- 4 piece California punk rock group. Formed by Kris Roe (only remaining original member) in 1991. Recorded 'Anywhere But Here,' 'Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits,' 'Let It Burn,''End Is Forever' and 'So Long, Astoria'. Extremely popular in Australia & Japan for many years. Their big break in USA came with a cover of Don Henleys "Boys of Summer". They currently have an upcoming song on the Spiderman 2 soundtrack called "The night the lights went out in NYC". Fellow musicians in the scene consider them professionals and a friends, including members of bands such as 'Blink 182,' 'The Descendants,' 'The Vandals,' and 'Useless I.D.'
- IMDb mini biography by: Chris Ambrose
- 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.
- Sometime you've got to stop and remember, You're not going to live forever. Be young, think smart, stay true & just follow your heart.
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