Inked

Inked magazine covers pop culture and music for people that enjoy Tattoo art or have Tattoo designs on their bodies. Each issue has interviews with popular celebrities and the tattoo artists who decorate their bodies. There are tons of photos to inspire your next work of body art.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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CULTURE

THE POUR • RENOWNED BARTENDER BAD BIRDY IS HERE TO HELP US NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX FLAVOR PROFILES OF THE AGAVE-BASED SPIRITS MEZCAL AND TEQUILA.

ad•ven•tures • SPLITTING TIME BETWEEN LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK AND HIS HOMETOWN OF PARIS, GLOBE-TROTTING TATTOO ARTIST MAT RULE IS NEVER IN ONE PLACE FOR VERY LONG. THE LAST TIME HE WAS TATTOOING AT INKED NYC WE GRABBED HIM FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO DISH ON HIS FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT.

FROM THE SKATEPARK TO THE RUNWAY • TATTOOER BJ BETTS SITS DOWN WITH PRO-SKATER TURNED FASHION DESIGNER JIMMY GORECKI OF STANDARD ISSUE TEES AND THE JSP COLLECTION.

KARATS • YOU’VE SEEN GREG YUNA’S JEWELRY ON ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE STARS FROM FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO MEEK MILL TO ARIANA GRANDE. NOW GET AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT WHY HE’S ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST SOUGHT AFTER JEWELERS

MY TOP 5 • WE ASKED FORMER USMNT GOALKEEPER AND SOCCER ANALYST TIM HOWARD TO EXPLAIN WHAT MUSIC MEANS TO HIM AND GIVE US HIS TOP FIVE ALBUMS. HOWARD HAS NAS’ SIGNATURE TATTOOED ON HIS HAND, SO OF COURSE “ILLMATIC” WAS INCLUDED IN HIS DIVERSE LIST.

FUN BEHIND THE WHEEL • LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DRIVE BORING CARS, RICHARD RAWLINGS OF GAS MONKEY GARAGE IS HERE WITH THREE CARS YOU MUST DRIVE.

THE LEGEND OF SKEL • BY BLURRING THE LINE BETWEEN ART AND ARTIST, JASON SKELDON IS TAKING OVER THE ART WORLD.

WITCHY WAYS • BY EXPLORING THE WORLD OF WITCHCRAFT, GG MAGREE HAS FOUND A WAY TO ACHIEVE HER BEST SELF

THE NEVERENDING SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH • VIC MENSA’S JOURNEY REVEALS REASONS WHY HIS ART IS BIGGER THAN JUST HIM

THE KING OF DIY • FROM WARPING OLD ELECTRONICS IN HIS BEDROOM TO DJING IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS, HABSTRAKT HAS BUILT HIMSELF FROM THE GROUND UP.

A POSITIVE SPINN • TIKTOK HELPED BAILEY SPINN FIND HER VOICE, AND NOW SHE’S USING IT TO SING WHAT’S BEEN ON ALL OF OUR MINDS.

FINDING HER PURPOSE • SARAH ELIZABETH FOUND HERSELF BY EMBRACING ART, AND ONLY HOPES TO UPLIFT OTHERS ON THE SAME JOURNEY

EVERY THE MAN WHO CAN DO THING • IS THERE ANYTHING JASON ELLIS CAN’T DO? THE SKATEBOARDER/ RADIO HOST/AUTHOR/ COMEDIAN/FUTURE CHIHUAHUA FARMER SAT DOWN (BRIEFLY) TO EXPLAIN HOW HE MANAGES TO DO IT ALL.

LADY GAGA • IGNITING PASSION AND INSPIRING CHANGE THROUGH ART, PHILANTHROPY, AND EMPOWERMENT

THE ERA OF NESSA • AS SHE PREPARES THE FOLLOW UP TO HER DEBUT ALBUM, "YOUNG FOREVER," SINGER NESSA BARRETT IS ON THE PRECIPICE OF TAKING OVER THE POP WORLD.

HOW HORITIAN TATTOO TRANSFORMED HOUSTON’S TATTOO SCENE • BORN FROM ONE MAN’S TIRELESS DREAM, HORITIAN TATTOO GUARANTEES THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL JAPANESE-STYLE TATTOOS AROUND.

JULIA PENZA

VICTORIA LEE

PABLO FRIAS

ARBEL