The Mary Tyler Whores Are “As Filthy As They Wanna Be” On Debut Album

Florida’s The Mary Tyler Whores have today released their debut album, As Filthy As We Wanna Be, that is now available through streaming platforms and on physical formats via Cadiz Music. It’s a long and treacherous story that starts in the back alleys of South Florida in 1999 where three degenerates with too much attitude and not enough sense accidentally sparked a cult-level punk phenomenon. Front and centre was Frankie “Crime” Cassara, the band’s vocalist and ringleader, and certified public menace. Beside him, slinging riffs like Molotov cocktails, stood Doobie Tyler Whore, a six-string saboteur with a permanent snarl and a knack for turning any stage into a war zone. And behind the kit, pounding out the heartbeat of the apocalypse, was former Misfit, the late Joey Image. The Mary Tyler Whores shared stages with punk royalty and longtime friends: The Misfits, Iggy Pop, GBH, Murphy’s Law, The Casualties, The Bouncing Souls, US Bombs, and countless others.

The road stories get carved into the annals of madness, even Iggy Pop would stand hysterically amused from the side of the stage when a fan ripped off his prosthetic leg, with a The Mary Tyler Whores sticker on it, and hurled it at Frankie from the front row, who immediately began bashing Doobie over the head with it, creating a legendary moment of punk rock theatre. Fast-forward to 2023. After more than a decade running wild in California, Frankie decided it was time to dig up the corpse of The Mary Tyler Whores and shock it back to life. He rounded up his best offenders and the OG wrecking crew reported for duty. With the band back together, Frankie called his old buddy and childhood mentor, Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks / Bad Religion), to sign on, witness, and produce As Filthy As We Wanna Be at his own Hetson Sound Studios in Encino, CA.