Philieano’s story unfolds

PHOTO by JOHN GILHOOLEY
In Japan last month, they knew what Long Beach was and they knew who Sublime were, and although they didn’t exactly know Philieano, they figured him out fast: “The first time they hear you, they really pay attention to the songs,” he says, “and if you got a catchy hook, [...]

Opie Ortiz will always be the guy who tattooed ‘Sublime’ on Brad Nowell’s back. And he’s okay with that

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
The most famous tattoo ever done in this city went on pretty quickly—an hour-and-a-half, tops. “I just drew it up and blew it up and did it,” says Opie Ortiz, co-owner of American Beauty [...]