THE WORLD’S FIRST FREE TATTOO AND PIERCING LIFESTYLE PUBLICATION

Publisher’s Note: TABLE of

So last month brought the
news that one of our oldest stand- CONTENTS
ing staff members Geoff
Stephenson was leaving us for 7 NO STRANGER TO PAIN
greener pastures.Well, we survived MMA fighter Diego Saraiva
and I am proud to announce that
not only did we survive, but this issue kicks ass! On top 11 ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Nate Esteras
of that, as a publisher, I was also able to produce my new
second magazine, Ruckus, simultaneously! Ruckus is a 17 FROM THE CITY COMES
modern family magazine for Atlanta (since I am in fami- AN ANGEL
ly circles as much as tattoo circles these days). Feel free Kristen Whartom
to check it out online at www.ruckusmag.net. Beware
though, it is way different than PRICK. 21 FAMOUS INK
Legendary skater Bill Danforth
As far as PRICK goes, it’s now an internal family of
upgraded employees. I couldn’t be happier. One of our 24 KRAKOW TATTOOFEST
most tattooed and well versed writers, Sean Dettman, Poland ‘09
was promoted to the first ever Managing Editor posi-
tion. He will be handling all of the editorial submissions 37 SUICIDE GIRLS
and content for artists, tattooed models, bands and any- 39 DETHKLOK
thing else that has to do with words. A short interview with Brendon Small
I will still be the Editor at Large and publisher, but
he will be making a lot of the decisions of who and what 43 MUSIC NOTES
will make it into each issue. Hit him up at sean@prick-
mag.net. My friend and brother skater Steve “Crudd” 44 PRICK PICKS
Rudd has taken over the helm of online editor and cir- 45 COOL STUFF
culation manager. If you have web questions or want
magazines in your shop hit up crudd@prickmag.net.We 48 PRICKSCOPES
also bumped up our graphics interns Jacob Lance and
Krista Newsome to actually being paid for their work. 50 BULLETIN BOARD
So with one person leaving, four people got promotions
and the magazine looks as good as ever. ON THE COVER:
Kristen Wharton
Enjoy this issue and … Happy Freakin’ Holidays! photographed by
Chuck B. –H.P.I.C. Greg Truelove

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No Stranger to Pain
MMA fighter Diego Saraiva

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by Greg Truelove

ith the explosion of mixed martial arts in recent years, there is one
Atlanta fighter who is no stranger to the sound of a cage door slam-
ming shut behind him. Diego "The Octopus" Saraiva, at 155 pounds, has
faced off with opponents in his weight class well over 20 times. Diego has fought every-
where, from the local fights in his hometown to the sold-out arenas of the UFC. Saraiva
has been there, and this "new" MMA fad is nothing new to him. Born in Brazil in April
1982, he became a Nova Uniao Jiu Jitsu black belt, and has earned many awards, cham-
pionships and National titles, and was recently voted OTM's “Submission Grappler of
the Year.”
Through all his years of nonstop training and grueling regimens of sparring and con-
ditioning, one welcomed feeling of pain is that of a tattoo gun on his skin.“Tattoos are
badges of honor, and symbols of my life and beliefs,” says Diego. “I am addicted.” His
main supplier, Jeff ‘Miami’ Burgess, works out of
Psycho Tattoo in Douglasville, Ga. Saraiva hooked up
with Miami after hearing about him through other
fighters and friends. When they met, they wasted no
time collaborating on a massive dragon piece on his
ribcage and lower torso. Miami, who has been an old
school fan of MMA for as long as he can remember,
says, "Me and Diego almost spent more time talking
about what his tattoos would be than actually tattoo-
ing him." This led to a friendship that has been going
strong ever since. Miami has done all of Diego's signif-
icant work, including a detailed black and white Jesus
tattoo on half is back.
Recently, Diego opened up his own gym and train-
ing center, Saraiva MMA, where he trains his very own
special squad called "Team Octopus." With a nick-
name like "The Octopus,” it was only fitting that
Diego decided to have Miami create an awesome full
color design featuring his namesake in bright orange,
with its eight arms flailing through an ocean of blue
waves and sharks, on his shoulder and lower arm.“My
nickname comes from my Jiu Jitsu skills, which seem
to make my opponents think that sometimes I have
more than two arms and more like eight. They are
overwhelmed!”
Keep your eye on Atlanta fighter Diego Saraiva.
He has a lot of fight left in him, and continues to fight
in the lightweight division at a professional level.
When not training for fights he enjoys teaching all
skill levels at his own gym. H

Saraiva MMA
5799 New Peachtree Rd.
Doraville, GA 30340
www.saraivamma.com

Miami Burgess can be contacted

via email at miamiburgess@bellsouth.net.

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Nate Esteras
Artist of the month
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By William Thidemann
hen I first met Nate Esteras
he was doing a guest spot at
a shop in Denver, Colorado.
He seemed quiet, at first.When I bumped into
him again at the Paris convention I got to
know him better. By the end of the conven-
tion, I decided to do a little tour of
Amsterdam (and a few places in between), so
I grabbed Esteras and a couple of his friends
and persuaded them to come with me. A few
days and many smoky conversations later I
knew I had made a friend. Esteras is a family
man and a good, old-fashioned, opinionated,
hard working tattooer. He’s the kind of per-
son I like, and he makes a good interview.

Tell me how you started tattooing.

After I graduated high school, I started taking art classes at the community college in my home-
town. I met a tattooer in my class who told me they were looking for an apprentice. Before then, I
had been a little interested in tattooing but didn't really pursue it until it fell into my lap. I tattooed
two grapefruits, and then did my first tattoo: a heart with some solid black tribal around it. My sec-
ond was on my friend, Rob. I did this Asian dragon that I had no business doing, but it didn’t come
out half bad. I just did the scales backwards on the bottom, but I relined them and they looked good.
I did those two tattoos and then got thrown in to working.As the relief guy, the hours were 5
p.m. to whenever we closed.The owner was an ex-biker, an ex-drug addict, and he was in AA. So I
worked there, in this biker shop, for five years and then came out knowing fucking nothing. Before I
tattooed the grapefruits he gave me this Spaulding A-Z book and told me to read it. He explained
that he would take a 50% cut and supply me with everything I needed.When I eventually wanted to
know how I could get my own machines, I got cut off from any information, so I quit.

Similar situations for many people.

A few months later, I moved to California. I looked for any job I could get, because I didn’t think
I was good enough as a tattooer. I had a machine, a Bickney tattoo machine. So one day I have an
interview and I go in with the artwork I had and some pictures on a zip disk.They looked at my art-
work, then they’d come up with an idea and have me draw it. And then they would huddle around
it and have me draw something else.They had me jumping through hoops drawing that stuff.

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 The next day, Mike, the owner, had me come back and do an audi-
tion piece. I did this cling-clang monkey on their shop help. It was reme-
dial as shit because I didn’t know how to tattoo. He saw that and told
me I could do relief crew work, like lettering and tribal, but that it was
all I was allowed to do because it would take a little time for me to get
up to speed. At the biker shop I had used between a three-round or a
five-round as a liner, and a 14-round shader to do the filler, so I didn’t
know how to use a mag. Mike taught me how to use a mag on that first
tattoo, and after he showed me how to use it I picked it up quickly. So
the next day I did a couple of tattoos, some lettering and a rose.At first
I was the three-day-a-week relief crew. Then, after a couple of weeks,
Mike told me that I could come every day, for as much time as I could
be in the shop.The first year I spent seven days a week in the shop, just
trying to do whatever.
Which shop was it?
1st Amendment, owned by Mike Ferguson.
So you've been there since then?
Yeah, that was seven years ago.
How long have you been tattooing?
It will be 10 years in May. The first year I gave up everything and
just started over. Since then I’ve been able to learn and get better with
the help of guest artists, personal traveling, and being more able to gain
knowledge. Just having a central headquarters with so much happening
inside of it has really helped me to learn a lot about tattooing.
What kind of tattoos do you like to do?
I like more illustrative stuff which means a lot of custom work. I
came to doing tattooing through art. I learned how to draw from comic
books, so I like to do a little bit of everything. I love doing art, but it’s a
hard way to make a living, so it’s nice to be able to do as many styles as
possible.That way there will always be work.You can learn to do specif-
ic styles well if you’re a solid tattooer, and you can always incorporate
your style into that style, and it’s always fun to do traditional shit
because those tattoos are the foundation of what I do anyway. I also like
doing monsters and bloody stuff.
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Do you paint the same kind of stuff that you tattoo?
Sometimes, but not always.There are some things that you can’t really
achieve in tattooing that you can with paint. Instead of tattooing being the
center of my artistic universe, it’s just another facet of art for me. I can paint
like I tattoo, and sometimes when I’m tattooing it’s like doing a painting. It’s
just another thing I like to do as far as art is concerned.
That’s interesting, and not surprising, given that you
work in an illustrative style. So do you have any projects
going on?
I’m working on putting together a sketchbook with the other guys I
work with.Working in a custom shop creates a lot of overflow.
So you have a good dialogue with the guys from the shop?
We all just do things. It’s not like anyone’s going to approach you about
doing a project, you just do it because you have the access and the ability.
Pretty much the truth, you just have to jump in there.
What has been keeping you busy lately?
Painting and a couple of group shows mostly. I think every thing's most-
ly done right now...I’m doing some music album/T-shirt artwork.
What are your plans for the future?
I’d like to go to Europe this fall, but I don’t know if that’ll happen.There
are only four of us in the shop, so we’re trying to put together a show.
There’s enough room for a small gallery space in the front of our shop and,
like I said, you just have to do it. It’s just a matter of getting enough friends
and artists together to have a show.
Yeah, it doesn’t take too much. Got any rants?
I want everyone to just accept the fact that everyone’s a tattooer,
everyone’s doing art. I hate it when tattooers complain about people biting
their shit—everyone references everyone else’s shit. When I go to conven-
tions, I hate to see people all doing artwork in a similar vein, because they’re
all obviously influenced by the same art set. It’s supposed to be more indi-
vidualistic.They’re all fucking lemmings. Still, no matter what, it’s just whatev-
er is the popular idea at the time. We’re a demographic. They’re selling shit
to us now because we’re a demographic.We’re supposed to be fucking out-
cast pirates! And now they’re part of it. They’re a fucking T-shirt on
Hollywood Boulevard.
 Well, I think
that there’s still a
fire there. Some
good things are still
happening.
There are still peo-
ple exchanging ideas. I love
exchanging with other
people in the industry and
just learning from them.
You get to see so much
amazing artwork. You see
so many possibilities that
can be added to, endlessly.
I don’t mind talking about
how I did something.
There’s knowledge that
should be gained through
respect and through hard
work. But if people are
going to ask me questions
about something, if I’m
actually having a conversation with an artist, I see no reason to say that
these are my ideas, that I own them, and claim that no one has ever paint-
ed or tattooed like I do.

As long as you’re not giving it away to a bunch of jerks.

And that’s why I think that there is definitely knowledge that should
be gained through hard work. I’m just sick of the clique, cool-guy bullshit.

When you get into your 30s who gives a shit, anyway?
The cool clique are
those you like and
trust. I know there are
other factors, but
they’re easy enough to
marginalize.
It’s just the fucking ego
thing, I mean, when people
get published or something,
it just becomes fuel for their
ego. And it’s like you’re not
even doing it for art, you’re
doing it so other people will
see it and say you’re the guy.

Yeah, they should

just enjoy their jobs.
Yeah, it pisses me off.
I‘ve done artwork in retalia-
tion, then I’ll take a step
back and think, “They’re still
getting energy out of me.”

Which is why you

shouldn’t put a great
deal of energy towards
them. You’ve got to duck your head down and do your
thing…easy enough.
And that’s the thing to do because there are so many possibilities, so
many amazing people to work with, and so many places to go. How many
other industries can do this? How would I be able to go to Paris and sell
used cars to pay for my vacation? It’s really fucking cool to be able to do
that and to have access to do that, and doing what I love for a living. H

See more of Nate’s work at www.1stamendmenttattoo.com.

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hot ink

kristen Wwharton
From The City Comes An Angel

L
By J.J. Diablo Photos by Greg Truelove

os Angeles is known not only as the “City of Angels,” but as a city of enhance-
ment. Botox, silicone, saline, one can have anything lifted and injected to achieve a
personal beauty ideal.This month’s Hot Ink, Kristen Wharton, manages to serve
L.A. exceptionally well, but with a brand of ethereal beauty and enhancement all her
own. No silicone here. Her enhancement is skin deep, our favorite kind.

Kristen took the time to

answer some questions and
give us all a glimpse into the
mind of a modern day, tat-
tooed Goddess. Originally
from San Diego, this signed
model’s Western spirit is
going strong. She’s not only
stunning, she’s an entrepre-
neur.Watch out, this one’s
smart . . .

So what are you

into? Hobbies?
Interests?

You can usually find me

knitting a scarf and watch-
ing Antiques Roadshow or
The Twilight Zone. I am very
into old TV shows, i.e. The
Brady Bunch, Quantum
Leap, The Honeymooners,
Land of the Lost, etc. I also
paint and draw, which I’ve
been doing a lot more
lately.

I am starting up my
own business and not
telling anyone what it is
yet! I have my business
plan written, and it’ll be
launching soon. I can’t
wait!

What made you

want to start get-
ting tattooed?

I had always been into strange and unusual

people when I was growing up in the ‘90s. I had some friends that had tattoos.The fact
that it was a display of permanent art caught my attention and still holds it to this day.

Have you ever caught any flack for your ink?

My mom and the majority of old folk always say to me, “Why in the world do you
get all of these tattoos? You’re too pretty.” I reply, “Well did it ever occur to you that I
don’t get tattooed because I want to look prettier? I get tattooed because I feel like it!”

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 How old were you when you got your first tattoo?

I was seventeen and living on my own in Baton Rouge, La.

when I got my first tattoos. On my left wrist I got the word
“Love” done in script with a heart below it. On my right wrist I
got the word “Lust” with a cutout heart and little scissors next to
it, as if to say “cut here.” The idea is that with real love, your
heart is involved.With lust, it’s a cutout heart because usually (but
not always) your heart isn’t involved. Acts of pure lust are only
physical.

What artists have you had work from?

The traditional mermaid on my left forearm was done by Will

Card at True Tattoo; the pinup girl on my calf, the script on my
side, and the Lucille Ball portrait were all done by Jeff Page, also
at True Tattoo; the octopus on my arm was done by Bobby at
Atomic Tattoo; the script on my hands was done by Mike De Masi
at Art Junkies; and my back piece is being worked on by Brendan
Rowe at Unbreakable.

Any plans for more work in the future?

I have plans to get my thighs worked on next. I don’t plan too

far ahead though. I get too overwhelmed. I usually just know what
I want to get next, but I usually never know what is after the
“next.” I’m a woman, I’m indecisive. Live it, love it, deal with it.

Yes ma’am. H

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Legendary
Skater
bill danforth
B
By Chuck B. Famous Ink
ill Danforth, a legendary skater from Detroit, is still doing great
things within the skating community.Apart from being a seri-
ous pro since the 1980s, Danforth has been involved in some
way with almost every notable skater over the last twenty years,
prompting people who have skated with him to swap stories about
the times they skated with “Old Man Danforth.”

Bill co-owns American Nomad Skateboards with Jay Kelly, a long-

time friend of his. He’s over forty now...but has no real plans to slow
down, except this once, for an interview.

So, here I sit with the legendary Bill

Danforth, one of my heroes. I was always
into the footplants and shit, all that shit you
did on the videos.

Skateboarding was great back then, man. It was real.

When did you start skateboarding?

1974.The thing I did is I never quit. I always continued to

skateboard, but quit everything else. I quit playing base-
ball; I quit playing football; I quit playing hockey. It’s the
only thing I haven’t ever quit. I’m going to skateboard
until the day I die. Skateboarding is the one thing that
gets in your blood and then it’s over.They say it’s more
addictive than heroin and harder to kick than crack.
Are you still skat-
They say that about tattoos, too. And since this ing these days,
interview is for a tattoo magazine, tell me about your too?
tattoos.
Yeah. I travel quite a
When I was 17, I got my first tattoo, which was a skateboard. It was bit, teach a lot of
on the inside of my ankle, about half an inch long. I actually got it skateboard camps. I still get out there and skate as much as I can, but sometimes,
done at a legitimate shop and I knew at that point that I was hooked. man, these old bones don’t work the way they fuckin’ used to, you know?
Getting tattooed sets you apart from everybody else. I started to run
with it, I couldn’t go anywhere and not get tattooed. It was always Are you still getting tattooed?
cool to go into a tattoo shop and hook up with cool people. Being a
nomad and not really living anywhere, just traveling around, I always Still getting tattooed, still tattooing also.
felt welcome in a tattoo shop. I would trade skateboards for tattoos.
Skateboarding and tattooing and punk rock all went hand in hand. You tattoo?

Is that why Skull Skates came about?
Skull Skates has been around 30 years. Back in the 1980s, after I quit
Madrid, I was going to ride for Skull Skates.
You had your own company, right?
I still do. It’s called American Nomad Skateboards. I’ve worked with a
bunch of different, other brands, but Skull Skates was always a really
strong company that I looked up to because they were original, they
did their own thing, they didn’t follow anybody else’s trends.And
that’s how I’ve always been.After our affiliation over maybe the last
eight years, things have really clicked with Skull Skates. It’s been great.
Yes, I tattoo. I worked in a couple shops. I really didn’t want to look at tattooing as
a form of income because I love to tattoo. I love to tattoo skateboarders. I love to
tattoo skateboard logos. I don’t want to have to rely on tattooing as a job, I’d
rather just tattoo my friends. I can tell my friends,“Nah, I don’t want to do that
tattoo. It’s stupid.” In a shop, you gotta sit there and you gotta tattoo whatever the
customer wants. I didn’t get into it as an occupation; I got into it for fun.Working
in the different tattoo shops, I realized that it’s just not that fun to tattoo idiots
that walk in and point to a piece of flash, going,“Yeah, I want number T-109.” It’s
just like you came in here with no clue in your head and you’re picking some shit
off the wall and that’s what you want.And then you have to rely on that to pay
the light bill, or pay the electricity or whatnot. It just didn’t click.
Well that’s pretty cool that you actually tattoo. I had no idea.

I have since 1992.

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 I asked him one time,
What is your current gig? “Did you find a spe-
You’re here at this skate jam cial mushroom that
at Brook Run Skate Park, just took you to that
representing Skull Skates, is next level?” I saw
that pretty much your job him do a painting
now? from start to finish
at a convention that
I’m a brand manager for Skull Skates literally just looked
here in the U.S. I run a skateboard like a bunch of crap.
company called American Nomad, Within two hours,
which I do on my own with my though, it looked
partner, Jay Kelly. Basically, I’m an like this thing was
independent contractor. I don’t reaching out from
work for a company, I work for the painting at you.
myself. Sometimes, I do interior He’s like a master, a
painting. real-deal artist, and
you’ve got a piece
That seems to be a running from 1990.
job with skaters. Painting
houses, stuff like that. Fred Smith has tattooed
me some, once in a hotel
I even painted the house at Skull Skates, up in Canada. I room in Orlando, Fla.
crossed the border and painted the house. But skateboarding, it’s my life, it’s one night. It was just all about finding the right, cool people to get tat-
my job. I wake up skateboarding, I go to sleep skateboarding. tooed by.

Who’s done your tattoos? It’s hard to be a professional skateboarder and not get an
awesome deal on things like that.
Ed from Gulf Coast Tattoo did most of
my stuff. I’ve had work by Randy Janson, It’s a gift, you know. Somehow you just meet cool people everywhere you
Guy Aitchison did a few on me. go. If you don’t, then you’re just a complete asshole.And you should ques-
tion yourself.“Why can’t I meet cool people? Well, maybe I’m an asshole.”
Which piece did Guy do? I can be the biggest ass in the world, but I can make friends everywhere.

Guy did a skull on me.Actually, me and My world has opened up since getting tattooed. People
Matt Hensley went in and hooked up approach you differently. When you look a certain way
with Guy when we were in Chicago one and you have a certain thing about you, it’s not about
time. He just busted this piece out, being cool or whatever, it’s just that people want to talk
almost stencil-less. to you. You can’t help but make friends.

When was it? The old saying is, tattooed people don’t mind people that are tattooed.
People who aren’t tattooed get all fucking afraid of people with tattoos.
This was in 1990. You think we’re all fucking criminals? That’s bullshit.

That’s actually before Guy real- Totally.

ly blew up.
You got pierced ears? I don’t give a fuck if you got pierced ears.As long
He was by appointment only in this as you’re not a rollerblader, you’re all right.
small little studio.
Thanks, Bill. H

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Krakow
TATTOOFEST POLAND

T
By Radek
he Festival Of Records. Oh, it doesn’t sound nice. But, well, you can’t say this wasn’t a spe-
cial event. Not perfect, not the best in the world; not flawless, because we need more
years of experience, liters of sweat, and people’s understanding to achieve it. It was a fes-
tival that collected many top-class tattooers and drew a large audience. People who have some knowl-
edge about tattooing spotted progress in the level of the work being done and we were happy to have
had one of the biggest tattoo battles ever organized, as well as unveiling our big new space to the rest
of the world.
This has been the fourth edition of TattooFest. Since the very beginning, I gave myself three years
to gain experience and make a good tattoo convention.Three years spent in the previous place, a place
that will be remembered, Rotunda, taught us that to achieve success you have to make many tiny steps
forward.We started with 30 Polish artists. One year later there were 40 artists from Poland and a few
guests from abroad, and a year ago we stuck more than 70 artists inside Rotunda! We had more and
more people willing to come to the convention so we had to find a bigger and more comfortable
space.
“Chemobudowa” market place attracted our attention a long time ago. Back then 2,700 square
metres of space seemed terrifying, as the costs of the whole thing would have killed us.We would have
needed about 120 artists willing to get a 2 by 3 metre tattoo booth, two times more than at Rotunda.

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 Artists have always been a priority for us.We
had the best artists from Poland, people from dif-
ferent generations, people actively involved and
always present at European conventions as well as
those working in peace at their studios. From my
experience I know that sometimes you’re at the
convention and you don’t even realize who stands
next to you so I’ll briefly remind you: Victor
Portugal, the prince of darkness and of biome-
chanical tattooing; Jack Ribeiro from France,
famous for his dark, warped faces; Afferni Andrea
from Italy, specializing in realistic tattooing with his
own technique; Boucherie Moderne from Belgium,
Jeff and Kostek, extremely unpredictable artists;
Sid Siamesel, the 40-year-old tattooer from
Thailand; Fadi from Egypt, now living in
Switzerland, a specialist in biomechanics; and Pavel
Angel from Moscow who does realistic tattoos
that fund so many imitators throughout the whole
world.We also had many old school tattooers: Kes
One, Christian, Simon Erl, Muras, First Blood from
Czech Republic, and Bloody Tears from Poland. It’s
a pity that the nicest guy with a beard, Chad
Koeplinger, couldn’t come to the convention.
On Saturday, prizes were won by young
Polish tattooers Kosa, Myskow and Tofi. Third

Large Color Tattoos

place was given ex quo to two authors, Zhivko and
Victor Portugal. The second place was taken by
Bartek Panas from Gulestus and first place went
to Volker from Buena Vista Tattoo Club!
The whole plan of the convention was based
on three main events. First thing was Bobo’s Loco
Carneval, or “The Bloodiest Show in Krakow” as
it was called by one of the biggest Polish internet
portals. For some people what they do can be
extreme, but they have a great time doing it and
try to entertain the audience without any fake ide-
ology or exaggeration.

Bobo’s Loco Carneval

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The second event was the tattoo battle, a very popular kind of tat-
too artistic fusion mostly popular in United States. The rules are simple:
one model, two parts of the body, two tattooers and one topic.There’s lim-
ited time and at the end the effect is judged by the audience. For us it’s not
important to choose a better tattoo but to organize something that inte-
grates tattooers and gives them an opportunity to cooperate. The third
attraction was “Don Juan’s Heart,” a performance by street theatre
Kaleidoscope Scene.We’d like to make TattooFest not strictly a tattoo con-
vention but an event that supports many different kinds of art. I think the
closest movement to tattooing is street art, and we are trying to raise the
public’s awareness of it. From beginning to the end, the events got their
applause.

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 What makes the Krakow convention different from other events
throughout the world is its atmosphere. This year again we recorded a
growth in the number of people taking part in the convention.We had 3,500
people in a place with a maximum capacity of 6,000. Big things do not hap-
pen by themselves just like that so we’ll try to make more people come to
the convention every year.
In the future, the architectural plans of city development are going to
make the area of Chemobudowa one of the most modernized areas in

Krakow. This is the place in which new hotels, office blocks and apartment
buildings are about to be built. There will be a quick tram line from which
you will be able to reach the convention from a railway station in a few min-
utes.The plan is a long run, so don’t expect us to do a grand festival of inde-
pendent art in a year. But we’ll try to make it happen eventually. It’s most
important for us to make people that come here feel good, create a
TattooFest Family, and treat being here not just as a pastime after work but
like a family gathering.We want the people to feel sorry only because they
would have to wait the whole year for another edition of TattooFest and
because it takes only two days.

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Well... In the end there’s nothing more to do than thank all who helped
and supported us. I won’t manage to put all your names here because there
were so many people who helped. I’d also like to thank all the people that
were here at the convention, those that took part in it, both artists and
lovers of tattoos. See you in Warsaw next year! Keep your fingers crossed
for us because it won’t be easy. H

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suicidegirls
images courtesy of SuicideGirls.com

uicideGirls is a community that celebrates alternative

beauty and culture from all over the world. This month,
S PRICK features five tattooed SuicideGirls: Dice, Glitch,
Sash, Fractal, and Radeo. H

sash

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Dethklok
A REALLY SHORT INTERVIEW
WITH BRENDON SMALL

D
By sean dettman
Courtesy of Adrenaline PR
Photos by Ray Hardy

ethklok, the best fake metal band around right now, just finished Who or what are some of your influences?
their fall tour with Mastodon, High on Fire and Converge. I was
able to catch their sold out show in Atlanta, and while I’m not Groucho Marx,Woody Allen,Tila Tequila.
the biggest fan of death metal I still managed to enjoy myself in a room
Where did you and Tommy Blacha get the idea to create
full of mostly shirtless mouthbreathers.
a show like Metalocalypse?

When Metalocalypse premiered on Cartoon Network’s [adult swim]
in 2006, fans of absurd dark comedy and death metal finally had a show
they could support. And support it they did, as the next year Dethklok’s
first album, The Dethalbum, debuted at #21 on the Billboard 200. In
September of this year, Dethklok’s second studio album, Dethalbum II,
was released to wide critical acclaim, this time peaking at #15 on the
Billboard 200.
I lost a bet with my dog over a basketball game and my punishment
was to become an executive producer of an animated metal show.
What are some of the topics explore with your art?
I enjoy exploring gender bending and Edwardian cleaning devices.
How do you describe Dethklok to people?

Either because I’m too naive to know any better, or because I’m a
masochist, I thought that interviewing Brendon Small, one of the vision-
ary minds behind the creation of Metalocalypse, the guitar player and
vocalist in Dethklok, voice talent to Nathan Explosion, Pickles and
Skwisgaar Skwigelf, and creator of another [adult swim] classic, Home
Movies, would be a good idea.Was I wrong?
I say something to the effect of: Imagine if you can a world where
music isn’t allowed. It’s in fact considered a crime! And the only way to
escape the crime police is to dress up like robots and speak broken
Japanese.
Do you have any tattoos?

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 Brendon Small No, I don’t. And my reason is that I have
commitment issues.

William Murderface has the

spoonerisms “Pobody’s Nerfect”
and “This Mess is a Place” tat-
tooed on his stomach. How much
thought went into designing the
characters’ tattoos?

To be honest I thought for about eight

months on what would be the appropriate
tattoo for this character. In fact, I frequented a series of tattoo parlours and racked my brain
for the perfect tattoo and couldn’t find it so I gave up.The end.

Being that tattoos are often derived from the popular icons of our culture,
what do you think when people tell you they have a Metalocalypse- or
Dethklok-themed tattoo?

I think that worst case scenario, when the show jumps the shark, they can always cover it up
with a shitty Family Guy tattoo.

More on Brendon Small, his band and his hit televison show at www.brendonsmall.com and
www.adultswim.com. H
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 DEVENDRA BANHART
What Will We Be [Warner Bros.]
Devendra Banhart’s seventh full-length is a genre-hop-
ping collection of soft and somber tunes. Flirting with
lounge, jazz and reggae, he owes as much to Belafonte as
he does Zeppelin. Most songs are quiet, which works
well until “16th and Valencia Roxy Music”. Flavored with
hand claps and plenty of shakers, it’s not a bad track on
its own, but What Will We Be would have benefitted by
leaving it off the list. It’s evident that Banhart’s excitement for making listeners’ heads
spin is what propels his intrigue, but an album of spliced bits and pieces of good music
will always contain gaps, leaving it just shy of great. - Zach Hinkle
THE KOFFIN KATS
Forever For Hire [STOMP Records]
It’s time again to crack open a PBR because The Koffin
Kats have just shelled out another outstanding record,
Forever For Hire. This black collar band from Detroit
has pieced together their most flawless record to date,
featuring more of their talent without changing their
style one bit.The loud speed that the Kats have perfect-
ed is tighter and really shows on tracks like “Nostrovia”
and “Domination Final”. Songs like “Heading Off to Battle” and “I Saw My Friend
Explode Today” will captivate you not only with their great playing, but with their amaz-
ing song writing as well. If you aren’t already a fan of The Koffin Kats, this record will
make you into one. - Josh King
SAY ANYTHING
Say Anything [RCA]
Listening to Say Anything’s new self-titled album is not
unlike reading Playboy for the articles. Unbelievable lyri-
cal content, wrapped up in songs that are just reused,
repackaged, mediocre pop-punk (underline that) songs.
Still, for the most part the lyrics are interesting enough
that I have sat through the record a few times now just
to hear them. Singer/songwriter Max Bemis can be inter-
preted two ways, as a Jim Jones-like madman who is intelligent enough to disguise
unconventional ideas into easy to digest pop music for the masses, or a well read guy
who has some pretty questionable influences. Unless you are a sick fan boy, wait for the
book. - Garrett Range
Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar
One Fast Move Or I’m Gone:
Music From Kerouac’s Big Sur [Atlantic]
As this is the soundtrack to a documentary about Jack
Kerouac’s 1963 novel Big Sur, I’m inclined to say you will
either need to have read the book or at the very least
watched the film in order to really get it.The collabora-
tion of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal
Service) and Jay Farrar (Sonvolt) would have sounded
like your standard alt-country affair were it not for Gibbard’s historic ability to clever-
ly arrange words into catchy melodies, most of which are accountable for this record’s
finer moments.While the indie homage to Kerouac will be ideal for fans of Death Cab,
the rest of the world will probably like it too. - Sean Dettman
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THEM CROOKED VULTURES
Them Crooked Vultures [Unsigned]
Not to disappoint those of us who celebrate Nirvana, Led Zeppelin and Queens
Of The Stone Age,Them Crooked Vultures’ first self-titled album plays like the blue
print for writing a rock album from three men who have done it countless times
before. Josh Homme takes most of the lead vocal and guitar work, with rock
music’s greatest rhythm section, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl, providing a per-
fect structure in which to build. Except for “Gunman,” an effects-heavy boogie-
rocker, there isn’t a dull moment. Utilizing studio theatrics and odd instruments
such as a clavinet on “Scumbag Blues,” Them Crooked Vultures just might have
written the rock album of 2009. - Garrett Range
RAMMSTEIN
Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da
[Universal,Vagrant Records]
Holy Shit, Rammstein is back with enough growling,
dark metal to make your head explode into a mil-
lion meaty chunks.You don't have to be a German
scholar (or native) to appreciate this new album,
you just have to sit back and enjoy the dark ride.
Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da, which translates into "love is
there for everyone," is what you've come to expect
from the masters of the Euro-metal scene: throaty vocals; loud, booming drums;
thrashing guitars; and one hell of an attitude. With this, Rammstein has given us,
undoubtedly, an excellent release that is to be savored throughout the winter sea-
son. - Lyndsey Sargent
Girls
Girls [Matador]
When listening to Girls by San Francisco’s Girls, it
is hard not to imagine that you are laying nude on
a giant blanket in the sun, surrounded by other
nude people while Kevin Shields of My Bloody
Valentine works the grill and hands out ecstasy.
Singer/songwriter Christopher Owens is in no
way afraid to allow his influences to flow freely
from this album. Kevin Shields has already been mentioned, mainly because Girls
music nods very strongly to Loveless-era My Bloody Valentine. Tracks like “Big
Bad Mean Mother Fucker” and “Darling” might remind someone of bands like
The Creatures or even The Raincoats. It can get a bit boring, but if you are into
good-time jaunts about drugs, depression, heartache and, well... girls, then Girls
has the record for you. - Garrett Range
BURNING STREETS
Is It In Black and White
[Sailor’s Grave Records]
Burning Streets, made up of four patriot punks who
wear their hearts on their sleeves, have just
released their first record. Is It In Black &White pays
homage to the classic punk rock sound these guys
grew up on. Songs like “You're Alive Today,” “Tea
Party” and “Final Chance” are well-crafted; with
snarling guitars, thumping bass and drums, and inspiring lyrics, this record is filled
with songs anyone can relate to, proving yet again that the next line of street-core
punk rock bands won’t be laying down to die anytime soon. - Josh King
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Tattoo, music,art events, contests & more that you can’t miss!

CRAIG LAROTONDA AND

December 5 - December 27

PAUL GERRARD
Last Rites Gallery - New York City, N.Y.
www.lastritesgallery.com

Craig LaRotonda, whose work speaks to the ideal

non-individuation of the human consciousness, has
his “From The Ashes of Angels” up alongside Paul
Gerrard’s “Skins From The Shadow Circle” at the now famous Last Rites Gallery.
Gerrard creates a self-styled “undefined reality” using oils or digital medium, images
that intrigue me, delight me, make me afraid to close my eyes, and sort of make me
want to get sick—all in the deepest, darkest ways possible. [Sean Dettman]

FEMKE HIEMSTRA AND

Dec. 11 - Jan. 30, 2010

JUNKO MIZUNO
Roq La Rue Gallery - Seattle,Wash.
www.roqlarue.com

Some of Femke Hiemstra’s illustrative paint-

ings find their homes on old hardcover books
or inside cigarette tins. Others adorn the faces
of wooden holy water fonts. In part, her
choice in canvas is as important to the overall effect as what she’s actually put-
ting on it, which matters when you consider that her paintings deal largely with
the philosophies of religion, nature and the plight of “fantastical creatures.” Junko
Mizuno balances this out nicely with Asian-inspired, feminine-centric pop art.
[Sean Dettman]

GODS & MONSTERS

December 12 - December 19

St. Petersburg, Fla.

www.palehorsedesign.com

A two-man exhibition featuring new work by

Pale Horse, who is well known and often laud-
ed for his work in graphic design, and Allen
Hampton, whose paintings for this show were
done using blood, opens to what will hopefully
be a warm critical reception of their interest-
ing styles.While these artists definitely embody certain niche interests of the com-
munity, their work speaks largely for itself, coming across as organic and overtly
stylized. [Sean Dettman]

THE BLACK LIPS

December 31

The Earl - Atlanta, Ga.

www.badearl.com

I rang in 2004 at a Black Lips show

and spent the night dodging bottle
rockets, piss and spit. For almost a
decade The Black Lips have done
countless touring, released five long
players as well as an impressive cat-
alogue of singles, and streamlined the whole having a good time at a
show or party thing into a marketable success. [Garrett Range]

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love and remembrance

picture frame
www.retro-a-go-go.com

Compliment your retro lifestyle with this

four by six inch picture frame decorated
with classic American Traditional tattoo
flash. The “Love and Remembrance”
frame is but one of many designs available
through Retro-a-go-go, the premiere
online retailer for things like cigarette
cases, flasks, purses and more that recon-
textualize the hallmarks of tattoo design
within the contemporary boundaries of
lifestyle furnishings.

grand theft auto:

episodes from
liberty city
[xbox 360]
www.rockstargames.com

The world of grey trade in Liberty

City gets more sensational in this
stand-alone disc that includes both of
Grand Theft Auto IV’s downloadable
episodic expansions, The Lost and
Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. Play
as Johnny Klebitz, a member of infa-
mous biker gang The Lost, or Luis
Lopez, right-hand man to coked out
nightclub owner Tony Prince, as you
gun down, blow up, and B.A.S.E. jump
your way to virtual notoriety.

fat freddy’s cat Omnibus

www.lastgaspbooks.com

Fat Freddy’s Cat, which began

as a footnote strip to Gilbert
Shelton’s other, more famous
The Fabulous Furry Freak
Brothers comics in 1968, is at
last collected in the authori-
tative Fat Freddy’s Cat
Omnibus. In keeping with the
parlance of its time, Cat lam-
pooned the important
issues, allowing it to still
remain relevant throughout
the years. These strips often
take a simple, five-panel
approach to storytelling and
are therefore perfectly
digested in small, manageable
doses.

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TATS:the experience
here are a lot of reasons for someone to get tattooed. But explain-
ing the why behind your work can be challenging, frustrating and
nearly impossible most of the time. In light of this, Atlanta residents
Kat Reynolds and Colleen Hammond Whitmore produced their co-written play
“TATS:the experience” to promote open mindedness and establish a dialogue
between people with tattoos and those without.

The play is centered on characters who all have questions about them-
selves, which often results in the telling of life lessons through stories about tat-
toos. Broken hearts take the form of floating mermaids while washable markers
on skin demonstrate a need to feel unique. Using traditional dramatic acting,
dancing and shadow puppetry to great effect, “TATS:the experience” has run
only in Atlanta, but has plans to be performed live across the country. H

www.tatstheexperience.com

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 PRICKSCOPES
by sage adderley
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
Artist - Someone you work with at the stu-
dio, such as the counter person or apprentice,
is eager to help out.Artwork could go missing
if placed in the wrong hands, so keep your
designs organized and nearby.
Collector - Tuesdays are favorable to get tat-
tooed or to schedule a consultation with your
tattoo artist. Stand firm when it comes to
making necessary decisions with your tattoo;
while family members may mean well, it’s sim-
ply not their choice.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 20)
Artist - It’s understandable that most tattoo
artists are limited on time when it comes to
taking breaks for lunch or dinner. Do yourself
a favor, though, and make the time.Your mind
and body will thank you later.
Collector - It would be a bad idea to take a
day off of work during the second week of
December for personal reasons. Keep peace
at work, schedule your tattoo appointment
near the holidays when you have the time off.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 21)
Artist - Even though the shop isn‘t as busy as
you need it to be, Saturdays will be financially
rewarding for you.When you’re not tattooing,
work on existing art projects that you have
placed on the back burner.
Collector - It wouldn’t be unusual to crave
something, such as a piercing, around the New
Moon.What could be odd, however, is arriving
to the studio with a friend who gets pierced
somewhere you never expected!
CANCER (June 22 - July 22)
Artist - Petty arguments over musical taste
may arise at work.Try to remember that shar-
ing is caring! Take turns playing the music of
your choice. Flip a coin, play rock-paper-scis-
sors; just figure it out.
Collector - Emotions are running high for
you this month, which is fairly common
around the holidays. It could be time for you
to get that memorial tattoo of that special
someone you are missing this season.
LEO (July 23 - August 22)
Artist - Art therapy is truly awesome.
Channel whatever worries that may be weigh-
ing heavy on you this month into your art and
tattoo work. You might be surprised to find
certain burdens begin to float away.
Collector - Between Venus and the Sun,
December is bursting with excitement. Go get
tattooed! Think twice before bringing that par-
ticular friend with you, your tattooist may not
be into their quirky ways.
VIRGO (August 23 - September 22)
Artist - During the first part of December,
you will find yourself being artistically inspired
by one or more of your coworkers. Enjoy this
time with them and take what they are offer-
ing, because it will help sharpen your own tat-
too skills.
Collector - You’ve contemplated getting a
tattoo and now you’re ready to follow
through. Be picky and choosy when it comes
to selecting a tattoo shop.The one around the
corner is not the one for you.
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LIBRA (September 23 - October 23)
Artist - Don’t overload yourself at work
and try to come up with an organized way to
keep balance within your schedule. If you fail
to do this, exhaustion will set in and you’ll
feel beat. Crash and burn is no good.
Collector - When arranging your next tat-
too appointment, try to bring along that spe-
cial friend or family member that helps calm
your spirits. You’ll find their presence very
soothing.
SCORPIO (October 24 - Nov. 22)
Artist - It’s cool to help out a coworker by
paying for their lunch every now and then.
Watch out though, some people take advan-
tage of others and will expect your friendly
lunch offer more often than you would like.
Collector - Okay, your friend may have bit-
ten off more than they can chew with the tat-
too they chose. Before you start snapping
pics to post on Facebook mocking them,
think back a few months. Just sayin’.
SAGITTARIUS
(November 23 - December 23)
Artist - Dealing with friends who want to
barter goods for tattoo work sounds won-
derful, except for the part where you desper-
ately need the funds for your bills. Holding off
until another time would be more ideal.
Collector - Your family can be quite
dependent upon you this month, especially
with the holidays coming up fast. Take this
time to make yourself available to their
needs, your tattoo can wait just a little longer.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 24 - Jan. 19)
Artist - Life may feel a bit like playing hop-
scotch on eggshells.The words that exit your
mouth may seem appropriate to you, but
clients and/or coworkers may take what you
say the wrong way.Think before you speak.
Collector - It seems like you have a case of
“appearance impatience” this month. A large
scale tattoo cannot be thrown together in
one session. Slow down and go through the
proper stages.You’ll be happy in the end!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 19)
Artist - Maybe it is the holiday spirit in the
air that is making you a softie, but whatever
the reason, if you are thinking whether you
should put together some type of gift for
your coworkers, the answer is yes!
Collector - With the year coming to an
end, begin making plans to finish up any exist-
ing tattoos.You set specific goals for your tat-
too work, so if money allows, complete those
goals before celebrating the new year.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
Artist - An appealing opportunity arises at
the tattoo studio, but it’s not beneficial to
your career when viewing the big picture of
life. Think through your options carefully
when considering any career changes.
Collector - You’ll experience the tempta-
tion to get tattooed while visiting family this
holiday, or while you have family visiting you.
This would be an excellent time to create a
permanent memory with those who mean
the most to you.
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December 4 - 6, 2009
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Rock the Ink
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January 8 - 10, 2010
2nd Annual Singapore Tat2 Show
Singapore
January 14 - 17, 2010
15th Annual “Marked For Life”
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Orlando, Fla.
January 15 - 17, 2010
Bangkok International Tattoo
Convention
Bangkok,Thailand
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International Toulouse Tattoo Conv.
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Telford, United Kingdom
January 22 - 24, 2010
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