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A Grand Re-opening and New York Tattoo Convention Celebration In my wealth of personal experience, a party is supposed to consist of a few hazy memories, a couple of mysterious bruises, more than a couple ill-advised text messages and, if all went well, an awkward morning. Instead, on May 19th in their Manhattan based shop , Red Rocket Tattoo threw a party that reaffirmed my love for the ink embedded demographic that I so proudly belong

Behind the scenes: Sharon TK and Mandy Fabrizi, by Rebecca Handler, for VAR Magazine Photographer: Rebecca Handler Hair: Joey Oso Makeup: Jennifer Lombardo Video: Bryan Winter Music: Jane’s Addiction – Underground

With a tattoo culture so deep rooted here in New York, we couldn’t help but wonder why New York wasn’t getting any love on the tattoo reality show front. Well, TLC was clearly listening. TLC has announced its plan to launch NY Ink, which is set to hit airwaves this June, and it will feature renowned tattoo artist Ami James. Just as executives of TLC network are no strangers to producing hit tattoo

Teaser video Photography: Christopher Ewers Interview and B-roll: Vince Lombardi Subject: Sara Blake Music: Junip Director: Daniel Michel

Dr. Lakra(born Jerónimo López) is a Mexican born artist who works in various media such as tattoo , wall painting and traditional canvases. The origin of his name is itself an exercise in creativity. The “Dr.” comes from his habit of carrying a medical bag at the start of his tattooing career. “Lakra” is derived from the Spanish “lacra”, which means “scar”. He was born and nurtured in artistic environment. His father, Francisco Toledo , is one