Podcast

Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

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

Music History chart
#114
Episodes
3
Releases
Twice a week
Typical length
29 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
1 month ago

Episodes

3 episodes, newest first

  1. TRAILER EP 2 CATHOUSE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST w Stephen Pearcy of Ratt STORIES NEVER TOLD until now Trailer

    Episode 1

    Show notes

    Stephen Pearcy of Ratt was a Cathouse Hollywood regular. He knows about the sleaze and debauchery that happe3ned at this club. On this episode we answer the questions

    Stephen had all intentions of being _____________ before music

    Stephen and Axl ______________ in the Cathouse DJ Booth

    Stephen, Riki, Taime, Tracii Guns and members of Cinderella and Bang Tango ruined a meet and greet for the band _______

    This and so much more in episode 2 of Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast

    1 min
  2. EP.2 Ratt's Stephen Pearcy on Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast

    Episode 2

    Show notes

    There are some amazing stories in this episode . #2 Cathouse Hollywood Podcast Riki and Stephen have been friends for over 35 years and they pull no punches on this show. From the Cathouse and way before. What profession did Stephen pursue before rock n roll ? How did Ratt start ? Stephen got in a fight with who at the Cathouse and what about the time they invaded andother bands instore and took over. It's all here NOTE: Some of this podcast was recorded a few years ago and there was no Cathouse South Studios so the quality isnt always there but who cares its rock n roll

    47 min
  3. EP 1 Riki Rachtman's Cathouse Hollywood Podcast (One of rocks biggest bands paid to play Cathouse)

    Episode 1

    Show notes

    This episode has been posted many times. It has been edited and reposted to hopefull urge Riki to start posting more. IN this episode we go back to 1992. Pat Muzinga from Junkyard remembers going to Cathouse to see and unknown band that paid tp play the club. This band ended up becoming one of Rocks biggest bands. Riki also describes music and culture in 1990

    12 min