Celebrity Scratcher

Remarkable Stories from Underground Artists and Their Colleagues

Hear the true tales of self-taught tattooers that broke all the rules and still found success. Hosted by Hotscratcher, featuring Celebrity Scratchers and their Colleagues from around the World. underblast.substack.com

  1. 🎧Thailand Tattoo Underground- Chantian (@chanttee.ts) and Tiny Small Tattoo Club

    12/12/2025

    🎧Thailand Tattoo Underground- Chantian (@chanttee.ts) and Tiny Small Tattoo Club

    Chantian and family are single handedly creating and hosting the underground tattoo movement in Thailand with their DIY studio Tiny Small Tattoo Club where they host Celebrity Scratchers from all over the world. At Tiny Small Tattoo Club, these young artists are pushing a radically new style never before seen by a heavily traditional community. Not an easy thing to do! We got so much respect for these guys. And on top of that, their studio page is so good! It would make any American shop owner envious—It’s just so genuine and wholesome, it really makes you feel like part of the family. I heard about these guys from Gael Cleinow who we interviewed in an earlier episode you can listen to here. These scrappy young artists are what it’s all about. Underblast is a self-funded Underground Tattoo Media startup run by Ross & Clover. Show us some love by giving a free sub— Underblast is a media startup by Ross C Berg & Clover Fields We’re looking for writers! Send us a message and let us know if you’re interested in writing about the underground scene in your city. We’re paying up to $50 per article. Just send us a dm here or email underblastink@gmail.com Connect with Ross on LinkedIn. Until the next time!! All our love. We believe in you! Get full access to Underground Tattoo Journal at underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    26 min
  2. 🎧Shamán The Rebel “My Whole Life Is Explicit”

    11/22/2025

    🎧Shamán The Rebel “My Whole Life Is Explicit”

    Follow Shaman The Rebel on Instagram and on TikTok. Share this post! To support the work we do enter your email to become a free subscriber underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    26 min
  3. 🎧Patrick Bates Calls Us Out | How to Truly Be Accessible

    11/14/2025

    🎧Patrick Bates Calls Us Out | How to Truly Be Accessible

    Follow Patrick on Instagram at @european.son.222 and on TikTok @european.son We just want to give a huge thanks to Patrick for making the time to be a guest on the show and give us constructive criticism. There’s not enough of that in the industry and we’re always happy to make space for it. This was the key points of Patrick’s message (as we understood it) - If we care about accessibility then we should speak slowly & clearly and use language anyone can understand -If we care about inclusivity then we should be featuring black & disabled artists instead of Eurotrash artists -If we want to become full time creators and have the biggest tattoo YouTube, then we can do that by focusing on accessibility and giving voice to marginalized people instead of covering tattoo culture or trends -If we can find the time to create resources like The Scratcher Library, then we can find the time to make posts like the 10 most wheelchair accessible studios in LA. -When we say things like “Marginalized communities are underrepresented in mainstream tattoo media” we are wasting our energy. Instead of educating people that a problem exists, it’s more impactful to share the incredible work that marginalized people are doing. By sharing their stories we can learn about the obstacles they face in their own words. Free Transcript for Download here: To support the work we do enter your email below to sign up for free updates Get full access to Underground Tattoo Journal at underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 35m
  4. 🎧Neko Turns Pain Into Something Healing & Beautiful

    11/10/2025

    🎧Neko Turns Pain Into Something Healing & Beautiful

    Celebrity Scratcher @nekoasylum tells us her remarkable story of how she went from DIY beginner tattooist to landing a residency at one of the best studios in the country in less than 3 years. Get full access to Underground Tattoo Journal at underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 4m
  5. 🎧Soraxer Educates Us on the Origins of Eurotrash

    10/22/2025

    🎧Soraxer Educates Us on the Origins of Eurotrash

    In this episode of The Underground Tattoo Podcast, Celebrity Scratcher Sora tells us how Eurotrash started in Europe around 2017 with a small group of people. From there it grew into the global movement it is today- fully disrupting the tattoo industry and changing history. Hear it from the people that built it, from the underground. Follow Sora here on Instagram. Don’t miss our upcoming blog collaboration with Sora—we’ll be sharing the artwork of the artists who started the Eurotrash movement as well as their influences. Subscribe to The Scratcher Newsletter and if you have a LinkedIn, make sure to connect with Ross here! Artists mentioned in this episode and links to their Instagrams: Ateronyx & Wolo | Euthanasia Sport | Rony Li | Vesperarsnex | Jannica Sandstorm | Ceas Genko | Ros Spinnenlaufer | 6thouse If You Want To Support The Work We Do, Subscribe for Free to The Scratcher Newsletter Get full access to Underground Tattoo Journal at underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 11m
  6. 🎧Angel (@onlinenarcissist) | A Personal Page That Books Tattoos

    09/19/2025

    🎧Angel (@onlinenarcissist) | A Personal Page That Books Tattoos

    Show Angel some love by booking a tattoo. Follow her on Instagram at onlinenarcissist and dm to book here. Sign up for the Scratcher Newsletter. It’s free. Just enter your email below. Connect with Hotscratcher on LinkedIn. Get full access to Underground Tattoo Journal at underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    39 min
  7. 🎧Tia Naayem (@delicatesquash) Teaches Us How To Be Brave

    09/13/2025

    🎧Tia Naayem (@delicatesquash) Teaches Us How To Be Brave

    Celebrity scratcher Tia Naayem aka @delicatesquash is a self taught tattoo artist that moved to LA by herself after college to get into the film industry. After a few years of being stifled creatively by gatekeeping, she spent months teaching herself to tattoo every night after work and eventually quit her day job to pursue a tattoo career full time, even thought her future was uncertain. A true scratcher success story. Follow Tia on Instagram and on TikTok. Book a tattoo with her, or support her for free with follows & shares. Share this with an aspiring artist! The best way to support the work we do is to sign up for free to The Scratcher Newsletter For questions or collabs email us! hello@underblast.com Get full access to Underground Tattoo Journal at underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 5m
  8. 🎧Gael Cleinow | Why People Matter More Than Hype | The Highest form of Tattoo Devotion

    09/04/2025

    🎧Gael Cleinow | Why People Matter More Than Hype | The Highest form of Tattoo Devotion

    Gael Cleinow - Today's Celebrity Scratcher guest tells us about how he started by making his own prison tattoo machine, faked a portfolio to bypass an apprenticeship. & went on to work in some of the biggest studios in the world and how he now has left all that behind to work in a tiny studio apartment in Barcelona so he can focus on a new discipline of pure tattooing with ideal client experience and connection. Get full access to Underground Tattoo Journal at underblast.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 11m
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