BROTHERHOOD

I first met the president of RedRum Motorcycle Club, Cliff Matias—a spiritual man, softly-spoken with an iron will to match—almost five years ago, and since, have slowly been introduced to key members of the club and subsequently, their wives and girlfriends. It became apparent that these people...

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CANDID SHOTS FROM THE SUICIDEGIRLS BLACKHEART BURLESQUE TOUR

Adventure. Excitement. A SuicideGirl craves these things. The counterculture collective of beautiful women spins pop culture in a dazzling and sexy way on stage. Performing under the Inked magazine banner, the SuicideGirls’ Blackheart Burlesque Tour titillated 46 crowds in 56 days—you should see...

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HANDSOME BOY MODELING SCHOOL

SOCIAL MEDIA SUPERSTAR JOSH OSTROVSKY AKA THE FAT JEW IS READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP. The Fat Jew (spawned name: Josh Ostrovsky) is a social media maven and sexual object. This summer he is launching a rosé that he has dubbed White Girl, publishing a book Money, Pizza, Respect and dipping his bulbous...

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ELECTRIC LADY LAND

It is a common scenario: You’re walking around some city’s downtown and a guy will hand you a glossy card promoting some club. The flier—three times the size of a business card— looks like it was made by an overzealous design major who utilizes seven different fonts, overuses Photoshop and features...

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BJ BETTS

Retraction: In the printed version of this article, Inked incorrectly published that BJ Betts was a Navy SEAL. Mr. Betts was an Operations Specialist in the Navy, he was never a Navy SEAL and has never purported to be one. Mr. Betts is very proud of his military service, we are beyond thankful for...

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YOU MAY NOW APPROACH THE JUDGE’S BENCH

As the new season of Ink Master brings in mentors and apprentices, judges Oliver Peck and Chris Nuñez talk candidly about that dynamic in the tattoo world. One of the most visual representations of tattooing both to our community and to the world at large is television. The most famous tattooers...

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BARTENDER STEPHANIE PIETZ AT WASTED GRAIN (HOME OF THE 100 PROOF LOUNGE) IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA IS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER.

What’s the scene like at Wasted Grain? I would describe it as a Prohibition-style bar that offers live music and an upstairs nightclub. Whether you’re in the mood for live jams, club music or an oversized chill patio scene, we have it covered. You guys seem to throw a lot of themed parties. Every...

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