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MxPx appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on August 9, 2000.[1][2]


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MxPx
MxPx receiving keys to Bremerton from Mayor Cary Bozeman, September 2006
MxPx receiving keys to Bremerton from Mayor Cary Bozeman, September 2006
Background information
Also known as Magnified Plaid
Origin Flag of the United States Bremerton, Washington, USA
Genre(s) Pop punk[3][4][5][6]
Punk rock [7][8]
Christian punk[9]
Years active 1992 - Present
Label(s) SideOneDummy Records
Tooth and Nail Records(Current)
A&M Records
Fat Wreck Chords
Associated acts Arthur
The Cootees
Tumbledown
Website Official website
Members
Mike Herrera
Tom Wisniewski
Yuri Ruley
Former members
Andy Husted


MxPx is a pop punk band that formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States as teenagers. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles.

The original lineup included Mike Herrera on bass, Andy Husted on guitar (later to be replaced by Tom Wisniewski), and Yuri Ruley on drums.

[edit] History

MxPx began as three 15-year-olds who called themselves Magnified Plaid. They started playing music inspired by Descendents, NOFX, and other Southern California skate punk bands. The trio — Mike Herrera, Yuri Ruley, and Andy Husted — were classmates at Central Kitsap High School in nearby Silverdale, WA. The name was a tribute to the original guitarist's fascination with plaid shirts but did not fit on the band's posters. Consequently, the name was abbreviated to M.P. But in Yuri Ruley's handwriting, periods appeared as "X"'s, and since he made up the show posters for the band, the four-letter moniker stuck.[citation needed]

MxPx caught the attention of Tooth & Nail Records when they played a "showcase" for the label in 1993 in Herrera's parents' back yard. Mike Herrera had practiced so much before the first show that he lost his voice.[citation needed] Their first major album, Pokinatcha (1994), was released while the band was still in high school.[10]

Guitarist Andy Husted soon left the band and was replaced by Tom Wisniewski. MxPx released two further albums with Tooth & Nail, Teenage Politics in 1995, and Life in General in 1996. They then received a major distribution deal with A&M Records. After the re-release of Life In General, MxPx released two more studio albums jointly distributed with Tooth & Nail and A&M: Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo in 1998, and The Ever Passing Moment in 2000. MxPx had fulfilled their contract obligations and decided to part ways with Tooth & Nail. Before Everything & After in 2003 was released exclusively by A&M, and marked a radical departure from their old sound.[citation needed] In 2005, MxPx dropped A&M, signed with SideOneDummy Records, and released their seventh full-length album Panic. In 2006, MxPx came out with Let it Happen deluxe edition, a Tooth and Nail Records re-release of Let it Happen with new songs and a DVD of their music videos.

In September 2006, MxPx and the City of Bremerton started a marketing effort revolving around the band's song "Move to Bremerton". Bremerton's Community Renewal Agency secured rights for the song to be played in a promotional website for the city, and MxPx played a concert at the downtown Admiral Theatre on September 16, 2006 with local bands The Divorce and Ruxton Towers. The band was also given keys to the city by Mayor Cary Bozeman in recognition of their contributions to Bremerton. [11][10]

In Mxpx's 2003 release "Ten Years and Running" the booklet contains a list of dates from Mxpx's first 10 years. The dates are: June 30, 1992: First Band practice in yuri's basement. His Mom brought us chips and salsa. July 6, 1992: First show in Mike's backyard. We invited everyone we knew and Mike lost his voice after practicing for a week straight. He could barely sing the show. October 13-14 1993: Recorded a four-song demo with Aaron Sprinkle. This included songs from Pokinatcha such as "Twisted Words", "Walking Bye", "Too Much Thinking", and "Suggestion Box", which appeared in the 17 single. December 4, 1993: First out of state show. The Satyricon in Portland, Oregon. We were only 5-10 miles from the border so it almost doesn't even count. May 9, 1994: Signed to Tooth and Nail Records. We originally intended to release the demos as a single on Tooth & Nail but they liked them so much they decided to sign us. (its supper time ill continue this soon.) MxPx spent the majority of 2005 and 2006 touring in support of their 7th album Panic. On November 21, 2006, Tooth & Nail Records re-released "Let It Happen Deluxe Edition" with a bonus DVD featuring 12 music videos, new artwork, photographs and some other goodies.

Let's Rock, MxPx's second rarities album, was released on Side One Dummy Records on October 24, 2006. The album consists of many previously unreleased songs, re-recorded b-sides and acoustic demos. A new full-length album from their side project Arthur is slated for a 2007 release.

MxPx spent early 2007 on an international tour through parts of Australia and Europe. In March of 2007, MxPx played at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas, and from May through June, they headlined the Tooth and Nail Tour, also featuring Hawk Nelson, The Classic Crime, The Fold, Sullivan, Project 86, and Run Kid Run. In early November 2007, they held a concert at Northern Michigan University, in the University Center.

Also in 2007, MxPx was featured on the labels of 120 limited edition Jones Soda Bottles to promote their July 2007 release, Secret Weapon.

Currently, MxPx is touring to promote their latest album, Secret Weapon. Chris Wilson is covering for Yuri as drummer in some shows, as Yuri is looking after his baby daughter.

MxPx toured the United Kingdom with Punchline and The Get Go on the fourth instalment of the Good To Go Tour in February 2008. The last show of the 2008 Good To Go Tour which took place at Glasgow's King Tuts Wah Wah Hut venue, was filmed by GUILTY.x.DESIGN Productions.

MxPx is scheduled to be among the bands playing on the the first day (May 3rd) of The Bamboozle, a two day music festival held in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They will also be playing on the second day (April 6th) of The Bamboozle Left, the west coast equivalent of The Bamboozle, held in Irvine, California.

[edit] Band lineup

[edit] Previous members

Andy Husted, the founding guitarist, left the band in 1995 to continue college. He was replaced by Tom Wisniewski to solidify the line-up that would take the band into their post-teen years.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Title Label Format Other information
1998 Let It Happen Tooth & Nail CD B-Sides album containing pre-1998 material.
2002 Ten Years and Running Tooth & Nail CD
  • Compilation album plus two new unreleased songs.
2006 Let's Rock Side One Dummy CD B-Sides album.
2006 Let It Happen - Deluxe Edition Tooth & Nail CD Re-release of original Let It Happen B-Sides album containing 3 all-new studio recordings and 3 never-before-released demo tracks from their very first recording. Also omits some tracks from the original Let It Happen release.
2008 The Ultimate Collection Tooth & Nail CD Compilation of songs from the band's Tooth & Nail albums, 2 discs

[edit] Live albums

Year Title Label Format Other information
1999 At the Show Tooth & Nail CD Recorded live during the Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo tour.

[edit] DVDs

Year Title Label Format Other information
2004 B-Movie SideOneDummy DVD
  • Combination of live concert footage and a documentary of the band.
  • Features the five-track acoustic EP The AC/EP.

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album
1994 Want Ad Pokinatcha
1995 Teenage Politics Teenage Politics
1995 Punk Rawk Show Teenage Politics
1996 Money Tree Teenage Politics
1997 Doing Time Life in General
1997 Move to Bremerton Life in General
1998 Chick Magnet Life in General
1998 I'm OK, You're OK Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo
2000 Responsibility The Ever Passing Moment
2002 My Mistake Ten Years and Running
2003 Everything Sucks (When You're Gone) Before Everything & After
2004 Grey Skies Turn Blue The AC/EP
2005 Heard That Sound Panic
2005 Wrecking Hotel Rooms Panic
2006 Breathe Deep Let's Rock
2006 Running out of Time Let's Rock
2006 Role Remodeling Let It Happen - Deluxe Edition
2007 Secret Weapon Secret Weapon
2007 You're On Fire Secret Weapon
2007 Shut It Down Secret Weapon

[edit] Compilation appearances

  • "I Can Be Friends With You" (1996) from Never Say Dinosaur A tribute album to the contemporary Christian rock band, Petra
  • "Chick Magnet" (1996) has been used in the comedy film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
  • "Party, My House, Be There" (1999) from A Compilation Of Warped Music II released by Side One Dummy Records
  • "The Next Big Thing" (2000) Can be found in the Motocross 2000 game for Nintendo 64.
  • "GSF" (2000) from Kung Fu Sampler #2: The_"Gone_With_the_Wind"_of_Punk_Rock_Samplers
  • "Christmas Day" (fan club track) (2001) from Happy Christmas Vol. 2 released by BEC Recordings
  • "Scooby Doo" (2002) from the Scooby Doo movie soundtrack
  • "Wrecking Hotel Rooms" (2003) from the Bad Boys II movie soundtrack
  • "Shout" (2003) cover song and music video as part of the release of the Double Secret Probation Edition of Animal House.
  • "Wrecking Hotel Rooms (Live)" (2003) from Ozzfest 2003
  • "Christmas Night of the Living Dead" (2003) A Santa Cause It's A Punk Rock Christmas
  • "Play It Loud" (2003) was used in the snowboarding game, SSX 3, for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube systems.
  • "Play It Loud" (2003) was used in the MTV movie Wuthering Heights.
  • "Doing Time" (2004) from the New York Minute movie soundtrack.
  • "The Empire" (2004) co-written by Mark Hoppus for The Passion of the Christ soundtrack
  • "First Day of the Rest of Our Lives" (2004) from Before Everything & After has been used in the family film, "A Cinderella Story"
  • "Heard That Sound" appears prominently in the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360 videogame Burnout Revenge.
  • "The Setting Sun" (2006) for the 3D Realms first person shooter Prey.
  • "Late Again" was used in the console version of The Sims 2 but the lyrics were changed to fit the language of The Sims.
  • "Secret Weapon" was used in the 2008 THQ offroad racing game, MX vs. ATV: Untamed for the Playstation 3 system.


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0845265/
  2. ^ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/late-night-conan/cast/100252
  3. ^ MxPx Profile at punk news.org.
  4. ^ In Music We Trust - MxPx: Slowly Going The Way Of The Buffalo
  5. ^ Hedley Headlining Tour With MXPX And Faber
  6. ^ The Alternate Path of Pop Punk
  7. ^ Jesusfreakhideout.com Interview: MxPx Interview
  8. ^ TRUEPUNK.COM - Interview with christian punk band MXPX
  9. ^ Chapman, Jackie A. (January 15, 2007). Starting Over... Sort of. Christian Music Today. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  10. ^ a b Stagg, David (January/February 2007). "Bremerton MVPs MxPx". HM Magazine (123): 40-43. ISSN 1066-6923. 
  11. ^ Kitsap Sun, Punknews.org, SeattlePI, The Stranger

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MxPx
Mike Herrera • Tom Wisniewski • Yuri Ruley
Andy Husted
Studio albums
EPs
On the Cover (1995) • Move to Bremerton (1996) • The Broken Bones (2000) • The Renaissance (2001) • The AC/EP (2004)
Other releases
Let It Happen (1998) • At the Show (1999) • Ten Years and Running (2002) • Let's Rock (2006) • The Ultimate Collection (2008)
Video
It Came From Bremerton (VHS, 2000) • B-Movie (DVD, 2004)
Singles
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