I love maxim it is the male version of cosmo but I actually like reading it more. Sometimes the guys from maxim and the girls from cosmo write articles for the other magazine.
i am not going 2 say if music is distracting or not but it does come in handy if u need something else 2 distract people from other noises that will b made
If you get something simple done then there is no need 2 tip. Considering most tattoo artists over price anway. But if it is something they had 2 draw up for you or something that took many hours then yes tipping would b a good idea.