Hollywood 1986. Riki Rachtman was a hustler and a part time club DJ. His roommate Taime Downe worked in a clothing store and had just started his band FASTER PUSSYCAT. Together they came up with an idea of opening a Rock n Roll Dance club and CATHOUSE was born. Riki's friendAxl Rose convinced Riki that he should let his band Gun n Roses play an acoustic set. This was the first time a band ever played Cathouse.

This was the beginning of what became one of the most notorious havens for killer music and decadence. When FASTER PUSSYCAT started to achieve success Riki took over the club and made it his top priority . Many of the biggest bands played secret shows at Riki Rachtman's World Fam out Cathouse. Guns n Roses,Motorhead, Alice In Chains , Primus, Pearl Jam , Alice Cooper, Megadeth the list goes on.

  It wasn't the bands that made Cathouse truly  world famous. It was the tales of sleaze and debauchery. The lack of rules and morals...NOthing was and ever will be Cathouse Hollywood.