![]() ![]() Their raw energy, coupled with the the gleeful odes to rad ladies in tracks like “Sk8 Witches” and the upcoming “Horse Grrrls” make them the perfect soundtrack for, per the lyrics in “Who’s Got the Power,” “kicking butt before bedtime.”Ĭartoon reboots are tricky to navigate it’s tough to maintain the original integrity of a series while appealing to a new generation of fans. Whereas the Powerpuff Girls derive their edge from an unspecified chemical X, Tacocat derives their fierce energy from cutting basslines similar to those on early Ramones tracks. Tacocat’s overall energy is a familiar combination of sugar, spice, and a little something extra. The title of the band’s 2014 release “NVM” is spelled out in gumballs it’s an aesthetic choice that’s nearly as visually satisfying as three streaks of turqouise, lime, and pink shooting across the city of Townsville. ![]() Even the album covers for Tacocat projects are candy-colored dreams. But the vibrant, snarly, feminist ethos of Tacocat pairs perfectly with the spunk of a re-vamped Blossom, Bubbles,Īnd Buttercup. Shonen Knife even let the Powerpuff Girls crash the video for “Buttercup (I’m a Supergirl).” An indie band with a gnarly beach goth slant and punchy, Riot Grrrl-esque lyrics may seem like an unlikely pick to provide a theme song for a children’s cartoon series. The 2000 soundtrack to “The Powerpuff Girls” featured tracks by Devo and Dressy Bessy. In the original series, the villains were scheming and outlandish as is characteristic of the superhero genre their number one nemesis was Mojo Jojo - a green monkey with his brain encased in a plexiglass helmet. The series followed three super sisters, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, as they fought crime and more often than not, sexism in the city of Townsville. “The Powerpuff Girls” originally aired on Cartoon Network from 1998 to 2005. Today, my dream came one step closer to a reality when it was announced that Seattle-based band Tacocat recorded the theme song, “Who’s Got the Power,” for the 2016 Powerpuff Girls reboot, which is set to air this April on Cartoon Network. In this fantasy world, these conversations are punctuated by girl bands who sing about cartoons and cartoons about girl bands. The feminist utopia of my dreams is a place where everyone eats candy while discussing critical theory and their theoretical girl crushes on Laura Mulvey.
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