No Lies Just BS

Nick and Trevor hit the road a while back down to North Carolina to the event held by the Tattoo Historical Society and while they were there, Nick got the chance to sit down with Andreas Coenen who came all the way from The Sinner & The Saint tattoo studio in Aachen, Germany to attend the event. There's a lot of interesting comparison to shops over in Deutschland and how things are done, as well...

Morgan Wade is from Floyd, VA which is just south of Roanoke, which is just south of Harrisonburg, so you know - the beautiful mountains of Virginia. She's got a lot of stories with her and a guitar, so you'll get plenty of great bullshit between her and Nick and even a few tunes for you to enjoy this raspy country treasure. Don't sleep on this one, y'all! Shop Talk swoops in and throws some excel...

Big Jaz is a tattoo artist from Brooklyn, NY where his shop Electric Gorilla is located. You might recognized his name from a little show called "Inkmasters." Well, at the Richmond Tattoo Arts Festival this year, Nick had a chance to sit down with Big Jaz and discuss that a little bit as well as a ton of other stories and good times. Check it out and stick around for the Shop Talk where we are joi...

No Lies Just Bullshit veteran and master of storytellin' and tattoo machines Scott Sterling was visiting Alley Cat and joined Nick for a good little bullshit session. Lots of great stories and good times on this one, for sure. New father Chris Porter rejoins the gang to discuss killer tattoos and happy wives & kids for an excellent and lengthy Shop Talk. Nick & Andrew are there as well, of course....

Morgan Pennypacker returns to the NLJBS studios and brings along good friend Diablo Dimes who brings along several guitars and proceeds to lay down some serious blues tracks and some seriously wonderful stories. We've also got appearances by Trevor and returning musician and frequent character in Nick's stories: Schuyler. He joins Diablo on a few tunes and the we wrap things up with another awesom...

Joe Capobianco & Jime Litwalk have been at the forefront of new school tattooing since the mid-90s. On their way to a tattoo convention in North Carolina, they decided to stop and visit the NLJBS studios for a marathon podcast fueled by whiskey, memories and bullshit. Nick, Joe and Jime are joined by the incomparable Andrew Conner and the quartet went over everything from Long island tattooing in...

On a trip to Alley Cat for his son to get tattooed by the amazing Andrew Conner, Mr. Eric Fischer takes the time to fire up a cigar and shoot the shit with Nick over in his office. If you love hearing tales of the old days in the tattoo industry, you're going to greatly enjoy this episode. Learn some shit and appreciate the history. This is a great one. The airwaterdiver does not fail to deliver....

Shane Enholm returns once again after some traveling on the road, playing shows and visiting sites all around. He stops by the No Lies Just Bullshit studios (for this episode located in a hotel in Richmond) and brings along Nate Harmon and they shoot the shit with Nick for a good while talking about all kinds of history, locations and events focusing on around tattooing. Porter and Andrew join in...

Jill "Horiyuki" Bonny has been doing Japanese style tattooing for over twenty years and is the owner of Studio Kazoku in San Francisco. Her experience and knowledge of tattooing is vast but her humility and attitude make her very approachable in any setting. Two years ago when Nick was first invited to attend Pagoda City, he was talking to Justin Weatherholtz (NLJBS alumni,) who asked if their was...

While at the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival this year, Nick got to make good with a promise to sit down with the one and only Dan Sin and appreciate his tattoos, his accent and his opinions on Europe and the States. It's not a long podcast, but just as memorable as the rest as Nick and Dan share some stories, some laughs and a lot of fun that you'll appreciate. Shop Talk wraps it up as usual with som...

Skinny, Chris and Brandon from Made to Last Tattoo in Charlotte, NC join Nick for an evening of stories while attending the Pagoda City Tattoo Convention. There's a ton of crossover, memories and crazy stories and even a special appearance by AJ from Kings Ave. towards the end. It's a heck of a good time, so don't miss out. Shop Talk wraps things up as the boys talk about some seriously killer tat...

Angelo Miller from Inksmith & Rogers and Erik Desmond from Loyalty Tattoo in New York have a long sit down with Nick as they discuss a lot of old stories coming up in the tattoo business and share their ideas on how things are and should be. Lots of tattoo discussion on this one, so you know what to expect. Shop Talk wraps it up as Nick, Porter and Andrew discuss some truly amazing tattoos.

If you've listened to the show at all, you know how big a deal that the Richmond band Avail is to everyone involved and the majority of guests who've been on the show. If you've listened recently you have probably heard Nick talk about the reunion of Avail. Well this entire episode describes just how that went for Nick, Porter, and Blake Kramer (Troutmouth) and their friends. It's a fun, passionat...

James Hughes is back again to record another episode with Nick so sit back and enjoy a ton of stories and good times throughout this one. There's not a Shop Talk to wrap it up this time, but Andrew does join for a bit. Nick just returned from the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival, so expect to hear a lot about that down the road, too. Enjoy.

Curt Baer from Iron Mountain Tattoo in Redding, CA hopped on a plane as soon as he secured his ticket to the Avail show so that he could hang out with Nick and see some of ol' VA before the big night. This episode is super fun and you can feel the excitement for what happened in Richmond recently. A bunch of the Alley Cat gang join in at the end for some good times, too. Then Nick & Porter wrap it...

While Nick was down in Richmond recently, he got to record a killer episode with Jelena Wolves from Black Rabbit Tattoo in RVA and Cody Klein, or "Cody Inksmith" as Nick would say, from Inksmith & Rogers Tattoo down in Florida. Lots of history and great tattoo talk as well as plain old good life advice in this one, folks. Wrap it up like you always do by stickin' around for the Shop Talk. Porter &...

Slim Brown is back in the NLJBS studios for a second time to hang out with Nick and shoot the shit in true No Lies fashion. Trevor comes in for a bit and then Jake shows up to hang out and Richie joins the boys, too and makes this a super fun hangout. Shop Talk wraps things up, as always, with Porter & Andrew joining Nick to talk about some of the best tattoos. Good times.

Dustin Golden from Fudo Tattoo in Chicago comes back to the 'Burg once again to chill with Nick in Alley Cat where they worked together for years. Lots of great stories and good times are discussed and you'll love hanging out with these guys for a couple hours. Shop Talk brings it home as usual with some killer tattoos discussed by Nick, Porter and Andrew. Hell yeah.

Sign painter extraordinaire, Igor down in beautiful VA Beach, Virginia is this week's guest. Nick was catchin' some rays with his family unit down on the east coast and stopped by Igor's sign painting shop to shoot the shit about all kinds o' stuff. Back when Nick recorded with Tony Riccio, he was introduced to Igor and they've been friends since. There's plenty of great stories here, so don't mis...

At the Key City Tattoo Convention, Nick got a chance to hang out with the one and only John Glessner. It's been a while since they were stuck in an elevator together, so this time was way more chill as they share stories from their past and just a big ol' helping of bullshit just like we like it. Nick & Porter catch up with Dean Denney who was also attending the Key City tat con and go down a kill...

Mr. Chris is in the hot seat this week with Nick and there's plenty of bullshit to go 'round. We get some more classic Alley Cat stories. There's a lotta liquor talk, some outstanding apprentice hazing and just plain old good times with good friends. Catch a quick update with Sara up front and hang out with Richie on the back end. Enjoy. Shop Talk is quick but killer this week as Andrew joins the...

Absolute Art in Richmond V A has been moved! Luckily, our friends Jason Hobbie and Brian Bruno join Nick to reminisce, talk shit and discuss current and future plans for AA and its crew. Stick around for a meandering and wonderful Shop Talk with Chris Porter and Andrew Conner joining Nick for a bit. Hell yeah.

On a recent trip to Richmond to see the new Absolute Art, Nick got a chance to hang out with Marina, an AA veteran who was in town to check out the new space. She talks about her time at the old building, Richmond and New York stories and all kinds of other tales from really high places to livin' out of a vehicle. It's a great time with some great folks. Shop Talk wraps up the adventure with the u...

Beau from Avail. If you listen to the show, you know. This is gonna be good. Again. Hell yeah. There's plenty of stuff you haven't heard before, too. So check it out. Stay tuned for some killer wrasslin' stories as Porter attempts a Shop Talk with Nick and once more without Andrew. They might even mention some tattoos!

Returning to the show after a crazy battle with cancer, Driver talks about all kinds of stories on this one. Between the excellent songs and the amazing stories, this one flies by and packs some intensity. Everyone enjoy the show. Shop Talk follows with just Nick and Porter.