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No Lies Just BS

Listen to Nick Swartz tell stories about his life. From growin" up in the small VA mountain town of Clifton Forge to his entry into and career in the tattoo industry. All the rough upbringin", punk rock, family, country, skateboardin", good eatin", blues, ass-kickin", tattooed, hard to believe but addictin" to perceive bullshit that can be packed into each episode. His brother Josh helps out and the guests are the best of the best.

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02:28:08

Episode Fifty-Five: Dave Cavalcante & John Rippey

No Lies Just BS ·

2017/10/03

*...formerly titled "Poked" Road trippin' down from the Great Not-So-White North this week we've got Dave Calavante and Matthew Knopp from Tattoo Paradise in D.C. and Mr. John Rippey from Key City Tattoo in Maryland. We got to hang out with these dudes this past weekend at the Richmond Tattoo Convention and now, as we gather our faculties from events that may or may not have transpired at the Tat Con, let's all enjoy this heapin' servin' o' podcast from Nick's packed corner office at Alley Cat

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02:01:58

Episode Fifty-Four: Adam Herstine

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2017/09/26

*...formerly titled "Leather" If you've listened for long enough you've heard mention of A Captive Bead Company where Nick used to make body jewelry. Well Nick worked for and with Adam Herstine and his brother Troy, who also owned Alley Cat before Nick. Well, we've got Adam on here this time and the laughs are never ending. Nick and Adam take a trip down memory lane with a ton of stories from their days on the road for A Captive Bead as well as lots of other shenanigans over the years. You won't

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02:23:49

Episode Fifty-Three: Devin Burnett

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2017/09/19

*...formerly titled "Kid" Comin' up from Empire Tattoo down in Asheville, NC - Devin Burnett talks about becoming a tattooer in the Instagram Age. Nick breaks his balls for a while and finds out how "J.D." put in the work and the hours and the blood, sweat and thousands of dollars to break in to this industry we all love. If there's a right way to do it these days, Devin probably got as close as you can to it. Porter joins in around the halfway mark and things start gettin' loose from there. Good

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02:01:29

Episode Fifty-Two: Dean Schubert

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2017/09/12

*...formerly titled "Energy" Dean Schubert of Dean Visual Tattoo all the way out in Arcata, CA rode across the U.S. of A. on his motorcycle, tattooing himself in every state on the way and stopped in only one tattoo shop: Alley Cat Tattoo - where he got the chance to lay down some excellent bullshit with Nick. Although they had only just met online, Nick and Dean tell some truly entertaining tales and put together a classic episode you won't want to miss. You're all gonna love this one. This is why

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02:15:58

Episode Fifty-One: Thomas "Ugly Tom" Michael

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2017/09/05

*...formerly titled "Spirals" You've heard him on the Shop Talks already, now sit down with Nick and Ugly Tom as they talk about his tattoo journeys, a lot of shared experiences in and out of the industry, some Absolute gems (of course) and even a deep dive into the mind of a man who can only describe a period of his life as having gone, quite literally, crazy. Good fuckin' times. This begins our journey to 100, so thanks for sticking around for so long everyone. Lots of fun times and bullshit

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01:53:28

Episode Fifty: George Archer

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2017/08/29

*...formerly titled "Sweater" Fifty fuckin' episodes. Good times. Great journey. So many guests. So many great stories. This one is special. We've got George Archer from Tantrum Tattoo down in Petersburg. George hung out with Nick and Andrew for some good storytelling. Mr. Archer and Mr. Conner also each did a custom painting to be given away in celebration of No Lies Just Bullshit reaching fifty episodes. Thanks to everyone who participated in sharing the show and trying to win a painting. And

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01:42:56

Episode Forty-Nine: Mike Rennie

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2017/08/22

*...formerly titled "And" Nick completes the current Absolute Art crew by sitting down with master fisherman and tattooer Mike Rennie. He's been called out on a bunch of episodes and Nick finally tracked him down in Richmond. Every now and then you can also hear Josh Arment in the background here as well. Good old stories as well as some great relevant conversation on the industry today. This is yet another great episode leading right into big number fifty. No lies. Just... bullshit. Y'all. And Shop

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02:45:09

Episode Forty-Eight: Beau Butler

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2017/08/15

*...formerly titled "Playstation" Nick finally got to sit down and bullshit with another master bullshitter that everyone knows and loves. Beau Beau Butler from Richmond VA's legendary punk band Avail. Lots and lots of great stories here from the tattoo and music worlds. Lots of fun and straight talking. You're going to love it. Shop Talk follows with Nick, Andrew and Porter and one more time Ugly Tom joins in on the shenanigans.

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01:32:01

Episode Forty-Seven: Jason Hobbie Pt. 2

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2017/08/08

*...formerly titled "Snake" If you haven't heard part one, go check out Episode 46. Or not... either way there's some great stories, snakes & songs on this one with Jason Hobbie from Absolute Art, bullshittin' with Nick. Ugly Tom sits in on another Shop Talk with Nick, Andrew and Porter. Boom.

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02:03:35

Episode Forty-Six: Jason Hobbie Pt. 1

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2017/08/01

*...formerly titled "Interrupt" Another killer episode from Nick's recent Richmond trip. And this kickass piece o' podcastin' is only the first of two parts with Jason Hobbie of Absolute Art in Richmond. In this episode you get to hear some amazing tales of great family, a bit of luck and a lot of legends of the industry. You're in for another super special Shop Talk to follow as Nick, Porter and Andrew are joined by Mr. Tom Michael - otherwise known as Ugly Tom for a long talk about SKULLS. Keep

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01:39:01

Episode Forty-Five: Ryan "Braces" Wall

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2017/07/25

*...formerly titled "War" Nick is joined by Ryan "Braces" Wall of Black Rabbit Tattoo in Richmond, VA. The frontman for hardcore asskickers Bracewar and former Absolute Art shop guy chills with Nick for some good bullshit. Shop Talk holds things down like you love.

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02:14:34

Episode Forty-Four: Andrew Conner

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2017/07/18

*...formerly titled "Punk" Nick talks with Andrew Conner once agian for a good long time. The Alley Cat artist and longtime friend waxes poetic on musical influences and artistic inspiration as he reminisces with Nick about growin' up punk and slightly hip-hop and fully rad. Enjoy the hell out of this one, bullshitters and stick around for the Shop Talk, of course!

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01:41:46

Episode Forty-Three: Chris Porter

No Lies Just BS ·

2017/07/11

*...formerly titled "Uphill" Local legend and Alley Cat all-star Mister Chris Porter is back with his second full-length sit down with Nick for some deep down bullshit. Stick around for Shop Talk for even more Nick & Porter and a healthy dose of Andrew Conner. Good fuckin' times.

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01:19:34

Episode Forty-Two: Randy Hall

No Lies Just BS ·

2017/07/04

*...formerly titled "Warehouse" Nick is joined by travelin' artist Randy Hall out of Hero Tattoo who just happened to be drivin' by Harrisonburg and stopped in for a chat. Shop Talk digs for gold.

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01:43:01

Episode Forty-One: Scott Sterling

No Lies Just BS ·

2017/06/27

*...formerly titled "Straightrazor" Scott Sterling returns to bullshit, or rather Nick goes to him down at the beach for a great session. Nothin' more to say, just listen to some great stories. And a Shop Talk.

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01:33:20

Episode Forty: Old Heavy Hands

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2017/06/20

*...formerly titled "Sandwich" Part two where Nick's joined by Sean Crofoot who tattoos at Leviticus in Minneapolis. There's a lot of talk of his early days and a lot of shared friendships and stories throughout. And from Legacy Irons Tattoo in Greensboro, the guys from Old Heavy Hands sit down for some talk and tunes as well. Larry Wayne, Nate Hall and David Self all tattoo down South and perform kickass alternative country as Old Heavy Hands. Check 'em out for sure. And, of course a Shop Talk

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02:10:11

Episode Thirty-Nine: Sean Crofoot

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2017/06/13

*...formerly titled "Tribalsun" Nick has some killer guests this time in the first of a killer two-parter. He's joined by Sean Crofoot who tattoos at Leviticus in Minneapolis. There's a lot of talk of his early days and a lot of shared friendships and stories throughout. Ol' Crowfoot didn't show up alone, however. Comin' up through the Appalachias from Legacy Irons Tattoo in Greensboro, the guys from Old Heavy Hands sit down for some talk and tunes as well (tunes are in part two.) Larry Wayne, Nate

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02:00:48

Episode Thirty-Eight: Uncle Benny

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2017/06/06

*...formerly titled "Tequila" Here we go, y'all. It's enjoyin' time for a couple o' hours of our Uncle Benny. Just as entertaining as our gone but not forgotten stepfather Tony or, as Nick refers to him, "Pop." This episode was certainly a treat for Nick & 'Lar to record and for me to edit. You all get to sit down, get drunk and jam with some good ol' boys right here. Nick mentions a song by The Seldom Scene during the episode, so it plays throughout. It's called 'Rider' - was a favorite of Pop's

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01:36:44

Episode Thirty-Seven: Dustin Golden

No Lies Just BS ·

2017/05/30

*...formerly titled "Bro" Dustin Golden from Deluxe Tattoo out of Chicago, IL comes back to Rock Town and into Nick's office to lay down some fuckin' awesome old school stories of back in the day in Alley Cat, runnin' shit with Nick and even farther back literally growing up in tattoo shops from early, early on. Lots of laughing and great tales to be had in this hot one from two master bullshitters. Don't miss it. Thanks to everyone buyin' the all of the shirts we've had brilliantly drawn up for us

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01:38:31

Episode Thirty-Six: Jeremy Swed & Brian Bruno

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2017/05/23

*...formerly titled "Labia" Alright patient, loyal listeners: this is the final one with poor audio quality done in the hotel room at the convention. Apparently everything I tried to do to improve the sound while not hanging out in Nick's office backfired because it seems as though the audio on these hotel room recordings got worse and worse. Please give it a try because Nick is talking with Mr. Jeremy Swed in this episode and they're also joined by the one and only Brian Bruno. It's a killer

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