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

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Time to travel back to a more innocent time. OK it was not a more innocent time not even close. It was down right decadent and sleazy and most of that rock n roll decadence went down at the Cathouse Rock Club. Even though the Cathouse has been closed for decades there are still legendary stories that resyrface time to time. The Cathouse opened in 1986 by Riki Rachtman ( Headbangers Ball ) & Taime Downe ( Faster Pussycat) It was not opened as a money maker. It was a way Riki & Taime could get free drinks and meet strippers. Remember they were young and it was the 80's. How did the duo of decadence even meet. What does the term "Bald men behind bars" even mean. Riki takes you back and revists a nostalgic background of pop culture as well as rock history

GUESTS: Riki Rachtman, Taime Downe, Keith Cooper, Trina Ortegon

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UPDATED 9/23/23 Riki Rachtman's World famous Cathouse was one of the most notorious and infamous nightclubs in the Hollywood rock scene. The club was opened in 1986 by Riki Rachtman (Headbangers Ball) and Taime Downe Faster Pussycat. Today Riki takes us back to Feb. 1990. Pat Muzinga ( Junkyard) recalls the night they ventured into the CATHOUSE to see this band that they would eventually have open up for them. What most patrons didn't know was it was the only band to pay to play at Cathouse. Just a few months after this Cathouse show thsi unknown band became one of the biggest bands of the world.

Riki also takes you back to the 80's and 90's to set the stage for all the forthcoming episodes.

Riki also updates us on his one foot in the gutter tour.

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Riki Rachtman was the host of the weekly Heavy Metal show HEADBANGERS BALL which aired Satirday nights on MTV. He hosted the show from 1990-1995. In this episode Riki takes you back to before that time. We go back to the evolution of the word HEADBANGER. How was the show created. Who were the hosts before Riki? How did he get the job ? What mega rock star was influential in setting up the audition. Rather than break down the episodes ( That will happen in another show) You will go deep into the shows roots then we answer the burning question. Why did the Headbangers Ball end? 

Catch Riki on tour in his one man show "One Foot In The Gutter"

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The Cathouse is rock n roll's version of Studio 54. Sleaze and Debauchery. A Heavy Metal heaven where anything could and did happen. The club was opened by Riki Rachtman best known as the host of MTV's Headbangers Ball and his room mate Taime Down vocalist of the band Faster Pussycat. There wouldn't have been a Cathouse without Riki & Taime but how did the 2 meet. Hear the true story from the actual conspirators Riki & Taime It's 1986 BC before Cathouse

Catch Riki Rachtman in his one man show "One Foot In The Gutter"

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The Cathouse was the most notorious rock n roll club in the 80's and 90's and RATT was one of the biggest rock bands to emerge from the Sunset Strip of Hollywood. They sold millions of records sold out stadiums across the globe but when vocalist Stephen Pearcy sits down with Riki Rachtman there are stories that you won't find on any bio. Stephens altercation with Axl Rose in the Cathouse DJ Booth, Stephen playing guitar for Motley Crue and Stephens idea of keeping the 80 Sunset Strip experience alive. What about that time that Stephen and Riki and a few other rock notables took over another 80's bands record release party. It's all here baby.

PLUS Riki Rachtman former Headbangers Ball host and owner of Cathouse has got stories and he is taking them on tour with his one man show "One Foot In The Gutter' for more details and to buy tickets go to www.cathousehollywood.com

Riki Rachtman has a lot of stories. He likes to share them. When he is not on tour with his story telling show One Foot In The Gutter he is behind the mic with an updated version of the Cathouse Hollywood Podcast . True tales from rocks most decadent era. Sure Riki was the host of MTV's Headbangers Ball which featured the biggest names in Heavy Metal. OK he is a veteran of radio and TV but what about the dark seedy past. From 1986-1994. The Notorious CATHOUSE ERA  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 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.  While authors and journalists attempt to recreate some of the legendary tales of what really happened at the Cathouse they always fall short because they weren't there. The biggest names in rock roll called Cathouse there home and the same stands for the Cathouse Hollywood Podcast. One episode might feature an artist that sold 11 million records and another might be the coat check girl because when it came right down to it. We were all rockstars. 

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On the Cathouse Hollywood podcast Riki Rachtman former host of  Headbangers Ball  and creator of the Cathouse shares some of the never before stories from Hollywood's most notorious rock club. On episode 2 We go back to one night 1986 BC (Before Cathouse) How did Taime Downe from Faster Pussycat even meet Riki. Riki takes us back to the Hollywood scene when dance clubs ruled the town.  Special guests include Taime Downe ,Keith Cooper and Trina Ortegon.If it wasn't for one drunken night in a hotel room with a B movie about a jailbreak there may not have ever been a Cathouse. On episode 2 we go back to when

Riki met Taime