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Ep.7 Riki & Ace Von Johnson preview NO VALUES FEST Punk & Metal and MORE !!!!!
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - June 03, 2024 20:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsRiki Rachtman welcomes his partner in slime Ace Von Johnson guitarist of LA.Guns and Faster Pussycat. This weekend the two are flying to Los Angeles to chaeck out the NO Value Fest in Pomona CA. The 2 talk about practically every band on the bill. From Misfits, Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies,...
Dancing at Cathouse w/ CULT's Billy Duffy
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - May 15, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsRiki Rachtman former host of Headbangers Ball and owner of the Cathouse sits down with the Cults Billy Duffy. First we go back to the secret sauce that helped create the World Fampus Cathouse They discuss the album Electric and of course share a few Cathouse tales. One story leaves Riki a little...
Ep 6 CULT's Billy Duffy & the Rock Dancer club
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - May 15, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsRiki Rachtman former host of Headbangers Ball and owner of the Cathouse sits down with the Cults Billy Duffy. First we go back to the secret sauce that helped create the World Fampus Cathouse They discuss the album Electric and of course share a few Cathouse tales. One story leaves Riki a little...
EP 5 MOTORHEAD's MIKKEY DEE 8th of May Special
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - May 08, 2024 18:56 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsThis was recorded in the 8th of May. The loudest day in Rock n Roll because the 8th of May is Motorhead day. Riki Rachtman shares a few personal Lemmy stories than speaks with Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee. What was Lemmy really like? Why did he make Riki's sister cry? What was he really like. We...
EP.4 The True story on the birth of HEADBANGERS BALL on MTV
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - April 24, 2024 17:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsThe 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 bu...
Ep.3 Going way back w Gilby Clarke (Guns n Roses / Solo artist
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - April 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsGilby 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 th...
Ep.2 Inside look at LA Punk in 1979 & how it lead to CATHOUSE
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - April 02, 2024 18:05 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsIf 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 wh...
Ep 1 Go back to Hollywood before Cathouse. When Riki met Taime Downe
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - March 25, 2024 18:07 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsBefore 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...
Ep.5 True story of AXL vs VINCE plus lets go mud wrestling & RARE RECORDING of AXL w GnR
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - October 11, 2023 08:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsThere was no greater rivalry in Hard Rock than Guns n Roses Axl Rose vs Motley Crue's Vince Neil. These guys truly hated each other and the world knew it. Did you know it all stemmed from one night at the Cathouse. We break down what led to the epic battle that never happened .We hear from Vince...
Ep.4 HEADBANGERS BALL the true origin and eventual death of MTV's Heaviest show
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - October 02, 2023 01:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsThe 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 k...
EP.3 1980'S BC (Before Cathouse) How Riki met Taime & a tour of Hollywood
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - September 29, 2023 08:10 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsTime 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...
Ep.2 Ratt's Stephen Pearcy goes way back w Riki Rachtman
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - September 28, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsThe 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 ...
episode 1 UPDATED The only band to pay to play CATHOUSE was one of the worlds biggest bands
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - September 27, 2023 01:58 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsUPDATED 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)...
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast (TRAILER) episode 0
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - March 16, 2023 02:08 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsRiki 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 Headbang...
Ep 25 GUNS n ROSES wayyy back in the day guest Marc Canter
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - July 21, 2022 03:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsThis week marks the 35th Anniversary of Guns n Roses Appetite for Destruction. In this episode Cathouse owner and Headbangers Ball host Riki Rachtman is joined by Marc Canter. Both of them were friends with Guns n Roses before the fame. Marc went to elementary school with Slash. He was also at ...
Motorhead & Lemmy tales with Mikkey Dee
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - May 08, 2022 02:15 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsRiki Rachtman celebrates MOTORHEAD day with a few never before told tales about about Riki's good friend LEMMY. Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee calls in
Ep.23 Headbangers Ball the Early days
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - March 26, 2021 18:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsMuch of this show was aired on an earlier episode of the Cathouse Hollywood Podcast but when Riki Rachtman went on Gimme Metal app do host "The Ball on March 27th he decided it would be a good time to get people re aquatinted with MTV not popular show, Every Saturday night we had Heavy Metal vid...
Ep.22 Exodus-Zetro guest / Hollywood Sleaze vs Bay area Thrash
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - June 23, 2020 19:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsThe Night things got heavy at the Cathouse host RIKI RACHTMAN Hollywood had it's 80's-90's Sleaze rock scene, the Bay area had Thrash . Both rock, both labeled by some as heavy metal but both could not be more different. While Riki Rachtman was hosting Headbangers Ball he was in Cabo San Lucas ...
Ep 22 Exodus-Zetro guest / Hollywood Sleaze vs Bay area Thrash
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - June 23, 2020 17:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsWhile Hollywood had it's 80's-90's Sleaze rock scene, the Bay area had their Thrash or as host Riki Rachtman used to call it Speed metal. Both rock and both labeled by some as heavy metal but both could not be more different. While Riki Rachtman was hosting Headbangers Ball he was in Cabo San Lu...
Ep.21 Gilby (Guns n Roses) Taime (Faster Pussycat) quarantined
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - April 04, 2020 19:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsRiki Rachtman (Headbangers Ball ) Gilby Clarke (Guns n Roses ) Taime Downe (Faster Pussycat) These 3 guys were the forefathers of the World Famous Cathouse. Yes you will hear a few stories from "Back in the Day" but during this unique time of Corona Quarantine we find out what these 3 guys are d...
Ep.20 Axl Rose Sebastian Bach , David Lee Roth gets it wrong
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - January 13, 2020 23:41 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsVan Halen's David Lee Roth has a little story that Riki Rachtman would like you all to believe but unfortunately he shares the truth. Junkyards Tim Mosher recaps the night at the Cathouse Guns n Roses Axl Rose Skid Row Sebastian Bach fought off flying pieces of paper, woman and took over the p...
Ep.20 Axl Rose Sebastian Bach , little pieces of paper& David Lee Roth gets it wrong
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - January 13, 2020 23:41 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsVan Halen's David Lee Roth has a little story that Riki Rachtman would like you all to believe but unfortunately he shares the truth. Junkyards Tim Mosher recaps the night at the Cathouse Guns n Roses Axl Rose Skid Row Sebastian Bach fought off flying pieces of paper, woman and took over the pi...
Ep 19 Guns n Roses Gilby Clarke
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - December 13, 2019 14:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsGilby Clarke was just another one of the regulars at the Cathouse Hollywood nightclub. He shares a few tales with Riki Rachtman about the good ol days and the surprising turn of events that led him to getting the gig as the guitarist fro Guns n Roses. Every stone is turned over including the ti...
Gilby Clarke of Guns n Roses
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - December 13, 2019 14:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsGilby Clarke was just another one of the regulars at the Cathouse Hollywood nightclub. He shares a few tales with Riki Rachtman about the good ol days and the surprising turn of events that led him to getting the gig as the guitarist fro Guns n Roses. Every stone is turned over including the tim...
Motley Crue is BACK. Is this a good thing?
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - November 19, 2019 03:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsMotley Crue signed a contract 4 years ago . A legal contract stating they would never tour again. NEVER EVER....This summer The Crue will be back playing LIVE. Some are glad, some feel they have been had. Former MTV Headbangers Ball Host, Cathouse owner and FORMER Motley Crue friend Riki Rachtma...
Motley Crue is BACK. Is this a good thing? RIKI vs the CRUE
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - November 19, 2019 03:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsMotley Crue signed a contract 4 years ago . A legal contract stating they would never tour again. NEVER EVER....This summer The Crue will be back playing LIVE. Some are glad, some feel they have been had. Former MTV Headbangers Ball Host, Cathouse owner and FORMER Motley Crue friend Riki Rachtman...
Ep.18 My 1st Rock friend Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) & more Wild stories
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - October 11, 2019 20:36 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsPrior to Riki Rachtman hosting the Headbangers Ball he ran the notorious rock club the Cathouse but even before that Riki met Ryan Roxie and the two came up in the Hollywood rock scene of 1986. Today Ryan is the guitarist for Alice Cooper. Together the two share some wild stories about the decad...
My 1st Rock friend Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper) & more Wild stories
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - October 11, 2019 20:36 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsPrior to Riki Rachtman hosting the Headbangers Ball he ran the notorious rock club the Cathouse but even before that Riki met Ryan Roxie and the two came up in the Hollywood rock scene of 1986. Today Ryan is the guitarist for Alice Cooper. Together the two share some wild stories about the decade...
Ep.17 Headbangers Ball (part 1) From Riki Rachtman's view
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - August 18, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsHeadbangers Ball was one of the most popular shows on MTV. The biggest Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands in the world were on that show and even though there were several hosts. Riki Rachtman has always been the face of the program . For some reason even though it what the Cathouse owner is most r...
Riki Rachtman's Headbangers Ball Diary PART 1
Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast - August 18, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 498 ratingsHeadbangers Ball was one of the most popular shows on MTV. The biggest Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands in the world were on that show and even though there were several hosts. Riki Rachtman has always been the face of the program . For some reason even though it what the Cathouse owner is most re...
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