Cover image of Books Closed: Tattoos and the Internet Collide, Hosted by Andrew Stortz

Books Closed: Tattoos and the Internet Collide, Hosted by Andrew Stortz

Tattoo artists will be quick to tell you that things aren't the way they used to be. We sit down with a different tattooer on each episode to discuss how technology, social media and the internet in g... Read more

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035: Let's Talk About Relationships

035: Let's Talk About Relationships

Work/life balance for tattooers is a never ending challenge. Since it was just Valentine's Day, let's talk about relatio... Read more

17 Feb 2020

1hr 27mins

Ranked #2

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025: Disruptive Tattooing

025: Disruptive Tattooing

Welcome to Season 3 of BOOKS CLOSED! We are joined by tattoo artist Justin Weatherholtz (Kings Ave Tattoo, NYC)  this we... Read more

4 Nov 2019

1hr 5mins

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030: Tattoo Diploma-cy

030: Tattoo Diploma-cy

Let's talk about apprenticeships with Tim Hendricks. We respond to an article about a tattooer from Dallas, TX who is de... Read more

16 Dec 2019

1hr 25mins

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028: Psychological Tattooing

028: Psychological Tattooing

Issues of mental health are as prevalent in tattooing as anywhere. NYC tattooer, Virginia Elwood, guest co-hosts this we... Read more

25 Nov 2019

1hr 32mins

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029: Lyle Tuttle: The Lost Tapes (Pt. 1)

029: Lyle Tuttle: The Lost Tapes (Pt. 1)

This is a special episode of BOOKS CLOSED! Listen to a never-before-heard interview from 2004 between Taki Kitamura and ... Read more

2 Dec 2019

1hr 14mins

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003: Chris O'Donnell

003: Chris O'Donnell

Tattoo artist Chris O'Donnell (@codonnell_nyc) joins the show this week and discusses his first experiences with the int... Read more

11 Jul 2018

1hr 27mins

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021: Shawn Barber, Matthew Knopp, Beau Brady, Robert Ryan

021: Shawn Barber, Matthew Knopp, Beau Brady, Robert Ryan

This episode features a group panel of tattooers Shawn Barber, Matthew Knopp, Beau Brady and Robert Ryan discussing, tat... Read more

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004: AUTOCHRIST & How To Not Get Tattooed

004: AUTOCHRIST & How To Not Get Tattooed

Tattooer AUTOCHRIST (@auto_christ)comes on the show to discuss his motivation for doing the tattoos he does, and Andrew ... Read more

18 Jul 2018

1hr 19mins

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031: Tattoo Evolution

031: Tattoo Evolution

Nick Colella joins the show this week to talk about how much of the old school mentality can realistically be applied in... Read more

6 Jan 2020

1hr 32mins

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011: Tim Lehi & Cheyenne Sawyer

011: Tim Lehi & Cheyenne Sawyer

Tattoo artist Tim Lehi (@timlehi) talks about why he is moving from the west coast to a small town in Vermont, then tatt... Read more

5 Sep 2018

1hr 23mins

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006: Steve Byrne

006: Steve Byrne

Tattoo artist Steve Byrne (@steve_byrne_tattoo) talks about haunted hotels, freehand drawing insane tattoos directly on ... Read more

1 Aug 2018

1hr 1min

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023: Dax McClellan and the Tattoo Marketing Machine

023: Dax McClellan and the Tattoo Marketing Machine

Andrew digs into the offerings of tattoo business guru, Dax McClellan. Does tattooing need online courses about how to p... Read more

18 Mar 2019

1hr 14mins

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027: LIVE in San Francisco

027: LIVE in San Francisco

Debra Yarian, Freddy Corbin and Henry Lewis are the guests this week on a special LIVE episode of the show! Recorded at ... Read more

18 Nov 2019

1hr 9mins

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008: Freddy Corbin

008: Freddy Corbin

Tattooer Freddy Corbin (@freddycorbintattoos) discusses becoming an elder statesman of tattooing after always being the ... Read more

15 Aug 2018

51mins

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005: Taki Kitamura

005: Taki Kitamura

Tattoo artist Taki Kitamura (@stateofgracetaki) discusses how he organizes the Bay Area Tattoo Convention that features ... Read more

25 Jul 2018

1hr 1min

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018: Robert Ryan

018: Robert Ryan

Tattooer and painter Robert Ryan discusses reluctantly being encouraged to start tattooing, the important of humility, s... Read more

11 Feb 2019

1hr 14mins

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What's up with tattooing in Oregon?

What's up with tattooing in Oregon?

What's up with tattooing in Oregon? Portland tattooer, Olivia Britz-Wheat, gives us the lowdown on the state mandated ta... Read more

18 Dec 2019

47mins

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013: Ami James (Part 1)

013: Ami James (Part 1)

(This is Part 1 of 2) Season 2 of the show kicks off with guest Ami James. We talk about his background in tattooing, wh... Read more

7 Jan 2019

1hr 12mins

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007: Seth Ciferri

007: Seth Ciferri

Tattooer and machine builder extraordinaire, Seth Ciferri (@sethciferri), talks about running businesses in the tattoo w... Read more

8 Aug 2018

1hr 7mins

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022: Juli Moon

022: Juli Moon

Legendary tattoo artist, Juli Moon, joins the show this week to discuss traveling with a carnival, attending some of the... Read more

11 Mar 2019

1hr 8mins

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