MXPX | Burning Both Ends (DVD)
(Self-Released) Release Date: December 4th, 2011

For a band that has put out eight full length albums, toured for fifteen years, been a band for twenty and circled the globe countless times, MxPx still seems to be going full steam ahead, even with the decision by drummer Yuri Ruley to quit touring with the band and guitarist Tom Wisniewski settling down at home with a “real” job.  On their newest documentary Burning at Both Ends, the Bremerton trio show their fans that they’re the same old tame as ever punk rockers. The band takes the audience from one adventure to another; floating down poop infested waters in South America, flying planes, playing their fan favorite album Life in General in its entirety, exploring past merch in Herrera’s mom’s garage and so much more. Aside from the standard tour shenanigans, Burning at Both Ends will serve to surprise you.

The DVD opens with statements from each member commenting on the band’s transitional phase in the last few years. I wish they would have focused a bit more on that and how the industry and scene has contributed to the band slowing down. Hearing these opinions from such well respected veterans would have been interesting to say the least. This release also serves as a tribute to a band that no one can seem to deny being influenced by. Scattered throughout the DVD are interviews with the likes of A Day to Remember, Simple Plan and others who share their devotion to the punk rock pioneers. We forget that MxPx has been consistently putting out records and touring the world for almost twenty years now. I’m not sure how many bands gracing the cover of so many magazines today will be able to say that two decades from now.  -JK