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Whenever I needed a picture of her in my newspapering days, I used this one:

i http://ctomag.com/may16cto/timony1.gif

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Erm, here

i http://www.iheartny.com/yourenotthere/waspsnests/6timony.GIF

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago) link

Maria is 100% OTM about the conceptual continuity of "prudes & sluts" ---> "princesses & witches."

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Friday, 14 January 2005 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Helium were at their best when they played fantasy novel rock. Also her eyes are too far apart.

― adam (adam), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:29 (nineteen years ago) link

I hate the sound that the distance between her eyes makes on all of her recordings.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Friday, 14 January 2005 18:30 (nineteen years ago) link

adam, stop being so damn eyeist.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Dude, it's called "suspension of disbelief."

Yeah yeah I get it. But remember how ridiculous it was in Independence Day when a Mac was used to hack into a non-human-designed computer system? Well, it's silly like that.

I agree with Maria too re: less actual departure from original content when Mary shifted from seamy to sorcery.

― martin m. (mushrush), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Well what I was getting to in a roundabout way is that she plays really good elf rock because she looks like an elf. And I really like elf rock.

And I'll be eyeist if I want to be--just because the anti-eyeism mafia has ILM in its iron, wonky-eyed grip doesn't mean that I'm not free to express my (carefully thought-out) opinions.

― adam (adam), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:05 (nineteen years ago) link

Is Joanna Newsom a pixie? Will they fight?

― Suedey (John Cei Douglas), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Boys excited about girl singer shocka.

― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:45 (nineteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

http://www.lookoutrecords.com/art/cover/img1031.jpg

New MP3 from EX-HEX over here

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Tuesday, 8 February 2005 03:11 (nineteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

the new album rules! its like old helium and even has a song called "return to pirates".

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago) link

Psyched to hear it.

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 19:57 (nineteen years ago) link

If the other songs are as good as Friend To JC, we're in for a treat.

― Jeff K (jeff k), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 01:02 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah, Maria is right. The album is mostly quite good, and the weaker tracks are still worth sitting through. If Timony was a more commercially ambitious person, this would've been what the follow up to The Dirt Of Luck would've sounded like. The first five songs are all pretty killer.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 02:19 (nineteen years ago) link

I appreciate the "fairy tales" phase of her career, and I think that it was good for her to try some different things and play out a set of pet themes, but it's very refreshing to hear her playing to her musical strengths.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 02:22 (nineteen years ago) link

Is it dirrty and heavy-sounding? If so, I may actually consider picking it up, something I never thought I'd be saying again about a Mary Timony project (not particularly a fan of the post-DOL stuff).

― Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 03:42 (nineteen years ago) link

i almost feel like the more uptempo songs are like... helium crossed with hardcore elements. its probably the gutsiest guitar playing by a woman we're going to hear all year, if not for a few.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 04:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Hooray! Is it out yet? Maybe I'll go pick that up tomorrow. The Dirt of Luck had a huge influence on my musical tastes - before hearing it in early college I had no patience for most stuff (except some songs by PJ Harvey) that didn't have obvious pop hooks. I actually quite liked The Magic City but was wary of her solo stuff because I couldn't deal with more fairytales.

Any album with a song called "Return to Pirates" is an album I'd like to own. This also reminds me, I should go download "Ghost Car," the "Pat's Trick" B-side which never came out on CD and is one of my favorite Helium songs ever..

― daria g (daria g), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 06:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Ghost Car is awesome...Where are you Matador when we want a Helium Bsides set?

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 07:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Rememember when Thurston hosted 120 Minutes and played "XXX" that was awesome!!!

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 2 March 2005 07:07 (nineteen years ago) link

it comes out 4/19.

the magic city is actually quite good -- its new wavey!

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 14:31 (nineteen years ago) link

its probably the gutsiest guitar playing by a woman we're going to hear all year

Just wait... there's a Scout Niblett album a'coming.*

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 14:37 (nineteen years ago) link

(kidding)

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 14:37 (nineteen years ago) link

Maria, have you heard the new Sleater-Kinney? There's some great guitar playing on that too. It would wonderful if Mary went out on tour with S-K for this record, that would be an excellent bill.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 14:41 (nineteen years ago) link

The Magic City is awesome. I love the production on that record.

― adam (adam), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 14:48 (nineteen years ago) link

I saw Helium play with Sleater-Kinney back in the day, it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Some emaciated and ludicrous indie boy gave Mary T a flower in a pot before the show.

― adam (adam), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 14:48 (nineteen years ago) link

He was right to do it.

― Jimmy Mod Has Returned With Spices And Silks (ModJ), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 15:08 (nineteen years ago) link

It was a little creepy.

― adam (adam), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 15:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Where are you Matador when we want a Helium Bsides set?

there is such a thing floating around slsk--someone's compiled them

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link

i have the b-sides comp in my slsk shares. fyi.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago) link

I have them too, I just want an official, beautiful sounding copy of Hole in the Ground, Lucy, American Jean, etc

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 17:29 (nineteen years ago) link

isn't scout niblett a drummer? not like i really wanna find out for sure.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link

You're right, I think she is. Thus, the joke failed on several levels.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:38 (nineteen years ago) link

my favorites thus far: on the floor, return to pirates, 9 x 3. the latter sounds so so so much like autoclave!

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 3 March 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago) link

This thread is making me jealous.

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 3 March 2005 21:43 (nineteen years ago) link

On first listen, this record could use some bass.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Thursday, 3 March 2005 22:19 (nineteen years ago) link

i think mary timony's toured with SK in the past, matt. i remember djing a SK show where mary opened. or was it le tigre? ill need to check my notes on this.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 4 March 2005 01:53 (nineteen years ago) link

Oh, I know that they have toured together, I saw them on that tour. It just would make more sense for them to tour together now since they both are going through a resurgant period right now. Ex Hex and The Woods compliment each other pretty well.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Friday, 4 March 2005 16:56 (nineteen years ago) link

I have a promo now, and so am no longer jealous.

Two spins so far. Not sure how I rate Ex Hex. On the one hand it sounds so different from MT's recent efforts -- just deeper and more showy in a good way (i.e. I thought The Golden Dove was her reaching the end of the sound she was doing then -- it's my least favorite of any of her efforts, despite the indisputable greatness of "Blood Tree" and a few other okay tracks I can't make myself listen to the while thing) -- but it hasn't got me flippin' my shit just yet. A grower, maybe. It's like when I first heard Pig Lib and thought "Whoa, what's happening here, this is UGLY" and then the next day it all made sense and I was in love.

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 7 March 2005 16:06 (nineteen years ago) link

After 2 listens, the first side of the record is really good and the second side dissolves a bit into sameyness, albeit good sameyness.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 7 March 2005 16:56 (nineteen years ago) link

there's a couple clunkers on the record, i agree. but overall, im just excited that she's changing track.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Monday, 7 March 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago) link

The un-Timony Timony!

It’s like she all of a sudden realized that it was time to change things up a wee bit.

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 7 March 2005 17:43 (nineteen years ago) link

Does anyone say Ti-moan-ee instead of Tim-on-knee thanks to Sleater Kinney's "I Wanna Be Your ~~Joey Ramone~~ Mary Timony" ?

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 7 March 2005 18:52 (nineteen years ago) link

“I was on the bus, trying, to get off/Jammin’ to the Fat Boys when I was lost”

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 11 March 2005 15:41 (nineteen years ago) link

I like her sister Ann more. She's element 51.

http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/Family/Science/Nitrogen/r051.jpg
http://www.carondelet.pvt.k12.ca.us/Family/Science/Nitrogen/images/sb_element2.jpg

― his face was burned off in a flaming crossbow accident (King Kobra), Friday, 11 March 2005 17:14 (nineteen years ago) link

Actually, The Golden Dove is really growing on me. It's actually quite good if you're willing to stretch beyond indie rock.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Friday, 11 March 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago) link

ive been saying the golden dove was awesome for a while now, but no one wants to believe me...

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Friday, 11 March 2005 17:50 (nineteen years ago) link

I like the Golden Dove too, lots even. Dirt of Luck is pretty good, but I'd rather listen to the Magic City, less indie or something.

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Friday, 11 March 2005 23:45 (nineteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

couldnt they have picked someone who was a bit more, um, into this record?

http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/t/timony_mary/ex-hex.shtml

i dont like to hate on pitchfork but this disappointed me.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Thursday, 7 April 2005 00:17 (nineteen years ago) link

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I like the Mary Timony album better than I liked the live show. The guitar vamps don't go on as long.

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 03:31 (two months ago) link

At one point, Mabel Canty (before I knew her full name) announced their parents were actually accompanying them on tour, and I was like "aw, that's so sweet - every parent should be like that" and then someone informed me who their parents were - had no idea!

― birdistheword, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 03:50 (two months ago) link

wau

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 03:58 (two months ago) link

lol her bassist is Isabella MacKaye

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 03:59 (two months ago) link

That is Alec Mackaye's daughter. Mabel Canty is 16 . Mary Timony gave Mabel Canty some lessons and produced their music

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 04:24 (two months ago) link

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