By Angela Generoso
My best friend in high school was the biggest Nirvana fan you have ever met in your life.
She had over 30 different Nirvana albums, and she had two entire walls of her bedroom covered in Nirvana posters, pictures, and song lyrics.She wasn’t kidding around. We’re talking serious, fanatic, passion for Kurt Kobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.
However, her love for Cobain surpassed all others.In fact, she loved Kurt Cobain so much she took a piece of glass …
By Angela Generoso
The makers of Wrecking Balm boast of their magical product: a cream that causes your tattoo to fade away. The process requires a system of physical tissue deconstruction along with the cream as well as botanical chemical peels.
However, the main factors one must consider before jumping on the bandwagon are the ink density, depth, surface size, and color of the tattoo. In order to be successful with the Wrecking Ball cream, you must use it consistently for weeks …
By Angela Generoso

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By Angela Generoso
Walking down a San Diego beach on a warm sunny day you’ll be hard pressed to find any scantily-clad sun bather without a work of art to display on their skin. The city’s warm weather helps the tattoo scene gain its popularity simply by allowing the bodyart enthusiast to clearly display their ink for the world to see.
“We have a lot more tourism here,” Jim Thomas of Black Rose Tattoo says. “And we have …
By Angela Generoso
Chad Williams of Western Addiction speaks out.
Q: Looking back five years ago, did you imagine yourself to be where you are now?
A: No way. I’ve always played music, but based on the type of music I like playing and my relative lack of skill at playing drums, I never thought I’d have the opportunity to make records and tour as much as I’ve gotten to do.
Q: Do you have any special skills or talents, …
By Angela Generoso
Some bands start playing music together because they have something in common. Some start because their parents bought them a guitar, and some even get started just to give themselves something to do on Saturday afternoon.
But for the boys of Gabriels Fallen, it started with a DUI.
“I was put on house arrest when I got my third DUI,” Steve Huante, the …
By Angela Generoso
So what does it take to get the word out about your artwork?
Alive and booming in the 21st century, thousands of tattoo artists across the world are making their mark in their clients’ skin, and technology has pulled through to the aid of their work.
With the help of Myspace.com, Rankmytattoos.com, inkednation.com, inkedmag.com, and bmezine.com, artists are getting the word out on their work in more ways than one. Many artists even have their own personal websites …
By Angela Generoso
Fred Giovannitti works with love under the lights of Las Vegas.
Fred Giovannitti doesn’t like the word “tattoo.”
“It brings a stereotype to mind,” he says. “There’s a huge difference between tattoos and skin art. Tattoos you get by a tattoo technician. Skin art you get by an artist.”
Giovannitti believes “skin art” is not always meant to be a tattoo, and can be just as beautiful whether on a canvas or skin.
“You wouldn’t see a Harley logo on a canvas,” he explains….
By Angela Generoso
Thomas Pendelton talks about the life on “Inked” he left behind and the new family atmosphere he embraces.
Hundreds of miles away from the illuminating Las Vegas atmosphere surrounding Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company, Thomas Pendelton’s eyes light up. He grabs his wife’s hand, flashes a huge smile and explains an idea he and his business partner had a while back.
“Anthony and I had an idea to sell holes,” the artist laughs. “You know, like holes in the …
By Angela Generoso
After over two decades working as a tattoo artist, Fip Buchanan has been exposed to countless aspects of the artistic world in a variety of ways.
“The other day a guy came in and said he wanted a farmer holding a pitchfork with his head down in a straw hat,” Fip Buchanan, owner of Avalon and Avalon II in San Diego, Calif. says. “I thought he was kidding, but he wasn’t.”
“I had never done a farmer before,” he says. “That’s …