Beneath The Skin

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*PREVIEW* League of Legends feat. Milo Edwards Dec 14, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we're joined by Trashfuture's own Expert of Guys Milo Edwards to talk about lads who look like a Topman window display, seeing a West Ham back piece in the most unlikely of places, and so much more.

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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Reckoning the Rune and Viking Tattoos w/ Peter Oakmund Madsen Dec 07, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we speak to tattooist Peter Oakmund Madsen about his work and how he is creating tattoos that close the gap between the real art history of the viking age and our modern evidence of their lack tattoos.

Peter specialises in creating large freehand pieces that takes inspiration from the master Viking artisans and craftspeople of the golden age and combines it with everything mythological and mystical to create tattoos that are truly unique not only to the wearer but in and of themselves as art pieces.

If you would like to see more of Peter's work you can find him on:

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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*UNLOCKED* Youth, Rebellion, and Tattooed Teenagers. Dec 05, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we discuss one of tattooing last taboos, the tattooing of children.

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The tattooing of people under 18 years of age has a long history both from a cultural and functional perspective and has only relatively recently become illegal, but the youth have always had an obsession with ink. From school yard compass tattoos, to rogue tattooers, lets learn about tattooing's final frontier, and the internal youthful obsession with tattoos.

Content Warning: from 42:00 to approx 50:00 we discuss the West Hampstead case which involves accusations of the abuse of children.

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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*PREVIEW* No Face No Case Nov 30, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we discuss the crossover between tattooing and the law.

We cover the current Nicholas Rossi/Arthur Knight case, the famous Tichborne trial, the FBI's incomprehensible tattoo database, and lots more.

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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Cubist Communism Nov 25, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, Matt reads a chapter from his new book Painted People about how Argentinean beef, fake Icelandic articles, and Pablo Picasso all intersected to encapsulate Cold War politics and the war between the East and West

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Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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*PREVIEW* The Needle and the Gamage Done Nov 17, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we've let Matt loose for a solo episode to talk about his journey to uncover more information about his grandmothers tattoo and how it led him to learn so much about the supply of early tattoo equipment through the department store Gamages

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Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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Ink Master S14 Finale: Crouching Tiger, Failing Dragon Nov 13, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we finish our watch along series of the new season of Ink Master.

SPOILER WARNING for those who haven't watched it yet.

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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Hairshirts and The Sacred Heart: Medieval Tattooing with Dr. Eleanor Janega Nov 11, 2022

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The Medieval period is one of the few spaces in history where evidence of tattooing is scarce, but on this episode of Beneath the Skin we are joined by the internet's favourite Medieval historian Dr. Eleanor Janega to help us unpack the inked history of early Christendom.

Eleanor teaches at the LSE and she specialises in sexuality, apocalypticism, propaganda, and the urban experience.

You can pre-order Eleanors upcoming book The Once and Future Sex, which is an exploration of medieval thinking on women’s beauty, sexuality, and behavior here

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Ink Master Episode 8: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleeves Nov 05, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we continue our watch along series of the new season of Ink Master. We cover episode 8 heavy SPOILER WARNING for those who haven't watched it yet.

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro Music by Dan McKenna

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*PREVIEW* Symbols of Hate Nov 02, 2022

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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we discuss tattoos on the Far Right and the

complex history of symbols and meaning in tattooing.