Faster Pussycat

Faster Pussycat 2008 CC BY 2.0 by Ted Van Pelt

Faster Pussycat is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985 by vocalist Taime Downe, who remains the only original member.

The original lineup with guitarists Greg Steele and Brent Muscat and bassist Kelly Nickels broke up in 1993. They released four studio albums to date: Faster Pussycat (1987), Wake Me When It's Over (1989), Whipped! (1992) and with a reformed version, The Power and the Glory Hole (2006). In the late 1980s and early 1990s, they sold over two million records worldwide.

Formed during the glam metal and glam punk boom of the 1980s, they took their name from the film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. The film is a 1965 American exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer. It follows three go-go dancers who embark on a spree of kidnapping and murder in the California desert. It is known for (as are most Meyers' films) its violence, provocative gender roles, and what one critic called "dialogue to shame Raymond Chandler".It was a commercial and critical failure upon its initial release, but it has since become regarded as an influential "cult" film.