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M. shares his feelings about the new Metallica album Hardwired...To Self-Destruct and gives us a few tips on how to spot a true metal head in a crowd.
E. explains why she skipped the Desert Trip, in spite of a) her love of the desert, b) her love of music, c) her love of Coachella, d) her perpetual infatuation with "the cute Beatle," and e) her deep admiration for Paul Tollett & crew.
E.'s middle schooler gives us a lesson in Girl Power with this alt/indie/kickass playlist, featuring Best Coast, Etta James, Hinds, the Vivian Girls and mas mucho muchachas.
RDF teaches us about the magic of LCD Soundsystem and even spins us a playlist. Go on, dance yerselves clean.
With lead Luke Spiller, The Struts could be anything it wants to be. It’s clearly been seen by their handlers already. That’s a good thing. People with influence and the power to shape the band have done a nice job to date. They have a star on their hands. They know it.
Cut the watermelon, fire up the BBQ and set your party on fire this 4th of Joooo-ly with some blues.
M.'s busy this week. Like, looking for a place and working and shit. Still, he managed to see gothic songstress Chelsea Wolfe at L.A.'s Teragram Ballroom on Wednesday night...
I’m sitting in a bar in Dallas with a thumb war challenge staring me down. Now, I love me some good warring challenges but the loser has to eat a full box of Bacon & Cheese Crickets (a real thing in Texas) and this has my brain and intestines spinning. This is not going to mix well with my vodka...
We at EvilTapo are about the music and the joy that it brings to our lifestyles. And last week, BeeGee of the EvilTapo ministry was fortunate to spend a good chunk of time immersed in The Cure’s three-night residency at the Hollywood Bowl, witnessing a mind-blowing performance each and every evening.
Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine is a study in contrasts... Last night at the Ace Theatre in Downtown L.A., she premiered “The Odyssey,” a short film that connects four songs from the 2015 Florence + the Machine album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful ... and the result is a stunning journey through a painful break-up.
Radiohead is a band whose members have always come off as a bit smarter than everyone else...
With all the noise on the internet, it's rare to stumble upon something so good, so perfect and lovely that you feel like you owe it to humanity to share it. But that's exactly how I feel about "Sing Street," a newly released movie about a 15-year-old boy growing up in Dublin in 1985 who starts a band to impress a girl...
Question: How did this introverted English alt-group (all in their late 40’s+) strangle the attention of any and every music-obsessed maniac in the world and out-maneuver all the marketing people who knew better?
Paul Tollett has created a monumental event featuring an unprecedented collection of rock and roll royalty. But it’s a mockery of a sham...
You have to give Paul Tollett credit. He not only created Coachella but curates who we see every year. It’s the first festival of the year and it’s a beautiful event. Goldenvoice (GV) is on their game 24/7 and they set the tone and artist schedule for everything that happens for the year in every festival in North America and beyond. Don't believe me? Look at LCD Soundsystem...
Watching Sia perform at Coachella was witnessing the love of music and art come together -- and oh my, was it beautiful. I literally stood there, prepared to be astounded (from the ridiculously rave reviews from Week 1, I knew what was coming) and I was still shocked.
At last night's show for The Last Shadow Puppets, the beautiful, dreamy opening act, Alexandra Savior, sang of love and Hollywood problems with a nonchalance knowing, her voice sweet and sultry, sometimes reminiscent of Lana del Rey, sometimes not...
The Last Shadow Puppets, a side project of charismatic heartthrob Alex Turner (frontman of the Arctic Monkeys) and singer/guitarist Miles Kane (formerly of the Rascals), may not be well-known to those outside the mainstream Arctic Monkeys circles, and that's perfectly fine by TLSP devotees...
We're very sad. WE LOVE OUR PRINCE. He was a true master of music. Every artist, no matter the genre, not only loves Prince but is in awe of what he's done.
Ladies and germs, the moment we've all been waiting for: Coachella's schedule announcement. Like you, I've been scratching my pencil across the page, circling and erasing the bands I wanna see, making difficult decisions.
Coachella is special for a lot of reasons. It’s worth your time, dollars, attention. This festival has turned into the benchmark for all others. EVERY festival copies what Coachella will do this year and the next five. They set the standard.
There’s a spot I want to get to and I’m going there. I’m going to be kinda nice. I’ll tap on your shoulder. When I do, be kind and just move to the side just a few inches. Rule #1 of dealing with people in crowds, when someone really wants to go through the crowd, let them. Push them along. Seriously.
Who EvilTapo's gonna see at Coachella16. EvilTapo will be on the grounds both weekends. Find us!
Savages are the piercing spike to my thick armor. I don’t know why. Few bands/artists touch me but when they do, it’s special.
I loathe The 1975. Ask EvilTapo; we've had many, many conversations about how their particular brand of screed makes my ears bleed (and not in a good way).
Arcade Fire knows what they’re doing. They’re no longer striving to be the cool kids who mask their naivete with denim jackets and Doc Martens (although their current tour get-ups are plenty cool with exactly those items). They no longer need to shout their lyrics to be heard; people are listening.