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

Dec 30 2024 66 ep. 67 mins 444
Books Closed: Tattoos and the Internet Collide, Hosted by Andrew Stortz Podcast artwork

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 general have totally changed the way we approach the job.

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059 - Who Can Carry the Torch for ED HARDY? ft. Taki & Molly Kitamura, Ethan Dodge

Dec 30 2024 68 mins  
Ed Hardy is the most impactful tattooer of our time. Now that he no longer working, does his influence end?

058 - Dan Smith

Dec 16 2024 44 mins  
Andrew catches up with tattooer and musician, Dan Smith, backstage in Boston before Dan takes the stage with Eighteen Visions.

057 - Leo Zulueta

Dec 09 2024 68 mins  
The legendary king of tribal tattooing, Leo Zulueta, was tricked into becoming a tattooer by Ed Hardy. Is there another tattooer with an origin story as crazy as that?!

056 - Adam Shrewsbury

Dec 02 2024 47 mins  
Adam Shrewsbury went all-in on pottery after a hiatus from tattooing, and has never looked back. Andrew visits Adam's pottery studio.

055 - Julian Bast

Nov 25 2024 34 mins  
Hold on tight, you are about to enter the mind of Julian Bast, and I don't think you are ready.

054 - Is This The Tattoo Apocalpyse?

Nov 21 2024 60 mins  
Kicking off the new season with a Q+A addressing all of your important questions. Is tattooing dead? Are there too many shops? Is it a time for a new career? Nothing like doom and gloom to get back into the groove with the show!

053 - Zack Spurlock

Dec 04 2023 88 mins  
Andrew heads to Savannah, Georgia to sit down with tattooer Zack Spurlock to discuss how he ruined his life for tattooing, which bands your favorite tattoos sound like, and why he strives for individuality in his work. Andrew also shares the story about his close encounter with his dream guest, Fred Durst.

052 - Filip Leu (Part 2)

Nov 27 2023 97 mins  
Legendary tattoo artist, Filip Leu, sits down to discuss why he is excited to share his work with friends without seeking validation from social media, why no one is a “natural artist,” AI’s impact on making art, and why tattooing done with care is what it’s all about.

051 - Filip Leu (Part 1)

Nov 20 2023 97 mins  
Legendary tattoo artist, Filip Leu, sits down to discuss what a lifetime of tattooing can do to a person, the lessons his tattooer parents, Felix and Loretta, gave him over the years, and how tattooing is getting too darn detailed.

050 - Kati Vaughn

Nov 13 2023 80 mins  
NYC tattooer, Kati Vaughn, joins Andrew along with his first and only tattoo apprentice, Kenley, to discuss what it looks like to learn how to tattoo today.