Tattoo Nation is more acceptable now then 8 years ago

Who are you? People are telling there stories about life through the tattoo's that they are putting on their bodies. By putting their trials and errors on their bodies as a story board either for them selves as a reminder or for the world to view there world!
Tattoos use to be a sign of a rebellion. The middle finger, salute to the rest of the world! Outlaw bikers got tattoo's, Sailors and lifers in jail got tattoos, but now forty percent of the world has tattoos. Ages ranging from 26 to 40 yrs. of age.
Just a century ago it was unthinkable of you to get a tattoo and now its just a huge Tattoo nation!
Just not that long ago, tattoo's where frowned apone. They were Illegal! Despite growing popularity tattooing is still illegal in some states.
  In 1960's getting a tattoo was a secret, now getting a tattoo is not much of a secret. Women and Men are all exposing themselves and receiving a lot of attention. Tattoo's popularity started in the 60's and 70's with the California Culture sense.
The California's took trend and subverted it as a social branding. Now people all over the world as took to this trend and accepted the permanent story boards. But whatever tattoo researcher's has shown that it's profoundly alter the way in which you will be perceived!
Adults with Tattoos have been shown to be more likely to be more sexually active, to engage in riskier behavior, to have stronger self esteem and body confidence and to be thrill seekers!

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Sicmonic - Music Artist

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Sicmonic is the hard beating sound you can hear as you are riding down the roads with the wind blowing threw your hair, but this sound you just can’t get out of your head, even after you park your motorcycle, It’s just SICMONIC stuck in your head!
Emerging out and what originating from Phoenix, Arizona of the Phoenix music scene has a band that will thrust the modern boundaries of music into extreme new territory. With its soul crushing melodies and “heart on its sleeve” emotion, Sicmonic is a band that’s musical concepts and idea’s will build up and tear down the listener with every song and extreme live performance.

Sicmonic's drive on the strong stuff, and demands a lot from the listener to open-mindedness and perseverance. Fan's present consequently nonconformist and strives existent and tear down imaginary style borders and to create an unusual, stark crossover sound.

The sound that has emerged from this process has surpassed the traditional Metal/Hard Rock sound and forged a new blend of emotion, human experience, and trials and tribulations that make up everyday life.

Between hardcore, metalcore, deathcore, death metal, prog, alternative, jazz fusion and what-so-ever, the plate has an incredible broad range of influences.  Beautiful Blasts alternate with groovy mid-tempo parts that swirls so provide orientation by comprehensible developed their songs and keeps the listener happy.

Using many influences ranging from jazz fusion to death metal to create a chaotic yet catchy backdrop, Sicmonic's lyrics lay down a wide variety of topics that lead the listener down a path that spirals out of control and ultimately leads the participant into a new understanding of music. That combination of lyrical insanity, catchy grooves, and maniacal musicianship, was captured on their 2006 self-released debut album "Look to the Skies".

These talented five guys Rock off the west coast with the best motorcycle loving, head rockin sound of beats are

Ray Goodwin – Lead Guitar, Keyboard, and Violin.

Zach Sewell – Drums.

Ryan Gero – Rhythm Guitar.

David Digilio – Bass.

 Billy Zane Muna – Lead Vocals.

Ranking number 13 on ReverbNation is a huge milestone for these talented freaks. “Billboard Magazine quote that Sicmonic is a heavy rock at it's best!”

Sicmonic has been going through rough moments of trying to find the right new Musical talented artist that can hold the highest name to the Sicmonic reputation, changing band members is not a normal thing for this long existent group, building strong values, friendships, fans, beats and gig's is what Sicnomic is really about, being able to rock you out is the smiles on the members faces as they walk off the stage of the night! The songs are built in layers, which you can hear if you listen to the albums a few times. As seen on YouTube they don’t just stand there and play, they really get the most out of their stage performance.
 They are not only professional and agile on their instruments to work, but also obviously extremely open-minded. The only glossy polished antique silver are the bottom line, but demonstrates with a personal touch freshness, versatility, proficiency and is just simply different.

Sicmonic has the promised innovation of rock your brain outpouring in your head while you work, ride or manage your day it is sheer listening pleasure.

When songwriting is generous with experiments and effects in order to single out from a mass. These have been developed charm in the world of music of Arizona can, despite recurrent assurances that everything has already been said, so with this you will experience many surprises.

Playing at the marque to Introduce the new styles, new voices, new faces and a new Sicmonic!  Saturday, June 20!!!! Join Phoenix Rising!! With Incredible lineup with Sicmonic,  enjoy the raffles, prizes, and Mayhem!!! Join us!!!

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Music Artist Ray
Sicmonic
Photographer Kalyn
Blue Rapture Photography

Living the City Lyfe

December 21 was a wonderful day of Lyfe. This day is when the Female Music Artist City Lyfe has been born into this world!

BIO written by City Lyfe:
"brushing my shoulders off, caution sweepers ahead….I'm up late night like a diesel while you laying in bed....

It is safe to say, when thinking of Phoenix, Arizona, the words "desert", "heat", "slow", and even "wild" come to mind. Knowing this city's history, from the days of the Cowboy West, to the expansion of the cartel drug trade route, and even the meteoric rise of the sports scene, the words "new" and "undiscovered" take on a shape of its own. The same is to
be said about me, aka City Lyfe.
Born in the western high plains of Lubbock, Texas, City Lyfe was exposed to the “Giant Side of Texas" and the ideals and morals of life through music. Moving to Phoenix, AZ at a very young age with her mother and Step Father, she began life in the desert as a toddler. City Lyfe's mother, Annetta, saw a star early in life, and persistently advised the young perfectionist towards the clarinet, guitar, piano, dancing and anything of music nature. The instruments and the passion for music itself drove City towards writing music in junior high school, where she believed the stardom could be a reality. She gravitated towards Lauryn Hill and KRS-One, giving her both insight and influence. Allowing school to be a
#1 priority, it wasn't until an opportunity to perform with group Milli Styles, did Miss City Lyfe, known as Solo at the time a chance to begin shining.
Solo was introduced to the lead member of Milli Styles by her best friend at the time, and there was no
mistaking the obvious talent of the artist who too would eventually lead the group. Consistency became key and gave Solo the needed edge to standout from those of her group. With many long days and restless nights, Solo would work to exhibit skills as a vocalist and writer of song concepts to rock the stage.
Performing at The Mason Jar on her first live show, Solo became "Choklit City", an artist shaped and molded by ancestors past, through her beautiful brown features, to her queen-like demeanor. As a member of Milli Styles, City began to see her skill grow. Being a fan of Missy Elliot, she saw her artistry expand from hip-hop to R&B to even pop music.
Soon after, she had a chance op to meet up with members made up of Junior High, and High School friends known as Dominant Breed. With growth taking place it became easier for City to understand the business of entertainment better.
This came to be the change that City needed to ascend to greater heights. Co-releasing "Gender" and "Twilyte Zone", the road led to performances, larger audiences, and a greater hip-hop appreciation. The Queens understanding of business grew once more. City's growth inspired a transition for a more marketable name that defined the life and place lived by the artist who became City Lyfe.
Though City Lyfe had many phases in life this did not stop the surrounding supporters from keeping up with the artist and all she brought to the table musically. City Lyfe released "With All Due Respect" and other mix-tape projects that would be distributed in other states as well as locally. Giving up on her music was far from a thought as City Lyfe continued with a humbled persona. Through her musical journey her superlative personality captivated the audience and further rewarded her with performances at Birthday parties, Junteenth, College Pep rallies, auditoriums, Arizona State Fair, and trips outside of Phoenix. City Lyfe thrived with determination and ambition to achieve all
things possible within her music career and released "Concrete Jungle" in 2012. This rewarded her "album of the year" at the Arizona Hoodie awards, recognizing Arizona's local artist and their accomplishments.
Her role in the creative world of music wouldn't stop there as she continued with Co-releasing "Work Flow" a project which consisted of a duo member team, she and a longtime friend developed. City Lyfe has been selected and chosen for nationwide release mix-tapes and various projects around the world as way to expand her music.
As we approach a new dawn in music. Where style is not identified by coastal affiliations, or gender bias the life of artist lives and dies on creativity. A place where City Lyfe thrives and allows change to be the rule of the day, a woman that is untainted by trend, or whom she works with, A true Queen in her own right rising high and fast. City Lyfe continues as an unsigned hype in Phoenix, Az where she has gained the support of many fans and representation to do what it takes.
From Twitter to Instagram, to Facebook and Youtube, City Lyfe works to cover all avenues of social media and music web streaming for noticeability. Nothing for the artist has been glitter and gold, and certainly has been a challenge to overcome. City Lyfe's biggest motivation stems from her passion, and hunger to relay the message of reality and personal experiences through her music.
Stay Tuned…

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St. Madness

In early 1997 I was approached at one of our concerts at THE MASON JAR here in Phoenix
Arizona by a guy named JohnBaxter who at the time was the manager of Rob Halford from
Judas Priest. John told me that he had watched our show and he really saw a lot of similarities
between me and Ozzy vocally, and how we both perform and move back and forth a lot on stage.
John wanted to set me up with an audition for Black Sabbath. When he told me this I felt all the
blood rush out of my legs and I asked him to repeat what he had just said, lol! John told me that
few people knew, but Rob had joined Sabbath and they were planning on doing an album and
world tour with Rob, but that a little over 6 months prior to this Rob and Tony had a falling out.
John told me that Sabbath had been auditioning guys for 6 months and Tony didn't like any of
them. John asked me if I would be interested in the audition and did I think that I could sing
Sabbath music? I told him that BLACK SABBATH is one of my alltime favorite bands and
YES, I think I could do the job! John told me that he really thought that I was the guy for the job
as well, and he added if you audition and get the job which I really think you will then you will
also help to put me and Rob in good standings with Tony once again. This was on a Monday
night in early 1997 (I believe) and JohnBaxter gave me his card and told me to call him on
Friday and he would let me know about the audition. For 4 nights, I hardly slept and probably
needed to wear DEPENDS 'cause I was shitting myself! On that Friday, I called John Baxter
and he said, "You aren't going to believe what's happened - OZZY JUST REJOINED
SABBATH AND THEY ARE PLANNING A WORLD TOUR". I was elated and numb at the
same time - thrilled that Ozzy was back in Sabbath but also a little bummed that I had missed an
audition with Sabbath (as Maxwell Smart always says, 'by that much' 1010 Looking back, it
was a huge honor just to have the manager of Rob Halford approach me and think that I was
good enough to even be considered for an audition with the great BLACK SABBATH. gym/
SCARLET RIVERS: I've been in quite a few bands, painted quite a few things and played in
front of a lot of people in my life but I think the best is yet to come. I work at being a better
player every day, and I'm grateful to be around such amazing musicians and people as my
bandmates.
FINAL STATEMENT:
PROPHET: I want to thank you for asking us to do this interview and to share with your readers
a little bit about ourselves and ST. MADNESS.
LONG LIVE THE FANS OF TATTOOS AND METAL MUSIC!!!



Pictures by Kalyn With Blue Rapture Photography

My Article and Photos with MMA Fighter Daniel Madrid

Daniel “Blackout” Madrid wanted to be a baseball player but instead has been on his way to being a professional fighter sense he was eight years old. It’s fortunate he went that route because he’s had great success with mixed martial arts. He is known for being a cage fighter, Brazilian Jui Jitsu and Competition fighting. Daniel has been a Jiu Jitsu Instructor with over 10 years’ experience. Daniel is pursuing a full time career in Professional Martial Arts Fight and has a record of 10 wins and 2 losses.

Daniel was born on April 24th, 1984 in Globe, Arizona to Karen Osborn and Blas Madrid. At the age of 14, Daniel started kick boxing in local events mostly fighting in the adult bracket. His first tournament He took first place and continued to do so for the next year up until he was introduced to Jiu Jitsu. He started watching video highlights of Jiu Jitsu tournaments and introduction tapes to Mixed Martial arts at the age of fifteen and at the age of sixteen started to take his obsession with MMA to the next level.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art combat sport and a self-defense system that focuses on a grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was formed from Kodokan Judo, which is ground fighting (Ne-Waza) fundamental’s that were taught to Luis Franca and Carlos Gracie by Master Mitsuyo Meada. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu emphasizes getting on opponents to the grounding order to use ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds.

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Muay Martial arts of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on foot is known as “The Art of Eight Limbs”. Because it is characterized use of fist, elbows, knees, skins, and feet. Having a good physical preparation will make a full contact fighter very efficient when it comes to studying Muay Martial Arts. The word Muay derives from Sanskrit, which means bind together.

Cage fighting (WEC) is American mixed martial arts (MMA) Promotion.  Mixed martial arts have emerged from cult status and being maligned as a blood sport to the biggest mainstream with the biggest spike in betting. It’s brutal, it’s violent, and yet more people are watching and betting. MMA is now a Billion dollar industry. MMA combines mutual combat sports like wrestling, boxing, and Jiu Jitsu. MMA has three rounds unlike boxing that has 12 rounds. Rage in the cage to date has held 168 events and presided over 1713 matches.

Cage fighting (WEC) is American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. MMA has emerged to a cult status and is come from a blood sport to one of the largest mainstream events, with a large spike in betting. The sport is brutal, violent, yet more people are watching and betting on it. MMA is a billion dollar industry, which combines combat sports like wresting, boxing and Jiu Jitsu. MMA, unlike boxing has 3 round where as its counterpart have 12 rounds. The Rage in the Cage to date has held 168 events and presided over 1713 matches.

RANKINGS are as:

SB Nation welterweight rankings

SB Nation flyweight rankings

SB Nation pound-for-pound rankings

SB Nation bantamweight rankings

SB Nation pound-for-pound rankings.

Since 2006 Daniel has become well known in the industry which he is currently in the welterweight division. He has won awards for Rage in the Cage middle weight championship, Extreme Courage Competition 2014, Las Vegas Open Championship, Brown Belt Champion MMA and Jui Jitsu competitions. At the current time his record is 10 wins and 2 losses, however Daniel has other achievements such as 3^rd strike brown belt under unava (record 13-4, amateur 13-1 Brown Belt champion), Nogi Jui Jitsu prix November 2013, and Brown Belt Champion Navjif and Nogi champion of the Navjif March 2014.

One of Daniels most memorable moments was his fight in China against veteran Daijiro Matsui, which he won with a triangle choke. With his enthusiasm and constant training Daniel would like to fight for a big organization such as UFC. Daniel keeps his gym Grace fighting systems Training Center Functional, which he teaches at full time. He has a passion for teaching because of the challenge and rewarding experience. On the weekends he bartends.

Grace Fighting Systems is located in North Phoenix Arizona. Grace fighting systems teaches Brazilian Jui Jitsu, Muy Thai, Boxing, Wrestling, MMA Sparring, Mixed Martial Arts programs and MMA Conditioning for adults and Children.

A daily routine for Daniel Madrid consists of two hours of Jui Jitsu in the mornings and then in the evening he does two hours of striking. Then between the hours of his own training he is then teaching others of skills and techniques.

When Daniel is not training he enjoys hot showers, hiking, lifting weights, and being active outside with his three dogs. Daniel also enjoys playing video games loves the button crunching, adventure, first person shooter types, likes God of war, Dead Island and Gears of war. He is also a movie buff claiming he like everything and if he had to choose a favorite movie would be Ghost Busters and Television show would be The Big Bang Theory.

Daniel considers his diet to be a clean and moderate in vegetables with lean meats.  Complex Carbs early in the morning helps him to sustain his energy levels while training during the day. He eats plenty of starches and pastas. Daniel say’s it’s easy to stick to his diet because he pretty much gets to eat whatever he wants. But Daniels favorite unhealthy favorite food is the Nutty Bar.

Daniel has a strong belief a big challenge in the world today is bullying. He would love to educate youth and help end Bulling! He says the effect that bulling has on one another effects so many others that you wouldn’t even think it would be affecting.  If Daniel could do anything differently in his life, he would have done better in school. Daniel had gone to school and received a degree in Fire Science and bachelor’s in English.

Daniels Family is a big part of his life and his mother is his biggest Hero! His Niece Adriana Raquel Madrid is his greatest motivation and Inspiration.  Sadly Raquel had passed away before her fifth birthday of Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extra cranial solid cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy to 5yrs old, with an incidence of about six hundred and fifty cases per year in the U.S. Daniel enjoyed watching her interact with her dolls, father and brother.  If you would like more info or would like to donate:
 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/adriana-madrid-s-funeral-expenses#home

Daniel has many Tattoos and is involved in the tattoo nation actively. Daniel received his first Tattoo on his right arm, which is a Tribal Band around the arm he had received it at 17yrs old. The Band is now covered in a sea of color and lines of a samurai that represents the heart of warrior. Daniel has about 500 hours in of receiving Tattoos. His all-time favorite piece on his body is the ribs. He had received the Winnie the Pooh and piglet in dedication to his niece Adriana that had passed away. This Tattoo is as symbolic as the tattoo heals so do the scares of sadness. Daniel believes that there’s a big misperception of people that wear tattoos and that most people get judged harshly by having tattoos rather than by their actions, profession and person. He plans on getting a large back piece done of Poseidon fighting off the three hydras which will give the artist of his choosing quite the challenge.

 Daniel says his favorite Tattoo Artist is Chris Villone Lighthouse Tattoo and Eric Diccico unknown location.  

Contacting Chris from Lighthouse Tattoo off 59^thave and Utopia N Phoenix AZ, had gave me a quote about Daniel “Daniel is super driven and he focuses on his goals, he is also dedicated. His dedication are going to take him places for sure. Daniel is just a fun person to be around with lots of Character. I’m excited to watch his MMA career and he’s also been a great teacher!”

Contacting Eric Diccico had gave me a quote “Daniel is a great person that’s down to earth and humble. Daniel would do anything for anyone or anything. Daniel is a really good teacher!

So this brings us to the end of the story of David Madrid. Please know that his career is just beginning and there is so much more for you to learn and find out about this wonderful MMA Fighter, his dreams and achievement’s.  His goals and aspirations are unbelievable to many people however with his drive he will succeed at his goal to be in the UFC. He is inspired to train and teach this sport which helps him become the person who he is, along with a fighter; he has a strong belief to end bullying, to help kids learn this is detrimental effect on society. Daniel believes in family and is a big part of his life, this makes him who he is and who he will continue to become

Article Written by Kalyn – Blue Rapture Photography

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MMA Fighter Daniel Madrid (Blackout)

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