  Each episode of Cathouse Hollywood Riki recaps 1 night at the Cathouse and he recounts the night with a participant or witness to what took place that evening. His guest could be a a musician that sold 5 million records or the girl that worked the coat check. It doesn't matter at Riki Rachtman's World Famous Cathouse we were all Rock Stars EPISODE 1 We go back to Feb. 1990 with Patrick Muzingo of the band JUNKYARD. That night the only band to ever pay to play the Cathouse performed and within a few months went from obscurity to being the biggest rock band of 1990

Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Episode 1

From 1986-1992 The Cathouse was at the epicenter of the Hollywood Rock scene. Some of the biggest bands in rock would play unannounced shows at the Cathouse but it wasn't the performances by bands like Guns n Roses, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, Pearl Jam, Faster Pussycat, Black Crows  (the list goes on) that put Cathouse on the map. It was the sleaze and debauchery, the raunch and roll. Riki Rachtman former host of MTV's Headbangers Ball owned the Cathouse. He opened it with his roommate Taime Downe from the band Faster Pussycat with the premise of getting free drinks and meeting girls.

    Riki enforced a no camera rule at the Cathouse so anything could and did happen. These stories have never been told......Until now

Each episode of Cathouse Hollywood Riki recaps 1 night at the Cathouse and he recounts the night with a participant or witness to what took place that evening. His guest could be a a musician that sold 5 million records or the girl that worked the coat check. It doesn't matter at Riki Rachtman's World Famous Cathouse we were all Rock Stars

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The Headbangers Ball was one of the most important  and popular programs on MTV. Saturday night the best and sometimes worst in Heavy Metal videos. The biggest names in rock were on Headbangers but do you really know the history of the show. Do you know the origin of not only Headbangers Ball but the birth of the word Headbanger. All of this rtold by the host of Headbangers Ball from 1990-1995   Catch Riki Rachtman's One man show "One Foot In The Gutter" July 22nd in Las Vegas. For all ticket info go to www.cathousehollywood.com You can also get Headbangers Ball merch there and get 10% off using the code Ball 4

EP.4 The True story on the birth of HEADBANGERS BALL on MTV

Gilby Clarke was there since day 1. Friends with Riki Rachtman even before the Cathouse opened. Hear the bizarre was Gilby foiund out he was in Guns n Roses and how Riki took him out of commision during the tour. Gilby has some incredible stories of the old days on the Sunset Strip and behind the scenes of the Cathouse Live festival. Ya never know what your going to get here a little Sebastian Bach, Ace. This is a good one from the guy that Riki always looked at as one of the originators and keys to Cathouse success SUPPORT THE CATHOUSE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST by getting authentic quality merch from Cathouse Hollywood USE CODE       HOLLYWOOD3 Get 10% off Cathouse hoodie or hat   Get an official Cathouse shirt at www.cathousehollywood.com 

Ep.3 Going way back w Gilby Clarke (Guns n Roses / Solo artist

If Riki Rachtman wrote a book it would  probably be something like this. Riki brings us on a journey from highschool into the LA Punk rock scene. His first punk rock show. Hanging with Darby Crash of the Germs. Riki promotes his first night club at the STARWOOD Going head first into metal and what influenced him to open the CATHOUSE . A slice of rock n roll history This show is pre Cathouse era the next few shows will be back to the stories from the club POWERED BY CATHOUSE COFFEE  use code CAT2   and get 10% off www.cathousecoffee.com Get your official Cathouse shirt at www.cathousehollywood.com   

Ep.2 Inside look at LA Punk in 1979 & how it lead to CATHOUSE

Before Riki Rachtman hosted Headbangers Ball on MTV He opened one of rock n roll's most notorious club CATHOUSE. It all started with an idea when Riki and his roomate Taime Downe ( Faster Pussycat) were drunk and well the rest is history and in this episode you will here how Riki & Taime met and what led top opening a haven for Raunch n roll, sleaze and debauchery GET CATHOUSE MERCH at www.cathousehollywood.com

Ep 1 Go back to Hollywood before Cathouse. When Riki met Taime Downe

The Headbangers Ball was watched by millions across the globe. On Episode 4 former host Riki Rachtman takes us not only into the origin of the show but who first said the word HEADBANGER Who was the first host? Who first said the word Headbanger ? How did Riki Rachtman get the job What killed the Headbangers Ball Ya you have heard it before please download this episode go back and listen to the older ones too. Ya like the show subscribe,give it a good review and most important tell your friends CATHOUSECOFFE use code CHP get 10% offcathousecoffee.com For Headbangers Ball, Cathouse,OFITG swag go to cathousehollywood.com Find Riki Rachtman on tour with his one man show One Foot In The Gutter

Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Episode 1

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