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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about early British tattoist Tom Reilly
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by Archaeologist, Researcher, and returning guest, Benoit Robitaille, to discuss his studies of pre-modern tattooing tools, his research on Otzi the Iceman, and his current work uncovering the hidden histories of the tattooed mummies of the central Peruvian coast.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about the unreleased (officially) video game Tattoo Assassins
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about the history of lettering, it's origins in Chicano graffiti and mural culture, and how it has evolved over time.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we cover the life of painter, comics artist, and tattooist Greg Irons
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we are joined by Dr. Jamie Jelinski to discuss the history of tattooing in Canada and his new book 'Needle Work: A History of Commercial Tattooing In Canada'.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we bring you Matts preview of his new book from the BMX.net conference in Berlin
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we were honoured to be joined by writer and journalist Margot Mifflin. Margot is the author of the seminal Bodies of Subversion, as well as The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman, and Looking for Miss America.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about the history of tattooing robots, what it means for the practice of tattooing, and the big tech company Black Dot
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin Matt talks about tattooist, sculptor, and psychic Jamie Summers, who's radical approach to tattooing was too far out there for even those on the bleeding edge of the scene.
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by friend of the show MJ Forrest to talk about the history of tattooing in Australia.
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On this week's episode of Beneath the Skin Matt spoke to Danielle Bioardi, custodian of the Lyle Tuttle collection about her upcoming exhibition in New York called Skull Sessions.
We discuss the histories of skulls in tattooing and in art more generally, and dive into stories of pirates, submariners and pilgrims, as well as Lyle Tuttle and his remarkable collection.
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we answered your questions!
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about the short-lived Tattoo The Earth travelling tattoo and music festival.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin Matt discusses tattooing and death.
Apologies for the recent delays on episodes, Tom suffered a death in his family at the beginning of the month so we had to pause production for a couple of weeks but we'll be back on schedule next week.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin Matt discusses some interesting stories from the history of tattooing in Fiji.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we spoke to Hamburg based artist Caro Ley about her radical approach to tattooing, connection, and art.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talk about two tattoo history books that never came to be
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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Intro music by Dan McKenna
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we're discussing copyright, tattooing, and the recent Kat Von D legal battle with copyright and law professor Dr. Melanie Stockton Brown.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we're continuing our series on the history of tattoo conventions.
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