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The Ataris planning 2009 full length

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

The Ataris have announced plans to begin demoing for their next full length at The Gallows Recording Studio. The studio s owned and operated by Chris and Bryan from The Widow Jenkins(ex Emery/Brazil), and is based in Muncie, IN. The band plans to begin the formal recording process later this summer and are aiming for an early 2009 release.

Interestingly, the band appears to be self-funding the endeavour and frontman Kris Roe has launched an auction to help raise money. Among the items set for auction are Radiohead Tickets,guitar effects pedals and Kris' entire 1500-CD strong CD collection. The auction is here.

The band also recently promised that the new album would see return to their Blue Skies, Broken Hearts - Next 12 Exits.../End is Forever-era sound. Last year, they released Welcome the Night.

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Scruffy (June 9, 2008)

If this is an honest return to the old sound, and not a forced one, I welcome it. But I'd also be happy if they continued with and got better at the sound on Welcome The Night.

This band got me into Jawbreaker back in the day, and, for that, I am forever grateful.

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baldsteve (June 9, 2008)

I'm sorry that you had to hear their version of 'boxcar' first.

MattRamone (June 9, 2008)

Ok Steve, balls to the wall, gun to the head question time - Etc. version or Revenge version? Be honest, chromedome.

Someone (June 10, 2008)

I'm late on this one...

Revenge hands down

Threewords (June 9, 2008)

100% agree with what you said here. I hope its because they want to. That or further their more recent sound.

Dante3000 (rich) (June 9, 2008)

The the dude has sold:
Gold Records
Lyrics to songs
CD collection
A Car
A commemorative Dodgers jersey.

God...It's really kind of sad.
-Dante

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Mammoth (June 9, 2008)

Not the Radiohead tickets!

DontTaserMeBro (June 9, 2008)

you forgot the guitars that retail new for $199 that he had on ebay for 500 a piece.

Matthew330 (June 9, 2008)

So this guy either already blew all his major label money, or he never got any to begin with.

Mammoth (June 9, 2008)

I'm going with option b?

Holy_Balls (June 9, 2008)

he blew it on a hair transplant. dude has a combover.

ABCDEFUCK (June 10, 2008)

I heard from a reliable source that they got a HUGE signing bonus when they signed major. Looks like he pissed it all away.

ThomPunkAheaddotcom (June 9, 2008)

I'd be surprised if it was a return. All the bands that ruled in the 90s say this now and even if it is, it's boring usually

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fallingupwards84 (June 9, 2008)

i.e. Goldfinger

the only true return to form was the Suicide Machines, but of course they had to quit. at least they went out on top

ThomPunkAheaddotcom (June 9, 2008)

Goldfinger, No Use for a Name (To a lesser extent), Reel Big Fish, NOFX (For me at least).. It may sound good but fact is it'll never be the same, especially when you've gone from pop punk - rock orchestra - pop punk. if kris roe wanted to do what the last Ataris album was then he should have done a side-project rather than get rid of most of the band. It's basically like Kris Roe and his backing band now

When'd you think Suicide Machines went out? There'll always be loved throughout for me

fallingupwards84 (June 9, 2008)

oh i agree, i love all the Suicide Machines albums, even the self-titled sounds really good.
but for many people, they lost their form in the early 2000s

Euphrates (June 9, 2008)

dont want to get Muncied out in the middle of nowhere

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kneel (June 9, 2008)

munsoned

kneel (June 9, 2008)

oh wait i get it

fallingupwards84 (June 9, 2008)

why? they'll be lucky to sell more than a couple thousand copies.

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Mammoth (June 9, 2008)

Considering over half of their fans are now grown up and have moved on.

Don't get me wrong, some people will be stoked.

fallingupwards84 (June 9, 2008)

some people will be stoked for nostalgic purposes

i'll probably download but that'll be it. i cant see myself getting into it

ArtieFufkin (June 9, 2008)

wow

Mike_Killroad (June 9, 2008)

Yawn.

Borenews.org.

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Mammoth (June 9, 2008)

Unfortionately there have been worse days....

Mammoth (June 9, 2008)

and I spelled unfortunately wrong. wow.

android (June 9, 2008)

what happened that made him lose all his money?I don´t think you give stuff like this away easily...he must be really desperate.

always liked this band though. I even enjoyed a few tunes of "welcome the night" when I gave it another listen a few days ago.I hated that record at first.

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fallingupwards84 (June 9, 2008)

he probably spent money like crazy when Boys of Summer was a huge hit, didnt plan ahead and save some of that

TheMadScatter (June 9, 2008)

You don't make a huge amount of money on a cover that becomes a hit. You pretty much have to follow that exposure up with a hit that you have a songwriting credit for to make bank.

Munker (June 9, 2008)

Although you do make a few cents every time your song gets played on the radio.

Dudley_Shale (June 9, 2008)

Okay...so why aren't they just playing shows? You know, like a band usually would have to do.

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red_eye_inc (June 9, 2008)

why isn't the singer just riding his bicycle around the country playing a decade old album for anyone tha will have him? These guys are terrible, I hope they never raise the money.

AnarchyPants (June 9, 2008)

Oh Boy!

Golly!

ChadReligion (June 9, 2008)

I was lucky enough to have seen Jawbreaker in 1995 when they opened for the Foo Fighters and The Amps in San Antonio, so I would never have to say that some shitty band like this got me into Jawbreaker.

If it's a return to the old days of Ataris, is it going to be a return to to fifty-year-old, overwieght, bass players?

There is no reason men in their 30's and 40's should be playing this kind of music.

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android (June 9, 2008)

people should be able to play whatever music they want no matter how old they are.

now get a cookie because you saw Jawbreaker in 95 while most of us haven´t.

baldsteve (June 9, 2008)

I want one of your delicious cookies.

android (June 9, 2008)

only for people who got into cool bands without the help of "shitty" bands ya know

baldsteve (June 9, 2008)

I saw Jawbreaker 3 times back in the day. I say I'm up for some of those cookies.

android (June 10, 2008)

indeed you are.

MattRamone (June 9, 2008)

Does liking Red Tape Parade count?

android (June 10, 2008)

that gets you a whole case of cookies.

Scruffy (June 9, 2008)

Congrats to you. You live in San Francisco, and you're older than I am. You've got quite a lot going for you there.

ChadReligion (June 10, 2008)

at least someone notices...

ARROBAST (June 9, 2008)

Is Bryan Adams still in this band?

...zzz

Wentz_Equals_Death (June 9, 2008)

welcome the night? more like, welcome a job... to make money... instead of selling a bunch of stuff nobody wants ... amirite

Mammoth (June 9, 2008)

Maybe they record this at Sonic Iguana instead...

dlangl4 (June 9, 2008)

We need to all collectively win that CD collection and get ripping.

TheMadScatter (June 9, 2008)

Flap a wap trap a snap key rap crap.

If kris roe wants to make something no one will ever care about and waste all his money, maybe he should make a baby.

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baldsteve (June 9, 2008)

he already did that, can't sell those on ebay...legally.

fallingupwards84 (June 9, 2008)

well he technically made money off it through that single on SLA

RunninRiot86 (June 9, 2008)

It's really sad when I equate eBay with Kris Roe.

kraze (June 9, 2008)

The fact that his collection of records that he has collected all of his life isn't even up to a grand depresses me, i feel really bad for this guy.

jacknife737 (June 9, 2008)

"The next time one of you see Kris Roe, give him a dollar and tell him to keep his chin up."

http://www.punknews.org/article/27290

Threewords (June 9, 2008)

isnt selling 1500 cd's that are "backed up to hard drive and ipod" essentially illegal? Oh, the irony.

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Munker (June 9, 2008)

No.

christian (June 10, 2008)

Ummmm...how in the world would that be "essentially illegal?"

Holy_Balls (June 9, 2008)

i never got into them. i don't care if they go back to the sound they had before he had a combover. black flag sticker on some car, no deadhead

urzishra (June 9, 2008)

i hope he isn't a douche anymore.. i heard he got compltely big headed with the major label stuff and "hated" the "older" music that was pretty good pop punk.. heres to good times again maybe?

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