Tattooing and Body Modification

Dance the Night Away

Video: DJ Laz Talkin' Shit at the Miami Tattoo Expo 2009

Miami According to Brooklyn: Tattoo Conventions are for Jackasses

To read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. With the tattoo convention coming up this weekend in Miami, I want to talk about how these conventions are full of jackasses. I used to work for Eulogy Recordings, one of sponsors of it, and Madball is playing on Saturday - that's ... More >>

Video: JT Money Freestyles Backstage at the Miami Tattoo Expo Last Weekend

Check out this exclusive Miami New Times video of JT Money freestyling backstage after rocking a show at the Miami Tattoo Expo 2009.

The Wages of Skin

David Ruffner got the tatoo, but his old man is the one who's really needled

My Ink Is Bigger than Yours

Check out the work at the Miami Tattoo Expo.

Inked and Loud

Miami Tattoo Expo features sounds besides buzzing needles.

Admiring Optimus Prime

OchoPlacas hearts robots. Who doesn’t?

Trancing in the Dark

OchoPlacas hearts robots. Who doesn’t?

Wonder Women

Meet some real-life superchicks

Orthrelm

OV (Ipecac Records)

BEST FLEA MARKET

Flea Market USA

Night&Day

Flea Market USA

BEST SKATE SHOP

Fritz's Skate & Bike Shop

Be Reborn in the Back Seat

Fritz's Skate & Bike Shop

R.I.P Jose Carrera, Founder of Ochoplacas Tattoo Shop. Viewing Tonight in Miami

Photo by C. Stiles​Jose L. Carrera, artist, family man, and founder of OchoPlacas Tattoos passed away quietly on Sunday morning of natural causes. Carrera was an immensely talented artist who started in the street and first cut his teeth on body art while incarcerated, eventually opening the thriv ... More >>

Jose Carrera, Founder of OchoPlacas Tattoos, Passed Away Sunday

Photo by C. Stiles​Jose L. Carrera, 38-year-old artist, family man, and founder of OchoPlacas Tattoos, died of natural causes this past Sunday morning. Carrera was an immensely talented artist who began his career in the street and first cut his teeth on body art while incarcerated, even ... More >>

Think & Ink

Photo by C. Stiles​Jose L. Carrera, 38-year-old artist, family man, and founder of OchoPlacas Tattoos, died of natural causes this past Sunday morning. Carrera was an immensely talented artist who began his career in the street and first cut his teeth on body art while incarcerated, even ... More >>

Inky Goodness

Photo by C. Stiles​Jose L. Carrera, 38-year-old artist, family man, and founder of OchoPlacas Tattoos, died of natural causes this past Sunday morning. Carrera was an immensely talented artist who began his career in the street and first cut his teeth on body art while incarcerated, even ... More >>

Lively Up Yourself

Photo by C. Stiles​Jose L. Carrera, 38-year-old artist, family man, and founder of OchoPlacas Tattoos, died of natural causes this past Sunday morning. Carrera was an immensely talented artist who began his career in the street and first cut his teeth on body art while incarcerated, even ... More >>

Best of Miami 2011 Rises From the Dead

​BRAAAAAAIIIIIIINSSS! Er, excuse us. We meant to say the wait is finally over. Best of Miami 2011 is finally here. Winners were chosen by the New Times editorial board in 345 categories such as Best New Restaurant, Best Dance Club, Best Art Museum, Best Tattoo Shop, and others.If you are wait ... More >>

Chris Bosh's Insane Back Tattoo

​The NBA lockout gives players a chance to pursue some of their passions. LeBron James is brushing up on his NFL commentator skills. Dwyane Wade is designing watches. Chris Bosh is busy flying tattoo artists to far-away islands to add to the ever-growing montage of nightmarish images he calls a ba ... More >>