MxPx

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MxPx
MxPx receiving an award from the Mayor of Bremerton
MxPx receiving an award from the Mayor of Bremerton
General information
origin Bremerton , United States
Genre (s) Pop-punk , skatepunk
founding 1992
Website www.mxpx.com
Founding members
Mike (Michael Arthur Herrera)
Guitar , vocals
 Andy Husted
Yuri (Youri Zane Ruley)
Current occupation
Vocals, electric bass, keyboard
Mike (Michael Arthur Herrera)
Tom (Thomas Edmund Wisniewski)
Drums, percussion
Yuri (Youri Zane Ruley)
Rhythm guitar , backing vocals
 Chris Adkins

MxPx is an American punk band that was founded in 1992 in Bremerton , Washington state . At the time the band was founded, the band was called Magnified Plaid , but was quickly renamed MP . Instead of the dots, small x were used and so the name changed to MxPx.

Band members

Mike Arthur Herrera

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Mike started playing bass in 1991 after becoming enthralled by the local punk scene. Six months later he also started playing the guitar, after which he soon wrote songs himself. By his own admission, they had little variety and horrific texts about his teenage problems. Nevertheless, he recorded the songs using his sister's cassette recorder and filled his first tape with it.

Yuri Zane Ruley

When Yuri was young, his family moved often. He lived in Alabama , Oklahoma , Idaho, and various locations in Washington. In the ninth grade he started playing the drums. His first appearance was with the band "The Skinny Little White Boys" on a ninth grade talent show. However, the band only existed for two months. Later he met Mike and Andy who were looking for a drummer. They came to his house, played a few songs, and became MxPx.

Thomas Edmund Wisniewski

He lived in Dunnoon, Scotland for the first six months, his father was in the Army and so they moved to Honolulu , Hawaii until his family settled in Bremerton, Washington. When he was 13, he really started getting interested in music. A family friend was playing the drums and the second Tom saw him doing it he realized what he wanted to do for the rest of his life: playing drums in a band. He got a used drum set and was in a school band. He played drums for various bands for about four years. He also spent a lot of time with Mike and Yuri, who were looking for a new guitarist. Tom played guitar back then just for fun and because the people he spent time with did not have any professional experience. However, he was still able to bring himself to play the guitar on tour for MxPx.

Discography

Albums

  • 1994: Pokinatcha ( Tooth & Nail Records )
  • 1995: Teenage Politics (Tooth & Nail Records)
  • 1997: Life in General (Tooth & Nail Records)
  • 1998: Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo ( A&M Records )
  • 1999: At the Show ( Live album , Tooth & Nail Records)
  • 2000: The Ever Passing Moment (A&M Records)
  • 2003: Before Everything and After (A&M Records)
  • 2005: Panic ( SideOneDummy )
  • 2006: Let's Rock (B-Sides, SideOneDummy)
  • 2007: Secret Weapon (Tooth & Nail Records)
  • 2009: On the Cover II
  • 2009: Punk Rawk Christmas
  • 2012: Plans Within Plans
  • 2018: MxPx

EPs

  • 1995: On the Cover
  • 1996: Move to Bremerton
  • 2001: The Renaissance
  • 2004: AC / EP
  • 2009: Left Coast Punk EP

Singles

  • 1994: 17
  • 1995: Punk Rawk Show
  • 1996: Life in General (Pre-Release Teaser)
  • 1997: Small Town Minds
  • 1997: Chick Magnet
  • 1997: Chick Magnet (import)
  • 1998: I'm OK, You're OK
  • 1998: I'm OK, You're OK / Chick Magnet
  • 1998: Tomorrow Is Another Day
  • 1998: Inches from Life (demo)
  • 1998: The Final Slow Dance (Demo)
  • 1998: The Downfall of Western Civilization
  • 2000: The Broken Bones
  • 2000: Responsibility
  • 2004: Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)
  • 2005: Heard That Sound
  • 2005: Wrecking Hotel Rooms
  • 2006: Breathe Deep
  • 2007: Secret Weapon
  • 2007: Shut It Down

Compilations

  • 1998: Let It Happen
  • 2002: Ten Years And Running
  • 2002: Lost in Japan
  • 2014: Demos Collection, Vol. 1
  • 2014: Acoustic Collection

Soundtrack contributions

  • 2002: Scooby-Doo (titled Scooby, Where Are You )
  • 2004: Cinderella Story (titled First Day of the Rest of Our Lives )
  • 2004: SSX 3 (video game) (titled Play It Loud )
  • 2004: Harold and Kumar go to White Castle (titled Chick Magnet )
  • 2005: Burnout Revenge (video game) (titled Heard That Sound )
  • 2006: Prey (PC game) (titled The Setting Sun )
  • 2010: NHL 10 (XBox360, PS3, PC game) (titled Kids in America )

VHS

  • It came from Bremerton
  • The Show Volume One

DVDs

  • B-movie
  • Vans Warped Tour Live!
  • Animal House Double Secret Probation Edition
  • Tooth And Nail Videography 1993-1999
  • Backbeat Punk Rock Video Magazine Volume One
  • Punk Rawk Show 2000
  • MTV's Wuthering Heights

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