Riki Rachtman

Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast

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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 Downe from the band Faster Pussycat with the premise of getting free drinks and meeting girls. Riki enforc...

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Remembering OZZY w RIKI RACHTMAN 23.07.2025 29:37

Riki Rachtman worked with OZZY OSBOURNE many times through the past decades. Most notably on the show Riki hosted on MTV Headbangers Ball. On news of Ozzys death Riki without any notes or script turned on the microphone and recorded the following thoughts You can support this podcast simply by purchasing Cathouse or Headbangers Ball shirts at www.cathousehollywood.com Riki Rachtman is on a motor...

2025 MOTORHEAD SPECIAL w Mikkey Dee,Riki Rachtman 07.05.2025 56:07

UPDATED 8TH OF MAY 2025- Riki had released portions of this episode a few years ago but this is filled with UPDATES, NEW STORIES and rare audio audio of Motorhead playing the final night of Cathouse. Lemmy was a good friend of Riki Rachtman's. Even before Riki hosted Headbangers Ball and you will hear some never before told tales about one of the all time great rock bands . Riki also has a conver...

Riki Rachtman does the Henry Rollins Meet&Greet 23.04.2025 22:49

This is not your normal Cathouse Hollywood podcast. Riki Rachtman has been very succesful with his spoken word tour One Foot In The Gutter. Many times he has said that Henry Rollins is an influence. Riki also thought that he never met the former Black Flag singer. Riki was wrong and he attends a Henry Rollins meet and Greet as a fan

EP.9 What was it really like at Cathouse 1986 JUNKYARD tells all 30.09.2024 29:33

A few years ago Riki Rachtman was in Eagle Pass Texas in a storage room with the band JUNKYARD. There was a recorder and once it was turned on the Cathouse stories poured out. What was it like walking into the Cathouse the first year in 1986. Was it really Sex Drugs Rock n Roll? Guns n Roses ,Janes Addiction the notorious Cathouse Arizona. All that and more. TO HEAR THE WHOLE EPISODE JOIN www.patr...

EP.1 The Hollywood Rock scene in 86 and what led to CATHOUSE ROCK CLUB (Taime Downe) 23.09.2024 15:11

This is episode 1 of the Cathouse Hollywood Podcast- It was posted before but we are currentley going through the archives and editing and remixing every episode What was the Hollywood rock scene like pre 1986. Here first hand how Riki met Taime and what led to the Wordl Famous Cathouse how did Riki Rachtman meet Taime Down. he will tell you TAll this and so much more GET ALL EPISODES PLUS VIDEOS,...

Ep.8 Nothin but a good time ? GUEST JACKASS Jeff Tremaine & Why Riki hates the term Hair Metal 03.09.2024 48:07

Nothin But a good time Exec Producer joins Riki Rachtman to talk about the docuseries .Plus Riki shares why he hates hairmetal & tells us what "glam" bands really influenced the scene PLUS What band that started in 1979 had all the early Cathouse bands as fans. Everybody loved them from Guns n Roses to Faster Pussycat. Who do you think that band was? SEE THE VIDEO OF THE INTERVIEW & GET ARCHIVED E...