MxPx's World Tour Starts Wrong

Bremerton, Washington-based pop punk three-piece MxPx just started their world tour to promote their latest cover album entitled On the Cover II and already the problems are coming out. On Day 1 in Utrecht, Netherlands, their tour bus caught fire! Guitarist Tom Wisniewski explained the situation on Alternative Press's website:

"So when we got to the venue we all got some food and then went to take a nap. We were awaken by the bus driver yelling "get out of the bus now". Apparently the shore power overloaded something electrical in the bus and started a fire. Firemen showed up, extinguishers were emptied and we got dressed on the sidewalk. The bus stinks of electrical fire now and there is a new bus on it's way to us as I type this... And today was going so smoothly!?!?!?!?"

Photo in article by Hugo Royer.

Pre-Order MxPx's "On the Cover II" and Get Free Stuff

The latest MxPx album titled On the Cover II will be coming out next week, March 24th, on Tooth & Nail Records and you can pre-order it now from SmartPunk, Tooth & Nail Store or Interpunk. It comes with a different freebie depending on where you order it from. You will get an autographed booklet from SmartPunk, an exclusive MxPx t-shirt from Interpunk and retro sunglasses from Tooth & Nail Store.

MxPx Reveals Track Listing of Upcoming Cover Album

Pop punk three-piece MxPx has published the tracklist for their new album On the Cover II to be released on March 24. 14 years after On the Cover, the most famous Bremerton-based three-piece will release their second cover album under the label of Tooth & Nail Records. This newest album contains 12 tracks and features special guests such as Matt Hensley (Flogging Molly), Craig Owens (Chiodos), Stephen Egerton (Descendents) and Ethan Luck (Relient K).

1. Punk Rock Girl (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly) (Dead Milkmen cover)
2. I Will Follow (U2 cover)
3. Suburban Home (Descendents cover)
4. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (The Proclaimers cover)
5. My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg) (Ramones cover)
6. Vacation (The Go-Go's cover)
7. Heaven Is a Place on Earth (featuring Agent M of Tsunami Bomb) (Belinda Carlisle cover)
8. Kids in America (Kim Wilde cover)
9. Fallen Angel (featuring Craig Owens of Chiodos and Stephen Egerton of Descendents) (Poison cover)
10. Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash cover)
11. Linda Linda (The Blue Hearts cover)
12. Somebody to Love (featuring Ethan Luck of Relient K and Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer) (Queen cover)

The band decided to go the "easy" way and simply named the sequel of their first cover EP On the Cover II, they even used the same cover style, but with an updated look. See for yourself with the first cover on the left...