This Friday at Tattoo Culture Marisa Kakoulas (formery Marisa DiMattia) celebrates the launch of her new blog NeedlesandSins.com , "a blog focused on the art of tattoo and it's surrounding culture"  Marisa is a friend of mine and by far my favorite tattoo blogger. Marisa has a sassy, smart take on the tattoo world and has a unique perspective as a heavily tattooed New York Lawyer.  Marissa created and used to blog for the now defunct Needled.com. Needles and Sins branches out with more writers and more subject matter including graffiti, music, burlesque...."in essence, a daily lowdown on the lowbrow."

With so many uninformed, untattooed pretenders jumping into the tattoo world these days Marisa gives us a welcome narrative to the goings on around us in the world of tattooing.

The party starts at 7PM and runs until 10PM. Tattoo Culture studio and art gallery is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photos by Sean Toussaint will be on view, and there will be tequilq, uh oh.

Never mind- Craig found a model- Thanks!!

Fashion photographer Craig McDean is looking for a female model to film getting tattooed on her inner right thigh for a project with ShowStudio.com .

They would cover the cost of the tattoo, they would want to film  the models facial reactions during the process.  The idea  is to, "film the needle in slow motion really really close piercing the skin"

I imagine the senario to look something like the awesome figurine at left.My only problem with the "Day in the life of a tat zapper" statue is, Why does the guy have his shirt on? Everyone knows real men tattoo with no shirt. And why are her panties still on? you can't get to her neck while she's wearing her panties.

This Week from the 6th until the 17th Levi Polzin is visiting from SuperGenius Tattoo in Seattle Washington. Click here to see more of Levi's work and give a call at Daredevil  (212 533 8303) if you would like to set up time with him.

Also our own Chuck Donoghue, who has relocated to Atlanta is back in town July 15th to do some work get in touch if you want to catch Chuck this time around.

Le Roi NYC is pleased to present Master Piercer Elayne Angel. Tonight Elayne will be holding a book signing party for her new book "The Piercing Bible" The Definitive Guide to safe Body Piercing. LeRoi Manhattan is now located at Daredevil but tonights event will be at their old location at 80 Rivington Street. The signing is tonight from 6-10 pm.

Elayne Angel is a piercing pioneer and top authority who has performed more than 40,000 piercings. She is a recipient of the President's Lifetime Achievment award from the Association of Professional Piercers.