Lollipop Magazine

RTX – Western Xterminator – Review

March 16, 2007

Jennifer Herrema was in Royal Trux with then-husband Neil Hagerty. Their drug abuse was legendary, but the tunes were good. This is so bad, it’s embarrassing.

Pajo – Review

June 7, 2005

David Pajo (M, Ariel M, Papa M, Slint, and Tortoise) records some intimate songs on his laptop, even singing directly into the computer. Gentle and well done.

Imitation Electric Piano – Review

February 22, 2002

A five-man instrumental team of jazz musicians (featuring members of Stereolab) playing what sounds like jungle-meets-post-rock.

Royal Trux – Pound For Pound – Review

September 1, 2000

Pound For Pound is a pretty good un, which, by my math, makes two thumbs up in a row for this ex-degenerate duo.

Royal Trux – Veterans of Disorder – Review

April 1, 2000

Like Thank You, Royal Trux’s latest makes mucho use-o of guitar-heavy stone-out-on-this grooves, perfect for a new crew of hi-school misfits to never hear.

Brother JT3 – Way to Go – Review

January 1, 2000

There are the fractured Brian Wilson bedroom pop songs, and there are the Terry Brooks spazzodelic guitar freakouts. There’s a pronounced Neil Young influence.

Stereolab – Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Volume 3) – Review

January 1, 1999

At the rate Stereolab pumps out these rarities collections, one has to wonder whether the Marx-Moogs-and-magic collective allows themselves any sleep.

Silver Jews – American Water – Review

January 1, 1999

About halfway through American Water, the music begins to warm to the words’ expansive wit and well-tempered calibration.

Royal Trux – 3-Song EP – Review

January 1, 1999

Bad art ain’t excusable just cuz its creator is considered an artist.

Will Oldham – Black/Rich Music – Review

November 1, 1998

What’s beautiful about this disc is the way Oldham breaks down three of these songs into their constituent parts.