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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 Do ...
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EP.4 The True story on the birth of HEADBANGERS BALL on MTV
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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 b…
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Ep.3 Going way back w Gilby Clarke (Guns n Roses / Solo artist
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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 …
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Ep.2 Inside look at LA Punk in 1979 & how it lead to CATHOUSE
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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 roc…
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Ep 1 Go back to Hollywood before Cathouse. When Riki met Taime Downe
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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, sleaz…
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Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast (TRAILER) episode 0
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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 Met…
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