • Music

    July 14, 2011

    Rebecca Black Tries Again

    [Mental Notes] Info on Thrice's new album and Pennywise guitarist's tattoo parlor

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2011
  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    OC RAWk Fest

    Kaleidoscope Entertainment Center

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2011

    Suicidal Tendencies

    OC Fair Grounds

  • Columns

    January 20, 2011

    Buzzed Big Spender

    [Hey, You!] Drunk at the tattoo parlor at 6 p.m.? Sad

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Darren Moore, UC Irvine Basketball Guard, Inks Whatever a Spider Can

    ​Some are calling them the BEST . . . TATS . . . EVER!Certainly the producers of the new Spider-Man musical must love the free pub.To fully appreciate UC Irvine basketball guard Darren Moore's ink job, check the next page.

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    Colectiva

    Salt Fine Art

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010
  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Young People With Multiple Tattoos and Piercings More Likely to Become Deviants: New Research

    Extreme-girltattoo.blogspot.comInky!​Evidence shows that college students with several tattoos or piercings are more likely to engage in deviant behaviors than those who have just one "innocent" tattoo/piercing, according to a new article in the research magazine Miller-McCune, which also finds on ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 19, 2009

    [Trendzilla] Laughing Hardy-Har-Har All the Way to the Bank

    Extreme-girltattoo.blogspot.comInky!​Evidence shows that college students with several tattoos or piercings are more likely to engage in deviant behaviors than those who have just one "innocent" tattoo/piercing, according to a new article in the research magazine Miller-McCune, which also finds on ... More >>

  • News

    March 12, 2009

    A Stray Bullet Set Anaheim's Jose Lopez On a Path Toward Becoming a Sought-After Tattoo Artist

    Extreme-girltattoo.blogspot.comInky!​Evidence shows that college students with several tattoos or piercings are more likely to engage in deviant behaviors than those who have just one "innocent" tattoo/piercing, according to a new article in the research magazine Miller-McCune, which also finds on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Slideshow: MUSINK Tattoo Convention and Music Festival

    Tattoos and music are pretty inextricably linked, for better or worse--your Travis Barkers, your Tommy Lees--so it makes sense that bands like Story of the Year (pictured), Atreyu, Throwdown and more would descend upon the Orange County Fairgrounds for the MUSINK Tattoo Convention and Music Festival ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    To Do This Weekend 2/20-2/22

    The Great Skate, Friday-Sunday 11 a.m. through March 15Irvine's Great Park (you know, home to that dollar-sucking Great Balloon) brings the simple, youthful joy of ice skating to the park in an attempt to well, just do something fun and care-free for the community in these bleak times.Great Park, S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    Artfully Done

    MusINK Festval

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Full MUSINK Line-Up Announced with Story of the Year, Danzig, More

    The MUSINK Tattoo Convention and Music Festival at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center in Costa Mesa is a little more than a month away (Feb. 20-22), and now we know the full slate of bands scheduled to perform--including these dudes, Story of the Year. (Y'know, "Until the Day I Die." Yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    MUSINK Convention Returns to Costa Mesa

    Though the scheduled MUSINK tour became another casualty of the flagging economy, the three-day music and tattoo convention is still happening--February 20-22, again at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center in Costa Mesa. But they're quick to point out that celebutant Kat Von D, of "LA Ink" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    MUSINK Tattoo & Music Festival: Totally Canceled!

    Curse you, recession! The MUSINK Tattoo & Music Festival, which was birthed from a three-day event this past February at the OC fairgrounds, has been completely scrapped; official word is that it's, unsurprisingly, "due to the current economic climate."The tour was planned for 25 cities, includ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Crudo Out; "Coastal Mexican" In at Blanca in Newport Beach

    A few months ago, Orange County had its first crudo bar in Blanca; and now, not so much. There was already signs of trouble back in July when repo men were sent to rip out equipment from its kitchens as Newport Beach police stood guard. Blanca's suppliers said the restaurant wasn't paying their bil ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2008

    Industry Night

    A few months ago, Orange County had its first crudo bar in Blanca; and now, not so much. There was already signs of trouble back in July when repo men were sent to rip out equipment from its kitchens as Newport Beach police stood guard. Blanca's suppliers said the restaurant wasn't paying their bil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2008

    Last Night: Ink-N-Iron Festival at the Queen Mary

    Last Night: Ink-N-Iron Festival at the Queen Mary June 1st, 2008 Better Than: Getting a tattoo from a shady parlor. Download: The First Vietnamese War from their first album Passover. I thought I was in a hornet's nest when I heard the consistent buzz of tattoo needles as I walked into the Queen ... More >>

  • Food

    June 5, 2008

    Despite a Few Menu Kinks, the Tattoo-Inspired Sushi Joint Irezumi Earns Some Very Good Ink

    Last Night: Ink-N-Iron Festival at the Queen Mary June 1st, 2008 Better Than: Getting a tattoo from a shady parlor. Download: The First Vietnamese War from their first album Passover. I thought I was in a hornet's nest when I heard the consistent buzz of tattoo needles as I walked into the Queen ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    The Big Ink

    The MusInk Tattoo 
and Musical Festival

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2007

    NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2007: THE ARTFUSION EXPERIMENT

    The best place to drink heavily at Fashion Island is...Red Robin. Unexpected, right? But a Jack-and-Diet there will run you $4.79 plus tax, and it comes in a full-size glass. Don't ask why the price is so strangely to-the-penny; just enjoy the fact that it's a cocktail cheaper than many beers. Other ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 21, 2006

    Trendzilla

    The bro

  • Film

    March 2, 2006
  • Culture

    January 19, 2006

    Trendzilla

    Don Ed Hardy

  • Culture

    June 23, 2005

    An Arresting Style

    Jack Rudy breaks single-needle tattooing out of stir

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    The Only Canvas That Bleeds

    Laser removal specialists and tattoo artists love the skin youre in

  • Culture

    November 4, 2004

    Forward, Into the Past

    Tattoo historian Eric Maaske is now part of history

  • Culture

    May 27, 2004

    Tattooed, Screwed and Stewed

    Tattooing marks its gory history at the Queen Mary in Long Beach

  • Culture

    March 4, 2004

    Licensed to Ink

    Outer Limits owner Kari Barba buys up Bert Grimms World Famous Tattoo

  • Features

    January 1, 2004

    Grimm End

    The Year in Disappearing Ink

  • Features

    October 24, 2002

    Z

    The Year in Disappearing Ink

  • Features

    September 27, 2001

    Sunset Beach

    American Beauty

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