San Diego · Mar 28, 2009
Smashed in P.B.
In the nighttime hours of March 26 and/or March 27, multiple cars were broken into throughout Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. Two cars (a Honda and a Chevy) parked on Chalcedony Street had their driver's side windows smashed. One of the cars had their trunk broken into as well. Items …
Body Modification & Body Piercing · Mar 25, 2009
BME’s Big Question #8: Regulation Time
In light of the recent developments with Moonshin Tattoo in Ontario, it seemed fitting to assemble our esteemed panel to discuss government regulation and legislation of body modification: Is it good, bad, or just plain necessary for the industry? And …
Body Modification & Body Piercing · Mar 13, 2009
BME’s Big Question #7: Microdermals, The Universe and Everything
Our esteemed panel returns this week to offer some reflections on a question posed by BME headmistress Rachel Larratt: What’s the deal with microdermals? How do they compare to “regular” piercings? Do piercers enjoy doing them? All this and more!
San Diego · Mar 11, 2009
Icon Church
Say Lula Salon occupies the ground floor of a resuscitated Art Deco box in the East Village; on Sunday mornings, Icon Church occupies Say Lula. It’s a neat fit. The space was crammed with eclectic art — it took a moment to realize that the three burgundy thrones on the …
Body Modification & Body Piercing · Mar 9, 2009
The Man With the World’s Most Tasteless Tattoos
Mike Beer and his offensive tattoos have received their fair share of attention on ModBlog, and the reaction has been … mixed, to say the least. Since the dawn of time, humans have wondered what goes through the mind of a person who devotes his skin …
Body Modification & Body Piercing · Mar 1, 2009
BME’s Big Question #6: Fameballin’
In a mini-edition of the vaunted BME roundtable, our esteemed panel (with newcomer Tracy Baer!) discusses the benefits and pitfalls of dealing with the media as a body modification practitioner.