Tattooing and Body Modification

Eternal Art

Don't Tell Josh Sparks' Mom About His Horse Tattoo

Josh Sparks, 26 South Grand Boulevard and Wyoming Street ​​In an effort to celebrate the people who keep our city interesting, Daily RFT is launching a new weekly blog post, "Bold Types," featuring photos and street interviews with the fashionistas, fresh faces and free spirits of our town. ... More >>

Travel Channel Show "Missouri Truck Stop" Premieres Tonight

​The Travel Channel debuts its new series Missouri Truck Stop tonight at 9 p.m. The reality show focuses on the characters and events taking place at Midway Travel Plaza, a sprawling truck stop just east of Columbia on Interstate 70. Midway features a dozen businesses, including a diner, tattoo pa ... More >>

Tattoo Suit Doesn't Delay Release of "Hangover" Sequel

Ed Helms wears copyright protected ink.​Fear not, bro-dawg cinephiles. The release of The Hangover Part II will not be delayed over a suit filed by a Missouri tattoo artist. You'll still be able to edify yourself Thursday with 102 minutes of (presumably) dick-and-fart-and-drinking jokes. Hurrah!Yo ... More >>

Missouri Tattoo Artist Sues Over Use of Mike Tyson Tattoo in The Hangover 2

The tattoo that launched the lawsuit.​An image used in the sequel to The Hangover could leave Warner Brothers with a wicked headache of its own. Last week a tattoo artist from the south-central Missouri town of Waynesville sued the film studio on claims that it used his copyrighted work in The Han ... More >>

Black Pearl, Yung Ro Team Up to Offer Free Cover-Up of Gang Tattoos

Page, right, talks with his son, the rapper Yung Ro, outside the promotional party for his upcoming album.​In St. Louis, any tattoo with a six-pointed star likely signifies membership with the criminal group Gangster Disciples. Two overlapping circles might mean affiliation with a North City g ... More >>

Good Ink: Downtown Artist Offers Free Cover-Up of Gang Tattoos

Page, right, talks with his son, the rapper Yung Ro, outside the promotional party for his upcoming album.​In St. Louis, any tattoo with a six-pointed star likely signifies membership with the criminal group Gangster Disciples. Two overlapping circles might mean affiliation with a North City g ... More >>

Ink About It

Page, right, talks with his son, the rapper Yung Ro, outside the promotional party for his upcoming album.​In St. Louis, any tattoo with a six-pointed star likely signifies membership with the criminal group Gangster Disciples. Two overlapping circles might mean affiliation with a North City g ... More >>

The Most St. Louis-Centric Rap Video EVER: Corle 2 Da's "So St. Louis"

I'm so St. Louis, you can ask my tattooist...          -- Corle 2 DaThis new release has cameos of all kinds of St. Louis icons, including a few not normally associated with rap (such as White Castle, or Bici Cafe on Pershing, our city's premier lunch spo ... More >>

Get Tough

I'm so St. Louis, you can ask my tattooist...          -- Corle 2 DaThis new release has cameos of all kinds of St. Louis icons, including a few not normally associated with rap (such as White Castle, or Bici Cafe on Pershing, our city's premier lunch spo ... More >>

Don't Leave Me Hanging, Bro

I'm so St. Louis, you can ask my tattooist...          -- Corle 2 DaThis new release has cameos of all kinds of St. Louis icons, including a few not normally associated with rap (such as White Castle, or Bici Cafe on Pershing, our city's premier lunch spo ... More >>

Figure Paintings... Unframed!

I'm so St. Louis, you can ask my tattooist...          -- Corle 2 DaThis new release has cameos of all kinds of St. Louis icons, including a few not normally associated with rap (such as White Castle, or Bici Cafe on Pershing, our city's premier lunch spo ... More >>

New Study: Heavily-Tattooed People Are More Prone to Deviant Behavior

A new study suggests that people who load up on body art are more likely to engage in risky and criminal behavior. ​The report reveals that those who get four or more tattoos, seven or more piercings, or one "intimate piercing," are far more prone to use illegal drugs, get thrown in the slamme ... More >>

Holiday Ink

A new study suggests that people who load up on body art are more likely to engage in risky and criminal behavior. ​The report reveals that those who get four or more tattoos, seven or more piercings, or one "intimate piercing," are far more prone to use illegal drugs, get thrown in the slamme ... More >>

LA Ink's Corey Miller Talks Old School LA Punk, Says "Circus" Of Show Will Be Back

Watchers of LA Ink either loathe the guy or champion him, but Corey Miller -- who plays second fiddle to camera-magnet Kat Von D on the reality show -- describes himself as an old-school carny and folk artist, instead of a dramatic lightning rod. He also has an old-school surf-punk band (naturally) ... More >>

St. Louis' Best Tattoo Parlor of 2009: Iron Age Studios

Today's Best of St. Louis video takes you inside Iron Age Studios, this year's Best Tattoo Parlor. Video by Stew Smith.

Photo: You Must Really Like Vegetables

To go along with the Old School Tattoo Expo photos posted over the weekend, check out this Flickr group: Food Tattoos. Link via Iron Stef. - Nick Lucchesi

Photos: Old School Tattoo Expo

This weekend the Old School Tattoo Expo ("Best Expo" in '07) again went down in St. Louis. The convention room at the Holiday Inn Select near the Edward Jones Dome was buzzing with activity -- and tattoo guns -- on Saturday afternoon. Here's a look inside the Expo: More Photos

Thinkin' of Inkin'?

All things tattoo

Inky Seamen and other Delights

It’s a Sailor’s Grave for me, me bucko

Anchor’s the Way

It’s a Sailor’s Grave for me, me bucko

Grove Is in the Heart

It’s a Sailor’s Grave for me, me bucko

Style, Ink

It’s a Sailor’s Grave for me, me bucko

Skin City

Turn your body into a masterpiece at the Lyle Tuttle Old School Tattoo Expo. Or, you know, just watch.

Hand-Crafted in Japan

Toshinori Mogi tattoos old-school

King Ink

Meet Brad Fink, a man of color whose body is the perfect canvas for his work

Best Jockey

Ramsey Zimmerman

Best Body Piercing

CheapTRX

Panicsville

Saturday, June 19; Radio Cherokee

Best Tattoo Parlor

Allstar Tattoo

Ink Stand

Fairview Heights tries to protect its young women from the evil lurking in tattoo and body-piercing shops. It's time for a reality check.

How Do You Feel About Guys' Being Pierced?

Fairview Heights tries to protect its young women from the evil lurking in tattoo and body-piercing shops. It's time for a reality check.