Brad Wilk, longtime drummer for rock/hip-hop/metal band Rage Against the Machine, took time out from keeping meter this year in order to close on this period Spanish Eclectic in Santa Monica. According to Dirt, Wilk paid $5.4 million for the four-bedroom, four-bath house, which dates to 1926 and features a marvelously eccentric exterior partially hidden beyond a rustic set of courtyard doors.

A look from the street reveals a clay tile roof with a pair of chimney pots, a second-floor veranda with a pergola roof, casement and arched windows, and a varied roofline that mixes gazebo, pyramid and gabled sections.

The interiors are less ornamental than expected; hardwood floors, French doors and window frames, hexagonal tile, arched doorways and room dividers, fireplaces, period light fixtures and the odd raw ceiling express the home’s period. More interesting touches include the arcade that embellishes the staircase, and Batchelder tile fireplaces.

The property exterior is given over to garden design and landscaping.

Rage Against the Machine has released four studio albums; both 1996’s Evil Empire and 1999’s The Battle of Los Angeles reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The band was set to embark on a world tour in 2020 but the pandemic caused it to be postponed; it is now scheduled to kick off next year.