CultExciter

I actually like the new mastodon....but not one of the best for this year.

Agreed. I listened to it twice yesterday. The "hey ho rock and roll" chant kinda made my stomach churn, however, it still has some really interesting parts.

I really enjoyed our year end recap thread. I discovered a bunch of things that I hadn't heard! What has everyone really been stoked on the first six months of the year?

Here is my top ten thus far (in no particular order):

1. Augustines - Augustines

2. The Afghan Whigs - Do The Beast

3. Jessica Lea Mayfield - Make My Head Sing

4. Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else

5. Young Fathers - Dead

6. Cheap Girls - Famous Graves

7. OFF! - Wasted Years

8. Primitive Man - P // M

9. The Cutthroats 9 - Dissent

10. Godflesh - Decline And Fall

Not alot of Hip-Hop that has done it for me so far. That Riff Raff record was stink stink. I'm patiently awaiting the A$AP MOB record.

Mike Moses

thedrowntown

Good call. He's a Virginia native and a fantastic human being to boot!

New Godflesh is out. 14 year old me in gleeful.

Decline and Fall EP | GODFLESH

I've been craving books on World History lately. Definitely more in the macro realm that shows how certain events changed cultures etc. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Really @Graeme? I thought we had discussed that giant infinity symbol.

Blue and purple are great options but bold traditional would look much better (and most likely age significantly better) than that realistic/watercolor/doodoo example you posted.

DOODOO

shit. i think i just realized i'm a troll.

It needs more leaves.

Drawing something up 1-2 weeks in advance?

Reviving this to ask:

What if it's a walk-in tattoo

With walk-ins, I generally just pick it off the wall.

I miss this band so much. Some dude who records a bunch of shows just put out a ton of Hellfest 2004 videos.

The Hope Conspiracy - July 24, 2004

Dude! I was part of this! I wrote a good majority of the Hellfest 2005 guidebook, and sadly those douches ruined it!

@CultExciter Yep, bought it and now it's Three Kings Manhattan.

Ah, well it makes sense. Some former TTW tattooers are part of Three Kings now.

Not to sound like an old guy (too late!), but there used to be rules to this shit.

New sig.

@Graeme you beat me to my point.

Doing a mashup of roman/greek and renaissance sculpture doesn't make it his designs.

@gougetheeyes Is Thicker Than Water now Three Kings?

I saw the post online, and I was like, I know that shop. Then I noticed they have the same address.

LST Meetup or what dog?

I'm game buddy! PMs forthcoming.

Welcome. This is the right place to be asking those questions.

To be frank, these are questions that you should be asking a competent/skilled tattooer. They are fully going to be able to explain the abilities and limitations of what you are working with. Plus, it'll definitely put you more at ease than asking complete strangers on the internet. We, here, just want you to get the best tattoo possible.

ACE Custom Tattoo and 510 Expert Tattoo are both fantastic shops in Charlotte.

This album today:

@suburbanxcore Did you ever hang with these folks? They stayed with me from time to time in Virginia when they were on tour. Always the best house guests.

I like this thing, it's been done for the last few hundred thousand of years...word of mouth.

Shit is becoming an unfunny joke.

This is why I like you.

I love traditional tattoos, immensely. They are great. But I also love getting tattooed by people who are illustrative, who are technical, who are bold, and who are delicate. I like getting tattooed by people who can draw. An open 21 liner (jokes folks, I hope no one ever does that) and a bunch of skip-shading isn't everything.

Watching the World Cup at work and NOT GETTING FIRED FOR IT.

The United States really needs to change it's priorities.

Bump.

No major plans just yet. I plan on seeing Joel Long's exhibit at ATAK, and then going to the Perseverance show.