COMPETITION TIME WITH
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TATTOO ARTIST
RYTCH’AD SODDY
SOPHICIDE’S MAIN MAN
CHATS ABOUT HIS
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GETS A GOOD GOING OVER
Georgi Bomb Editor Gregor Crawford Duty Editor Robert J Bayley Duty Editor Michael Long Designer Andrew Neary Writer
Contents 05 Editors Letter
Music
05 The Magnificent Hell on Earth 13 Music Reviews
Film
16 Cultimate Edition The Evil Dead 17 Film Reviews 22 True Blood Season 5
Tattoo
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Street Fashion 34 Street Fashion Photos
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ell Culture Bomb magazine is finally here! The team have all worked so hard and it looks great. I would like to make a special thank you to Ben Martin, who built the new website so thank you so much, Ben. You can expect big things to come within the magazine, including some great giveaways for all you lovely readers. Check out the most recent one with GG Couture’s Pin Up. Make sure you sign up through the website to get this gorgeous magazine every month absolutely FREE!
I hope you enjoy the magazine and new website, let us know what you think on our Facebook page and you can tweet us at @Culturebombnews. Again, I can’t thank you enough for the support and see you next month.
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The new look website is now live! Get yourself over to check out a hefty detailed review of the Edinburgh Fringe in the Culture section. For those interested in fashion and pretty pin up accessories then you NEED to make sure you have taken a look at our interview with GG Couture’s Pin Up and enter the competition as she is kindly agreed to a giveaway for all you lucky readers! There are so many new things happening with Culture Bomb, which we are all dead excited
about. Robert Bayley’s new blog, Private Movie Screaming takes a look at the horror industry and Culture Bomb’s editor, Georgi B, catches up with the cheeky frontman, Jonny, from Job For A Cowboy on his current European tour with Dying Fetus. Finally, we are always keen to hear from new contributors so get in touch via the website if you’re interested and don’t forget to subscribe for future editions of the magazine. Happy September!
GG's Pin-Up Couture Competition We couldn’t release our first edition of Culture Bomb magazine without having a super duper competition for you all to enter. We’ve teamed up with the lovely GG’s Couture Pin Up to offer you this lovely giveaway. Be sure to glance over inspirational pieces and completely innovative designs at www.ggspin-upcouture.co.uk All you have to do, to be in with a chance of winning a £25.00 gift voucher for GGs is simply follow us on Twitter at @culturebombnews or like our Culture Bomb Facebook page and tell us in no more 20 words why you deserve this prize! It is THAT simple! We will announce the winner in next month’s magazine so don’t forget to sign up through the website and best of luck! N.B. All staff, friends and family of Culture Bomb, past and present, will be disqualified from entering.
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In 2009, a young man started a project that led him to becoming widely respected in the German death metal scene. Culture Bomb’s editor, Georgi B, talks about everything Sophicide. Culture Bomb 09
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very so often, someone comes along with a sound and a concept that makes you take notice. Sophicide, a one-man project by Adam Laszlo, from Germany, is exactly that. The actual meaning, “murder of wisdom”, refers to the state of our modern society and the debut album projects this as the concept. “It’s another word for anti-intellectualism.” Says Adam, “People are stupid, ignorant and seem to be proud of it. This is a disturbing trend.” Perdition of the Sublime was only released in August and has already had rave reviews across the industry; Adam is the talk of the town. For fans of Necrophasgist and Obscura, the technical aspect of the sound is merged so smoothly with intricate melodies yet still retains the necessary brutality. “All the positive feedback feels great of course, we’re really happy about each and every review and comment and everyone who seems to be interested in the band.” Sophicide formed when the main man was still a teenager. Producing his first EP, The Art of Atrocity and signing to Willowtip Records at a tender age of 19. Surely being surrounded by peers, some of whom must be pushing almost twice his age, must be intimidating? “Well, maybe not exactly intimidated,” he says, “but it’s definitely an honor being given the opportunity to play in the same league as some of the great bands in this genre. It feels great and I really appreciate it.
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As we know, the album discusses the human race and their distinct lack of intellect as god-awful TV shows rot everyone’s brains. “Basically the whole album revolves around the intellectual decay and the ills of our society.” Adam explains, “The album cover is an illustration of this, the tree symbolizes wisdom and knowledge whereas the skull, obviously, is a symbol for death.” Although not a recent development, Adam still feels it is highly relevant. “We live in a time where everyone has an impact on the world and I’m afraid if we choose apathy over empathy and ignorance over reason we are digging our own grave.” And of course, we can’t talk about such subject matter without looking towards the rather large elephant that is kicking about. “One big topic on this album is religion, which is a major obstacle for the progress of society in my opinion, like any institution that tries to impose a belief system on people that mustn’t be questioned. I would say the main message behind this album is to think for yourself, question everything and don’t trust your authorities blindly.” Even though this is a centralized theme around the band, is there anything else that drives the creativity? “To be honest, what drives me in the first place is music in general, it’s the thing I’m most passionate about. But I figured if I’ll write music with lyrics, they should embrace topics that
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I care about. Now I don’t want to badmouth everything in society, but there are obviously some things going terribly wrong and I have the feeling that we could do a lot better. The main
“I would say the main message behind this album is to think for yourself, question everything and don’t trust your authorities blindly”
problem may not even be a lack of intelligence but rather a lack of awareness and empathy in my opinion. There are a lot of ills that people don’t know and don’t care about and this is pretty worrying.” As it’s already been stated, this is a oneman project, including writing, recording and producing. This may sound like a lot of work and, almost pressuring to have so much responsibility. Adam declares it to be a liberating experience. “On one hand it’s a lot more work obviously, but on the other hand you have complete freedom of what your music should sound like, it’s all in your own hands. I like that idea.
“The drum production took me quite some time as I had to figure all of it out on my own and through tutorials. So it actually took a couple of months until I was somewhat satisfied with the sounds. But I learned a whole lot in the process and after all it was fun, I guess.” A quick search online will leave fans disappointed if you are looking for a tour. Only one Youtube video displaying Adam accompanied by a bass player and laptop can be found. “Actually, this was the very first gig and we’re in search of a drummer and a bassist. Currently just the two of us (Sebastian and I) played. So it was kind of an involuntary decision, haha.” Well here’s hoping something gets secured soon because once that is done, Adam reveals there will be a whole lot of touring to be done, and we can’t wait! Sophicide’s Perdition of the Sublime is out now, via Willowtip Records
Music Reviews Royal Republic, Save the Nation, Warner Music
Starting with that punk rock sound that saw the success of their debut album, Royal Republic are back and quite frankly, every track is an obsessive hit! Nothing merges together and every slick guitar solo, vocal shout and sugary beat is memorable. A solid opening track carves the way for a truly illustrious album. Still retaining that cheekiness that we all love and one thing that can never be denied, is that Royal Republic are fun! The sexy, smooth bass lines, cheeky vocals and foot tapping addictiveness is what will make this yet another huge success for those Swedish wonders!
Malignancy, Eugenics, Hammerheart Records
A quirky intro lures a false sense of security before absolute insanity kicks in. Not for those seeking an easy structure to their music, this leaps about in speed and tone, with some ripping breakdowns, adding a much-needed twist. In amongst the craziness lie choking riffs, intricate bass lines and unbelievable blast beats, which lay beneath throat ripping screeches and deep guttural noise. A collective of Malignancy sound, they also state this is what to expect in the future. In places it does get a bit too jumbled and feels more of an auditory massacre than a technical masterpiece.
THE CREPTTER CHILDREN, POSSESSED, INDEPENDENT RELEASE
Australian Goth duo, N8tor and Iballa-Chantelle, release an addictive and electronic debut in the form of Possessed. Despite the intriguing foot tapping beat, there is a delightful darkness threaded through each track. The vocals are enjoyable and music interesting although don’t expect this to break any boundaries. There is also a slight dated feel to it but it adds to the charm of the album though and shouldn’t be seen as a negative point. Think Dommin crossed with Emilie Autumn, Possessed is alluring and dark and each tune carries a different story. A must for anyone into the Gothic scene.
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Music Reviews Hellwell, Beyond the Boundaries of Sin,
Shadow Kingdom Records
Old school and all powerful is what best sums up this new project from Manilla Road’s Mark Shelton. Delicate keyboard sounds skip and glide over riffs that don’t stray too far from a Deep Purple influence. An interesting production with keyboards being placed in front of the guitars and the vocals have an innovative and dark essence to them by being growled or spoken. The mood shifts throughout the album, making it a necessary listen for any rock fan. Tracks like Keepers of the Devils Inn has a strong Iron Maiden vibe, from the Blaze Bailey days; an exciting listen.
ABNORMALITY, Contaminating the Hive Mind,
Seavered Records:
Death metal fans can marvel at the emphatic abilities of Abnormality to totally abuse all ears with the insanity of their album. It’s deeply barbaric vocals, tight blast beats and assertively filthy breakdowns are enough to make anyone pig squeal with joy and the pure aggression that emulates from every track. A good mix with nothing overpowering except perhaps the vocals slightly, although this doesn’t detract from the sheer onslaught of Mallika’s talents. Everything remains proportionate despite there being so much going and with rapid tempo changes and guitar solos rivaling Cannibal Corpse, this is definitely a band to watch.
I AM I, Event Horizon, Independent release:
Featuring ex-Dragonforce vocalist, I AM I could be categorized as a standard power metal band, but with an outstanding level of slickness for a debut album. Event Horizon is an electrifying album and is overflowing with chemistry. The production is phenomenal, lyrics encapsulating and the guitar solos simply cannot be ignored. There are ballads a plenty, fronted with stunning vocals as the album begins to progress into heavier territory with Kiss of Judas. One thing Event Horizon doesn’t lack is power and drama as the pounding drums carry each track to the end. An impressive first album, that’s for sure.
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would be remiss to not feature The Evil Dead in this first Cultimate Edition, a trip back to some of the ultimate cult movies. Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead is possibly the greatest cult film made and such is its legend now, it will never be surpassed. It is the archetypal movie of teenagers trapped in a forest cabin, besieged by the armies of darkness. But it's not the quality of the filmmaking that gives it this position. That's not to say it isn't a very well put together, highly inventive shocker. Once the horror begins it never lets up, the blood doesn't stop running and the crazed violence is relentless. Of course, it also features the incomparable Bruce Campbell demonstrating what a fine physical and comic performer he is. But the real legend comes from how the film was actually made. In 1978 Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert (who would go on to produce) were most scared
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of living a mediocre life. As a practicality, they decided to make a feature film. Using the prototype Within The Woods to raise money for what would be The Evil Dead. What happened next was 1.5 years of torturous shooting conditions. Often sleeping in the freezing set, battling gale winds, torrential downpours and the cheapest of budgets, this is a film that really is made of blood, sweat and tears. Campbell particularly had a tough time. The crew liked to take out their frustrations in scenes where Campbell was attacked, whipping him with branches, smashing fake beams over his head repeatedly and lobbing as much faux-gore and filth at him to the point where his shirt would dry hard and it had to be snapped off. Yet Campbell was the one actor who stayed with the shoot the entire year and a half. And it's this determination and pain that shows on film, making this, for many, the ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
Film Reviews
LAWLESS
Director John Hillcoat had a lot to play with on Lawless. With a stunning soundtrack and the excellent Benoit Delhomme shooting a grand cast on grander backdrops, Lawless could have been one of the great gangster epics. The main problem is the script. There’s serious flab that badly needed shearing off meaning a running time that seems forty minutes longer than it is. Dialogue fails to sparkle and, Tom Hardy and Guy Pearce aside, isn’t distinctive to characters. Pearce fails to threaten as a two-dimensional, camp, pantomime villain and Jessica Chastain and Gary Oldman are woefully underused. Disappointing.
THE EXPENDABLES2 Stallone had a deal with us. He’d deliver an old-fashioned 80s, super-violent film starring action icons and we would see it in droves. Everyone held up their end. The sequel though is a disappointing 15; the giddy thrill of a blood drenched screen has been sanitized. The colour palate and settings are bland and uninspired. Characters painted in broad brushstrokes are expected but here err into stereotype. However the ending is an action fan’s dream. This battle between Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis and Van Damme is magnificent. A slog getting there, but a greatly rewarding finale.
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DREDD Director Pete Travis has, against expectations, nailed it. Thanks to ever-lowering special effects and comic-book adaptations' box office and critical dominance, Travis has been given the chance to fashion a faithful Judge Dredd film. Dredd departs fairly radically from the source's cyber-punk, Romanesque visuals for a very
Harsh, thudding and relentless, it's rare for a soundtrack to so skilfully fit with story and characters. And what characters they are. This reviewer had reservations over whether Karl Urban was physically imposing enough to play Dredd, but such is his performance that soon Urban seemed the perfect size. Perhaps Urban has delivered the most literal
real, very close world. Johannesburg makes a great basis for Mega City One. Its griminess and impression of hasty construction mixed with its bleached colours make for an arresting world rarely seen. The budget constraints do occasionally show themselves, notably in Dredd's disappointingly realized motorcycle and other vehicles, but it's mostly beneficial, making for functional and oppressive environments. Paul Leonard-Morgan's industrial music is the perfect audio mirror of the world;
of towering performances. He's such a good actor that despite having half his face covered for the entire film (yes, this time the helmet stays on) he's mesmerising in the role; grimaces and body language brilliantly conveying a restrained rage fuelled by a traumatic past. He is also, importantly, the consummate bad-ass, delivering violence with ferocious efficiency. Olivia Thirbly as the in-training Judge Anderson provides a great foil and the emotional core of the film. While he's captivating to watch, Dredd
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isn't the most relatable character, leaving Anderson to be our entry point. The script draws her well, with realistic reactions and dialogue delivered convincingly. The other star of the film is Lena Headey's Ma-ma, who oozes the kind of pure evil right at home in a story like this. Headey is menacing and sadistic in the role, slurring her dialogue seedily. It's also refreshing to see neither Anderson nor Ma-ma's gender exploited by the movie. The Raid inadvertently stole some of story's thunder, but the world, characters and visuals make this barely an issue. The 95 minute script is relentless and impressive in the amount happening during any one scene. The 3D is also amongst the best around and used how it should be, in your face and inventively combined with the effects of the drug Slo-Mo. Dredd is gripping, relentless adult, character driven sci-fi from start to finish.
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PONTYPOOL Criminally under-shown, Pontypool is start to finish gripping. Set in the small, Ontario town, Pontypool is the story of a local radio station under siege from virus-infected residents. Primarily starring just two characters, former shock jock Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie) and station manager Sydney Briar (Lisa Houle), this is character interplay at its finest. The performances are utterly gripping and the script is tight and sleek. Sound design is great and does much of the heavy lifting when it comes to the powerful tension built. Doing so much with so few playing pieces, director Bruce McDonald is one to watch.
INTERVIEW WITH A HITMAN Starring Luke Goss (Hellboy II, Tekken), the story takes a look over the life of Romanian gangster, Viktor. Intense in places with very convincing characters. The camera work is very involved, which detracted from the occasional predictability of the film. Despite that, there were a couple of twists however the violence made this film attractive. Viktor is merciless from birth and has the shock value of This Is England. An array of great British actors performing and Luke Goss handles the lead role perfectly. It ended with an anti climax, which was a shame, but all in all, a great film.
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SURVIVAL OF THEDEAD It’s baffling George A. Romero isn’t held in much higher esteem, after all he delivered a perfect trilogy with the Night of the Living Dead films. Perhaps it’s because someone knew this was coming. It’s a tragedy to see one of the most intelligent, socially aware film-makers turn into, apparently, a sad old man trying to flog boobs and blood to ‘the kids’. From the lesbian soldiers opening onwards, this is crass, low cinema. A boring story and mediocre acting don’t help the cheap-looking sets and perfunctory camerawork. Avoid this and keep your memories intact.
COMPLIANCE Based on true events, Compliance sees a telephone ‘prank’ played on a teenage girl in a fast food outlet that leads to horrendous and disgusting abuse. Dark, but fairly good acting that showcases the absolute stupidity of people. How anyone could believe the prankster is incomprehensible and only led to pure anger and frustration from start to finish. Maybe this raw emotion that exuded was the cause of a strong story line however the scenes dragged on for too long and would have benefited from more of the aftermath, displaying the humiliation of the perpetrators would have been far more entertaining.
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With Season 5 behind us, Andrew Neary takes a look at where we stand, who we have lost and what we have to gain come Season 6. Contains spoilers.
by Andrew Neary
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o another summer comes to an end and with it, another season of True Blood. This time round, Truebies witnessed the biggest blood bath finale to date. Not to mention the various deaths along the way throughout the season. We have had to say goodbye to a fair few this year. Bud Dearborn met his demise after becoming involved with a pro-human hate group. Tara Thornton died at the end of Season 4, although she was brought back as a vampire by Pam who has become her maker, mother-figure and, quite possibly, love interest after the pair’s passionate embrace in Save Yourself. One exit without death was that of Hoyt Fortenberry. He decided that there was nothing left for him in the small town of Bon Temps – the town that inhabits his cheating
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a d la e in wel a t o on s as nt e c u ar elf ath mo s o a h p ur de Yo six ble en w han t ve le nta hm a e b i S c r u “ ss co en o m o h n p u re ing s.” n a mpi oth ain va w n rem no oey go vampire ex-girlfriend and overprotective mother. Most of the killings were left until the very last moment this season. Save Yourself contained a possible six deaths as well as an uncountable amount of vampire henchmen who are now nothing more than piles of gooey remains. We also witnessed the longest-coming death throughout the entirety of the series. That, of course, was the true death of Russell Edgington at the hands of Eric Northman. Perhaps a little rushed but still enjoyable to see Eric finally settle a 1000 year grudge against the man who massacred his family. As a side-story to the main plotline, Alcide had one last chance to become pack master. Filled with the knowledge that J.D. has forcefed his pack vampire blood and raped the
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younger wolves, Alcide flies into a rage, which lair and rejection of mainstreaming. This may results in him beating J.D. to death and even be the catalyst that leads to a vampires gaining leadership of the pack. Although this vs. humans, civil war. plotline was never as exciting to follow, the pay Salome Agrippa also met her match when off was well worth watching. she was outwitted by Bill into drinking what The rest of The Authority were also picked she thought was the ancient blood of Lilith, off one by one with Rosalyn Harris’s death the vampire goddess. In actual fact, Bill had perhaps being the most creative in the show’s replaced the blood and laced it with silver history. Sam Merlotte has had experience which weakens Salome and allows Bill an easy killing supernatural beings in imaginative ways kill. and Rosalyn’s was reminiscent of Maryann’s Now comes the most dangerous vampire in the second season. Sam, having shapein existence. As Bill drinks the blood of Lilith shifted into a fly, enters Rosalyn’s mouth we think we have seen the end of Stephen before transforming back into his human form, Moyer’s character. He bleeds from his orifices causing Rosalyn to explode. until finally becoming a pool of remains. Sam has always been the unsung hero within However, Bill is resurrected from the pool as the series yet he always has a plan of action. the bloody reincarnation of Lilith – who should This one has led to Luna being able to alert the now be known as Billith. outside world of The Authority’s underground The final exit from the show is no doubt the
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hardest one to take. After five seasons, series creator, Alan Ball, has decided to part ways with his progeny. What this will mean for the show’s style is still unknown, however, Ball has left it in the capable hands of Mark Hudis who has worked on the series since 2011. Hopefully, Hudis will serve up some delicious treats for us Truebies within Season 6, airing next summer. Hudis will have his hands full with the Billith situation. He will need to provide fans with a pleasing outcome and although it is hard to see the show’s future without Bill, it is equally as difficult to see a way out of his manifestation of Lilith. One final thing Hudis will have the pleasure of showing fans is the identity of M. Warlow. At this point in the time, his is the name on every Truebie’s lips. Seeing as he never appeared in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, nobody knows what powers Warlow possesses. We can denote that he is a vampire with some sort of fairy-like abilities – which was noted through Sookie’s channelling of him. Like you all, I have greatly enjoyed this year’s intake of True Blood. However, it has once again left me with more questions than answers. When we are given such a heavy amount of cliff-hanger material to sink our teeth into, it is then difficult to wait such a long time for the revelation. I, for one, will be sitting, waiting with anticipation for True Blood’s sixth season.
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Tattoo Review R ytch’Ad Soddy has been an artist his whole life and tattooing since 1998. He loves organic bio-mech with bright contrasting colours and evil, black and grey work. He own Sith Tattoo Studio in Norwich and you can find the contact details at the bottom! Gregor Crawford: What’s your experience in the business? Rytch’Ad Soddy: I first hacked a mark in my leg 22 years ago, but the first time I used a tattoo machine was 15 years ago. I have 12 years of tattoo studio experience, seven of which running my own studio, which I still do, Sith Tattoo Studio. I was never interested in tattooing at first. It was a frightening world of bikers and criminals, and I always face up to my fears, so I got a tattoo. My design, it’s still there and I still love it. And that was the line crossed ... I may as well be covered! GC: How did you get into tattooing people as a job then? RS: Well, first Tone was a piercer, then he went to learn tattooing, and I went with him as his canvas! I watched him learn how to solder needles,
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Sith Tattoo Studio and set up a machine. Then I got tattooed and was a dogs body. Then Tone got a broken back so I started tattooing, mostly on myself, but my friends and neighbours helped. It slowed, and I buggered off surfing in Cornwall; got skint and gave out flyers for these guys I knew who tattooed, which led to 'clean my car', 'get my laundry', then, ‘make my needles'. I left that after a season, followed my bird to Australia, blagged an apprenticeship with a cool ass crew in Cairns, then came home and it snowballed! GC: Wow, that’s some journey! Was there anything in particular that really inspired you along that time? RS: In the beginning, there were a few tattooists. Sailor Jerry, Lal hardy, Al Cheiveley; the old schoolers, the proper lot. But I wasn’t into it then. I was all about H.R. Giger, and trying to find a different, darker way. When I focused on tattooing, I found that there were so many great tattooists (way better than I thought possible). Then, all of a sudden, I found myself
engrossed. I met many other tattooists through my travels, and they introduced me to more. My main influences have been, and still are; Guy Aitchison, Paul Booth, Mike Devries, Tommy Lee Wendter, Jeff Gogue, Robert Hernandez, and so on. There’s so many great tattooists now! GC: Looking through some of your pieces, there are a lot of stunning, very highly detailed black and grey pieces, is this something you particularly enjoy doing? RS: It wasn’t to start with, I just wanted to do anything. Then I wanted to use more colour, it was fun, but not as fluid as I wanted. I looked to the other mediums of art I use, and saw that I mostly used pencil. Then I focused on my pencil style, read and learned some stuff. Now I’m doing full colour, biomech sleeves and back pieces! I was submersed in that stuff (and I still am, I love it now). GC: What’s your favourite and least favourite part of the job? RS: That enormous sense of 'I have just made something unique' and it’s made this unique person smile. Least favourite is shaving men. Ooh, and working when it’s sunny and my friends are out playing. GC: Where do you see the tattooing business 10-20 years from now? RS: I don’t think the fashion will fall out of it.
The scene kids, hipsters, whatever you call them, will still want to be tattooed just like ‘Amy Winegums’ or whatever. The trend of old school, new school traditional stuff - that'll fade, but never leave. It’s already all about whole sleeves and back/chest pieces so hopefully we'll see a rise in the whole body suit of black and grey bio organic evil doom! But seriously, tattooing will never die. GC: Where will you be during that? RS: In bed with a hot chick. Seriously. GC: How important are the safety regulations in your shop?? RS: Very. They are mandatory. However, we always like to have fun, so the odd Nerf gun war does break out. GC: What do you think of the “my pal does them cheap in his garage” scenario? RS: More should be done to stop this. Our local council do their best, but at the end of the day, a good tattoo isn’t cheap, and a cheap tattoo isn’t good. GC: What would you say to someone looking to get into the tattoo business? RS: Lots of things but look at the industry. Look in the magazines, see the TV shows and go to conventions. Just get tattooed.
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Gillian, 24, heading home after a 9 hour shift and still looking great! Gillian is a coffee shop supervisor as well as an aspiring writer and blogger. She is dressed all in black, wearing an H&M shirt, New Look jeans and classic Converse All Stars. Accessories include a black frill umbrella from New Look and a bold polka dot shoulder bag from Primark. The look is finished with striking red lipstick, large round glasses as well as stretched earlobes and septum piercings. Favourite Brand: Iron First (shoes), H&M Favourite shop: Ebay, H&M Osiris and Mr Ben’s
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Check out Gillian’s blog at: http:// gildedskulls.wordpress.com/
This is 28 year old Laurie (left). Laurie works as a full time chef. On the side however, Laurie and friend Sarah (right) run Gin in Teacups-vintage/ fashion/craft market, which is monthly in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The pair also sell vintage clothing at:http://www. devilandthedeepbluesea.co.uk Laurie is wearing a vintage leather skirt from Ebay, black and leopard print creepers from Office, parka from Primark, a charity shop-bought checked shirt and a hand printed promotional tote bag for Gin in Teacups. Favourite Brand: Fred Perry but mostly wear vintage clothing Favourite shop: Urban Outfitters (for the tremendous sales)
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Laurie and Sarah Vintagesuppliers
Monique, 20, studies retail marketing at Glasgow Caledonian University, and works in a bar called Flat 0-1. She is wearing an old pair of black Vans, black jeans by Vivienne Westwood in collaboration with Lee jeans, a Metallica t-shirt with an old shirt from a charity shop. The look is finished off with a vintage denim jacket featuring a sewn on Deathheaven (favourite band) patch on to the back and an Eastpak backpack with a crucifix print. Favourite brand:Nike ‘I’m a big fan of trainers!’ Favourite shop: American Apparel, Camdem market in London is also a favourite.
Monique Mcphie Student This is 20 year old Ashley. She’s studying graphic design after finishing an HND at The City of Glasgow College. She is wearing a maroon jumper from H&M, with a checked shirt from River Island. Her black leggings are from Primark, as are her brown ankle boots. Favourite Brand: Urban Outfiters Favourite shop: H&M due to cheap student prices.
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