AUSTIN - Carlos Traun has been tattooing for 10 years. His specialties are skulls, roses, and Mexican folksiness. He's currently tattooing at Perfection Tattoo. www.carlostruantattoo.com
LOS ANGELES - After winning MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, it's back to the drawing board for the Quest Crew, coming up with new moves. www.questcrew.com
LOS ANGELES - Steve Soto from Goodfellas Tattoo showed us around the shop and his loyal crew of artists. Soto specializes in black and gray smooth shading; perfecting his realism techniques. If you're in L.A., stop by for some amazing work. www.myspace.com/stevesototattooart
LOS ANGELES - Art is no stranger to Latisha Wood. Check her out as she talks about her custom art work on motorcycles, stepping into the tattoo world, and introducing her very own unique custom techniques. www.latishawood.com
CHICAGO - What started out as an art gallery, quickly became a tattoo shop for Revolution Tattoo. Each of the tattoo artist at the shop has their own unique style. And when the shop's not tattooing, it turns into an art gallery; showcasing the amazing local artwork. www.revolutiontattoo.net
LOS ANGELES - Mark Mahoney is a living legend when it comes to tattooing. He is the definition of old school. Check him out in this video as he talks about his history and his shop, Shamrock Tattoo. www.shamrocktattoo.com
Shamrock Tattoo
9026 W. Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 271-9664
LOS ANGELES - It took 5 years in the making, but Joe Capobianco finally put together a gallery about the art of the jean jackets - back when hanging out in parking lots was the spot. Check out the turn out as Fist Full of Metal took place at Canvas LA. www.canvasla.com www.bmezine.com
CHICAGO - Chucho talks about his dad sparking his passion for art and how he likes everything from the Renaissance to comics, which eventually led him to also become a tattoo artist on top of being a graffiti artist. www.chucho-arte.com
LOS ANGELES - Jose Lopez, from Lowrider Tattoos, has been tattooing for 17 years. He has his black and white portrait tattoos on lockdown, winning him and his shop awards at many conventions. www.joselopezonline.com
Lowrider Tattoos
6129 S. Harbor Blvd.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 418-9575
SAN FRANCISCO - Luis talks about how Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong started Giant Robot as an Asian/American pop culture magazine, leading to a franchise of retail stores selling artist goods, vinyl toys, and much more. www.gr-sf.com
AUSTIN - Tony Hundahl speaks the truth about tattoos: people get 'em because they look cool, plain and simple. Check him out in this clip at the Rock of Ages Tattoo in Austin. www.myspace.com/tonyhundahl www.rockofagestattoo.com
PHILADELPHIA - Shampoo Nightclub is one of the hottest dance spots in Philly. MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, Phresh Select, were there to talk about how they came to be. www.shampooonline.com www.myspace.com/phreshselect
PHILADELPHIA - Hang out behind set with Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes as he talks about how he started tattooing and his influences, as he and the boys do a photo shoot for Inked Magazine. www.myspace.com/gymclassheroes www.inkedmag.com
LOS ANGELES - Big Gus has been tattooing since he was 14, which blessed him to travel around the world and win awards for his art work. Check him out as he shows us some of his paintings and tattooing. www.myspace.com/dementedimage
NEW YORK - Paul Booth is a tattoo artist and owner of Last Rites Tattoo Theatre in NYC. His shop is all about atmosphere; check out the segment to see why. www.darkimages.com
AUSTIN - You gotta admit that Austin is where it's at. The unique all girls car club, the Voodoo Dolls celebrates the finest American muscle cars. These girls know hot rods. www.myspace.com/voodoodollscc www.myspace.com/theparlor
The Parlour
100 East North Loop Blvd. #B
Austin, TX 78751
(512) 454-8965
LOS ANGELES - Chill out with Franco Vescovi who's been tattooing since high school and talks about his art piece in memory of Chuco for Lowrider Magazine. www.myspace.com/francovescovi
LOS ANGELES - Come celebrate the one year anniversary of Visionaries at Canvas LA with 24 of some of the best tattoo artists in the world. www.canvasla.com
DALLAS - We went bowling with the boys from The American Life after they played at the Plano Centre and explained how to play Wizard Stick. www.myspace.com/theamericanliferock
SAN FRANCISCO - See why Mike got the name "Giant" and how he kept pushing his art form limitations as he talks about his tattooing and is solo gallery opening at White Walls. www.mikegiant.com