Tattoo Budcast

The Buds are back, and this time we've got a returning Bud in the building: Robert Gray, co-owner of La Luna Art Collective in Orange, California. But Rob didn't come alone. He brought fellow tattooer and Bud Karina Badillo, so you're getting two tattooers for the price of one. We kick things off with an important moral debate: Is stealing actually wrong if it's from a big store... and you really, really want the thing? The answers may surprise you. Or concern you. From there, things get existential. We talk about death, fate, and whether knowing exactly when you're going to die would help you live life to the fullest or completely ruin the experience. We also dive into the movie everyone seems to be obsessed with lately and try to unpack what's really going on beneath the surface. Is it a thriller? A warning? A cry for help? We're not entirely sure, but we try our best. Then we wind things down the way all good tattoo podcasts do: with a couple of wild tattoo shop stories that remind us why tattooing attracts the most interesting people on earth. And just when you think the episode is over, Rob sends us home on a high note by revealing a hidden talent that nobody saw coming. So STEAL a seat, kick your feet up, and hang out with the Buds for another session of laughs, questionable life advice, and conversations that somehow get deeper than intended. Like & Subscribe for new episodes every week. Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/tattoobudcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tattoobudcast Sanae: https://www.instagram.com/sanae_kawaii/ Jimmy Jam: http://www.instagram.com/iamjimmyjam Podcast Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TattooBudcast Dreamland Art Co: http://www.instagram.com/dreamlandartco KARINA BADILLO http://www.instagram.com/besimplistic SALTWATER TATTOO SUPPLY http://www.saltwatertattoosupply.com ROBERT GRAYE IG: http://www.instagram.com/robiscoffee LA LUNA ART COLLECTIVE http://www.instagram.com/lalunaartcollective 🔥 BUDCAST EXCLUSIVE 🛒 20% off SHARKBITE HYDRATION 🌍 www.sharkbitehydration.com 🏷️ Enter Code: TATTOOBUDCAST

We’re sitting down with star-crossed lovers and certified Best Bud royalty, Iggy and Jared Starbard aka Jiggy from Bone Deep Tattoo. We reminisce about the “good old days” when tattoo shops were basically adult daycare centers and ask the hard question: why does nobody hang out in shops anymore? Who hurt us? We pitch our ideal Best Bud dates, then immediately rip off The Newlywed Game with our totally original, definitely legal game called Better Buds. Is it competitive? Yes. Does it expose friendships? Also yes. From there we spiral into early viral internet videos and remember just how lawless the early internet used to be. No rules. No HR. Just vibes and permanent consequences. We try to land the plane with something wholesome: “What’s one thing you wish the world knew about your Bud?” It gets sweet. It gets emotional. It almost feels safe. Then Iggy closes the episode with a Tattoo Cover Up story about a reality TV star who walked into their shop and somehow left without her panties. Literally. So grab your Best Bud, hold them close, and enjoy this very romantic, slightly unhinged episode of the Tattoo Budcast. ----more---- GET 15% ALL TATTOO SUPPLIES WWW.KINGPINTATTOOSUPPLY.COM ENTER CODE: TATTOOBUDS15 AT CHECKOUT!----more---- Like & Subscribe to Our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TattooBudcast Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tattoobudcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tattoobudcast Sanae IG: https://www.instagram.com/sanae_kawaii/ Jimmy Jam IG: http://www.instagram.com/iamjimmyjam Podcast Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TattooBudcast Dreamland Art Co: http://www.instagram.com/dreamlandartco ----more---- Guests: Jared Starbard IG: http://www.instagram.com/jaredstarbard Iggy IG: http://www.instagram.com/iggyink Shop: http://www.instagram.com/bonedeeptattoos

The Buds are back, and this one is a classic tattoo family episode. We’ve got Dreamland Art Co coworkers Goonies and Johnny Bones in the studio, and just like Goonies’ first Budcast appearance, things immediately spiral when we decide to play EDWARD 40 Hands. That choice naturally leads to vomit stories, a very necessary intervention about Goonies’ drinking, and a discussion about her Frankenstein car that honestly might need to be put down. We break down our go-to hangover cures, Jimmy Jam relives his glory drinking days with a party trick that absolutely falls flat, and somehow Forrest Whitaker catches a few strays along the way. The Buds also fill you in on a recent shop cutting, where we all quickly realize we would be completely useless if we were ever held hostage. To close it out, Sanae brings a Tattoo Cover Up story that sounds like it came straight out of a movie. Grab a 40oz, strap it to your hands, and laugh with us. ----more---- Like & Subscribe to Our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TattooBudcast Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tattoobudcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tattoobudcast Sanae IG: https://www.instagram.com/sanae_kawaii/ Jimmy Jam IG: http://www.instagram.com/iamjimmyjam Podcast Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TattooBudcast Dreamland Art Co: http://www.instagram.com/dreamlandartco Goonies IG: http://www.instagram.com/ohmy_goonies Johnny Bones IG: http://www.instagram.com/bonesart

On today’s episode of the Tattoo Budcast, we’re joined by a very special Bud in the shop. An OG friend from Sanae’s teenage years who also tattoos, straight out of Mesa, tattoo artist Aaron Brizendine, better known as Brizzo. We kick things off by letting AI create opposite-sex versions of the Buds and Brizzo, then asking the most important question possible: would you let yourself hit? From there, things escalate quickly as we test a Hot Ones–style hot sauceinspired by Hot Ones, and James may or may not survive the heat. Brizzo shares stories from his tattoo apprenticeship in Japan, including learning tattoo machine building and how that experience shaped his opinions on rotary pens versus traditional machines. Once again, James may not survive. We finish strong with a wild real-life story involving a desk pop at an old tattoo shop. Yes, a real pewpew accident. Yes, it’s exactly as unhinged as it sounds. This episode is high energy, childish, and 100% on-brand Tattoo Budcast chaos. Put your pewpew back in its holster and laugh with us. ----more---- Like & Subscribe to Our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TattooBudcast Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tattoobudcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tattoobudcast Sanae IG: https://www.instagram.com/sanae_kawaii/ Jimmy Jam IG: http://www.instagram.com/iamjimmyjam Podcast Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TattooBudcast Dreamland Art Co: http://www.instagram.com/dreamlandartco ----more---- Guest: Aaron Brizzo IG: http://www.instagram/Brizzo_tattoos

We’ve got a very special episode for you today. Another RoadBuds installment, and this time we’re filming on location at the House of Blues Anaheim. We’re sitting down with a very special bud, Bryan Kienlen. A tattoo legend out of Jersey and a full-on punk rock icon. We get into the early days of touring with The Bouncing Souls, how those tours compare to life on the road now, and how Bryan made the jump into tattooing, shop ownership, and somehow manages to balance it all. And just when you think he might not be human, we go there. Imposter syndrome. Self-doubt. The struggle of pricing your own work and knowing your worth. Kick up your boots, hang with the Buds, and enjoy. 🎙️🖤 ----more---- Like & Subscribe to Our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TattooBudcast Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tattoobudcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tattoobudcast Sanae IG: https://www.instagram.com/sanae_kawaii/ Jimmy Jam IG: http://www.instagram.com/iamjimmyjam Podcast Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TattooBudcast ----more---- Bryan Kienlen IG: http://www.instagram.com/bryan_kienlen Shop IG: http://www.instagram.com/anchorsaweightattoo Shop website: http://www.anchorsaweightattoo.com Bouncing Souls: http://instagram.com/bouncingsoulsnj Beach Rats: http://www.instagram.com/beachratsnj