Stereogum — Black Bananas are back. Led by Royal Trux and RTX's Jennifer Herrema, the band last released a record in 2014 with their sophomore effort Electric Brick Wall on Drag City. Today, the trio is announcing their signing to Fire Records and a new album ca... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Shit could definitely be worse,' says RTX's Jennifer Herrema. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'This next chapter is just another perfectly aligned bit of kismet,' says RTX's Jennifer Herrema. 'No concerted effort to force anything forward or to create something with an eye on the past. Only an awareness that the present had come calling ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It'll be RTX's first since the early '00s and, in true Trux fashion, they made it in two days (one in each city), "live and unrehearsed." Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The great ’90s scuzz-rock duo Royal Trux released 10 albums between 1988 and 2002, but they broke up in 2001 and haven’t made any noise about getting back together. Since the breakup, both members have stayed busy: Jennifer Jerrema with RTX and B... more info

Impose Magazine — Jennifer Herrema warped your world with Royal Trux, Gap's golden model gal, RTX's front running front woman and has now changed the band's name to Black Bananas with the most triumphant Rad Times Xpress IV out now on Drag City. We caught ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Black Bananas - "Rad Times" (MP3) Black Bananas Jennifer Herrema soldiered on with RTX following the demise of Royal Trux on 2001. Now RTX has evolved into Black Bananas, who are welcoming their debut LP Rad Times... more info

Impose Magazine — Royal Trux or RTX are not splitting up. Everybody got to keep their job, but one listen to "Rad Times" confirms the band had little choice in giving its new sound a new moniker. Even though we think Black Bananas would be better suited as a seminal s... more info