#cathouse hollywood

[littlemissheadbangersball]

axl rose and riki rachtman. 1987.

#riki rachtman #cathouse hollywood #riki and axl #axl rose #guns n roses #slash

[rocknrollflames]

Candy

Candy was a Sunset Strip Glam Pop Band who were contemporaries of bands such as Poison, Faster Pussycat, Guns N' Roses, Jetboy, The Zero's, Femme Fatale, D' Molls and others. Gilby Clarke replaced original lead vocalist, Kyle Vincent, then went on to join Kill for Thrills, Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, became a producer, and is still an active musician today.

Last photo (above): Candy performing with Izzy Stradlin, of Guns N' Roses, at most likely The Cathouse. Riki Rachtman in the foreground.

#candy the band #sunset strip music scene #sunset strip #glam #glam pop #power pop #pop #gilby clarke #kyle vincent #riki rachtman #izzy stradlin #the cathouse hollywood

[metalsludgeceo]

Read this awesome NEW in-depth interview at Metal Sludge. RIKI N’ ROLL … Cathouse founder and former MTV VJ Riki Rachtman is going on Tour but first tells Metal Sludge about his History with Drugs, Booze, Jail, Porn Stars and Rock Stars By: Gerry Gittelson #rikirachtman #cathouse #headbangersball #mtv #hollywood #gunsnroses #fasterpussycat #laguns #taimedowne #sunsetstrip #axlrose #slash #traciiguns #motorhead #lemmy #motleycrue #nikkisixx #bretmichaels #billgazzarri #thewhisky #theroxy #sludge #onefootinthegutter #bordello #losangeles #metalsludge @rikirachtman https://metalsludge.tv/riki-n-roll-cathouse-founder-and-former-mtv-vj-riki-rachtman-is-going-on-tour-but-first-tells-metal-sludge-about-his-history-with-drugs-booze-jail-porn-stars-and-rock-stars/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CptwrITO_4R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rikirachtman #cathouse #headbangersball #mtv #hollywood #gunsnroses #fasterpussycat #laguns #taimedowne #sunsetstrip #axlrose #slash #traciiguns #motorhead #lemmy #motleycrue #nikkisixx #bretmichaels #billgazzarri #thewhisky #theroxy #sludge #onefootinthegutter #bordello #losangeles #metalsludge

[junkyardromeo]

neon angels lore post

neon angels was a hard rock band formed in hollywood, california in 1987 by vocalist lani sparks, guitarist ryan roxxi, bassist alistair steele, and drummer tripp jaxx. one of the many bands that cropped up in glam metal’s third and final wave, they never made much impact besides a fairly large local following.

lani sparks and ryan roxxi spearheaded the operation; the pair met in a bar in nashville (roxxi’s hometown) and soon decided to try their luck in hollywood. sparks hailed from a small town in south carolina. once in hollywood, the pair met tripp jaxx at ralph’s grocery while purchasing liquor. jaxx was from austin, texas, and the three found that they had much in common. sparks and roxxi, living on the street, moved in with jaxx the next day. they began plotting the band soon after. jaxx was friendly with a bassist called alistair steele, and introduced him to sparks and roxxi over pizza at the rainbow bar and grill. steele had his roots in savannah, georgia, and sparks felt that he was meant to play with them. steele brought the moniker “neon angels” to the table and the band blossomed from there. 

throughout the late 80s and early 90s, the band played hard and partied harder on the sunset strip. they played clubs such as the cathouse, the roxy theater, the coconut teazer, chuck landis’ country club, and many other small venues in and around the los angeles area. however, by the time the band had recorded their 5-track demo (fittingly titled “desperation”), the glam metal scene was on its leather clad knees, submitting to the new gods: grunge. despite their efforts and their unwavering dedication and faith, neon angels never secured a recording contract and were doomed to fade into obscurity like many of their peers. they disbanded in 1993. shortly after, jaxx moved back to texas and enrolled in the business program at texas christian university; steele, heavily addicted to heroin, went insane and has not been seen or heard from since 1993. roxxi was also using at the time, but was largely functioning and remained in hollywood with sparks. rumors have circulated that the two were romantically involved. in mid 1994, roxxi was arrested for drug possession, and three days later, sparks was found dead in his apartment. alcohol poisoning was ruled the cause of death. roxxi was released after three months and vowed to stay clean, but upon learning of sparks’ death, returned to his old habits. he overdosed on heroin in 1996 and was announced dead on arrival at cedars-sinai hospital in los angeles. sparks and roxxi are buried side by side on the outskirts of hollywood. 

#hiiiiii everyone i am So mentally ill about this! #i am also so happy to answer any and all questions about them. i love writing my horrid little stories #this band is my baby though. please. #neon angels #ocs #james writes

[babylon-crashing]

lurid

You know, in films, when a Twist-jane lounges

by a flophouse window, in crepe mousseline

drawers, that she must be glum; crooning, “Diva's

Cathouse,” and, “Heartbreak Hotel,” and, “Virgin

Funk.” It's always ten past midnight; next door

your love-worn gunsel answers on his horn …

keeping it low. The sad are always poor

in films. We slouch since love makes us forlorn

and lean and use words like, “hooch,” and, “barfly,”

and, “skint.” Twist-jane, you say? What lurid slang.

Lurid? No, tragic. Like ten past doomsday,

crooning, “I'll be so lonely,/ I could die;”

like in films where your gunsel blows hard pang

and grief and the only colors are gray.

][][

Notes:

In the noir thriller, The Maltese Falcon (1941), Sam Spade uses the Yiddish term, gunsel (“little goose”), several times to describe Wilmer, Kasper Gutman’s highly problematic “associate.” According to Hollywood lore, the term got by the censors because they thought that Bogart said, “gunman,” though in reality it's a slur for pretty boys kept for sexual purposes by older men. This being 1940s Hollywood, Wilmer is all that, plus every other gay stereotype the producers could think of: effeminate, soft-spoken and, of course, a psychotic killer.

#lurid #sonnet #poem #poetry #spilled ink #gunsel #yiddish slang #diva's cathouse #heartbreak hotel #virgin funk #ten past doomsday #crepe mousseline

[eddystshirts]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 90s Vintage World Famous Cathouse T Shirt Private Rock & Roll Club M.

[shyearthquakedaze]

Riki Rachtman (Cathouse Hollywood, MTV Headbangers Ball)

#youtube

[crashdiet]

Nick Menza Playing live at The Cathouse in Hollywood, CA (1991).

#the lights! #nick menza #megadeth #the cathouse #hollywood #california #1991 #*gifs

[mbillybones]

Stoked to represent Riki Rachtman's World Famous Cathouse Hollywood!! Check out his podcast my lovelies!! :- )}} 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻 #mbillybones #dilligaf #rikirachtman #worldfamous #cathouse #Hollywood #podcast #singer #songwriter #musician #actor #model #bartender #artist #romantic #dreamer #rocker #pma #alldayerrday #bekind #bepositive #becompassionate #belove #live #love #life #june #twentytwenty (at Warrensburg, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBeNYKmJLmT/?igshid=mh3u91zqundf

#mbillybones #dilligaf #rikirachtman #worldfamous #cathouse #hollywood #podcast #singer #songwriter #musician #actor #model #bartender #artist #romantic #dreamer #rocker #pma #alldayerrday #bekind #bepositive #becompassionate #belove #live #love #life #june #twentytwenty

[littlemissheadbangersball]

80s cathouse inspired wallpapers / lock screens

#riki rachtman #axl rose #guns n roses #slash #faster pussycat #taime downe #cathouse hollywood #80s #hair metal #rock n roll #wallpapers #lock screens

[jamest541975]

Reposted from @wwerobinson Several people have ask me about this Faster Pussycat shirt. You can pick them up from @rikirachtman. A link to his website is in his bio. #rock #rocknroll #cathousehollywood #hollywood #cathouse #headbanger https://www.instagram.com/p/CT9GkbrrMB9/?utm_medium=tumblr

#rock #rocknroll #cathousehollywood #hollywood #cathouse #headbanger

[metalsludgeceo]

Read this News at Metal Sludge! RIKI LIVE … Riki Rachtman Announces His First Ever Live Spoken Word Show “One Foot In The Gutter” #rikirachtman #rikilive #rikisride #cathouse #mtv #hbb #sludge #headbangersball #hollywood #fasterpussycat #gunsnroses #gnr #slash #axl #laguns #onefootinthegutter #metalsludge @rikirachtman @leavendetta @cathousehollywood http://metalsludge.tv/riki-live-riki-rachtman-announces-his-first-ever-live-spoken-word-show-one-foot-in-the-gutter/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch-S8rlJI5h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#rikirachtman #rikilive #rikisride #cathouse #mtv #hbb #sludge #headbangersball #hollywood #fasterpussycat #gunsnroses #gnr #slash #axl #laguns #onefootinthegutter #metalsludge

[tinatinahollywood]

Scenesters! Music, Mayhem and Melrose Avenue! 1985-90 ♥️ Check this out, a great documentary with a lot of my friends! Really gives you an idea of how special the 80’s were before grunge killed it. #desibenjamin ♥️🔥♥️ #theeighties #specialera #tinatina #rocker! #LAGoods #FasterPussycat #MotorcycleBoy #wallofvoodoo #gnr #janesaddiction #underground #hollywood #cathouse #scream @scenestersdoc https://www.instagram.com/p/CJl4m7ujRCI/?igshid=1xq2zxf5ms06a

#desibenjamin #theeighties #specialera #tinatina #rocker #lagoods #fasterpussycat #motorcycleboy #wallofvoodoo #gnr #janesaddiction #underground #hollywood #cathouse #scream

[cheapnicotine]

hurricane years

surely you aren’t going to walk to school in those my mother says and in my mind’s eye i see the hundreds of miles i will walk in these old boots.

two thousand four hundred and sixty six miles across the country in gas stations and diners and motels and the lonely corners of the world.

three miles down the street to ralph’s because danny wants cigarettes and jason wants whiskey and russ wants to shoplift because we’re broke.

less than a mile to the rainbow bar & grill for drinks and kicks we don’t have any money but who cares? we ain’t got shit to lose.

miles and miles and miles and miles back and forth from the troubadour and the cathouse and retail slut and back home to hollywood & western.

and these boots have walked more miles than my mother has ever traveled and will ever travel and they will walk many more before i’m dead.

#james writes #poetry #words #writing

[eddystshirts]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: 90s Vintage World Famous Cathouse T Shirt Private Rock & Roll Club Medium M.

[junkyardromeo]

thunder and lightning

lights. sound. sweat.

hellfire raced through his veins as he bled out all over the stage, tearing out his soul and baring it for all of west hollywood to devour.

it was animal, the intensity. he crawled on his hands and knees across the dirty stage, screaming into the mic as white hot electricity crackled over his skin and shot through his entire body. it was filthy, hard, desperate, all teeth and claws and hunger.

it was full of desire, he thought; just like everything else in this godforsaken place.

everyone here was just like him, poor and starving and loving every minute of it.

gazzarri’s had long since closed, along with the cathouse and the starwood. but alcohol and pretty girls still flowed freely.

hope was as powerful a drug as heroin or cocaine—it made kings, but ruined them just as well.

it was fairly universally hated among the more respectable population, but the self made deities of the strip fed on the backlash.

he stood there, a god among mortals, and he was alive.

#ANOTHER ONE #i am INSANE tonight i told yall #james writes