They helped a fan suffering from bulimia cope with life, by responding to her letters
and writing a song called 'My Reply.'.
The band is named after front man Kris Roe's extensive video game collection for the Atari game console.
The Ataris have a sense of popular culture, referring to and sampling
films such as 'Karate Kid,' 'A Bronx Tale,' 'Goonies,' 'Bill and Ted's
Excellent Adventure' & 'Clerks' in their songs.
The Ataris used to run a record store in Santa Barbara called 'Down on Haley'.
In a scene of 2004's Spider-Man2 in which Peter Parker runs down an
alley to change into his hero alter ego, Ataris posters can be seen
pinned up on the walls.
Currently touring and promoting their upcoming song on the
SpiderMan2 soundtrack. (2004)
The Warped Tour kicked off in Boise, Idaho at the Idaho
Center Amphitheater on Thursday (June 19), playing to 10,000 fans. The
Ataris will spend the next few months on tour with the festival. (June 2004)
(Summer 2005) The new album tentively titled, "Welcome The Night" is
supposed to be released in stores.