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.
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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...
Published 05/05/23
Is there a more polorizing band in metal right now than Motley Crue. The band that gave us "Public Enemy One" has become Public Enemy Number One. Theres allegation of lipsynching,fake playing. Mick Mars is out of the band. Theres law suits and a lot of smack talking. On this episode of the...
Published 04/21/23