Currently, Titties is playing guitar out of Newport News (or as he calls it the 757) for Septic Shock, but in Richmond he played bass for Mister Doubleyou.  Mister Doubleyou released a 14 song LP called "Mind Your Own Business", recorded at Minimum Wage Studios in Oregon Hill, but is now on hiatus until further notice.  Mister Doubleyou has a 90's indie rock feel, which is quite different than the thrash and grind sounds of Septic Shock.

Titties has wanted tattoos since he was a kid, often admiring his grandfather's tats.  "Now I honestly get tattoos because I think everything about them is badass.  It's a style of art you can't really see anywhere but human skin."  His first tattoo was an old-school style eagle, but he has since moved on to other icons such as the Bad Brains "Banned in D.C." image and the ever-popular Black Flag stripes on his knee cap.  His favorite tattoo is a zombie viking on his shin by Dustin Davis.  "He's an undead warrior holding a broken bloody axe, and he will fucking kill you.  It's not only the concept I enjoy, the colors in this thing are out of control."

While Titties doesn't think that tattoos and music always go hand in hand, he can't help but notice the correlation in certain genres and scenes, such as punk rock musicians, especially when it comes to getting other bands' logos as tattoos.  He advises against getting tattooed by non-professionals which he has done.  "It was a rushed decision....while I still love all of my tattoos, let's face it, some of them look like shit."

To get more on Mister Doubleyou, go to myspace.com/misterdoubleyou

By Photographer and Staff Coordinator: Megan Wagner

Megan earned her BFA in photography from VCU and has studied art for over 10 years. She has been living with musicians for most of her 4 years in Richmond, often photographing band practices to take a break from her fine-art photography homework. Though she has no musical talent (unless you count some wicked finger-drumming), music has always been a strong influence in her life, and she almost never leaves the house without headphones on. She's been a die hard Tool fan for seven years, though she has an eclectic taste ranging from Cake to The Coup. Check out some of her other photography at wagnerme.com.

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