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The Ataris story reads like a punk-rock
fairy tale. It starts with a teenager named Kris
Roe living in boring mid-western town (Anderson,
Indiana) who goes to a Vandals show and gives
the band a tape. A few weeks later, he gets a
call from Vandals bassist--and owner of Kung Fu
Records--Joe Escalante asking him to record for
his label. So the guy moves to California and
puts a band together with drummer Derrick Plourde
(ex-Lagwagon). Then he makes a record called "Anywhere
But Here," which is produced by Vandals'
guitarist Warren Fitzgerald and gets invited to
tour with some of his favorite bands. Then the
lucky bugger puts together a solid new line-up,
becomes Fat Mike from NOFX's favorite new band
and then releases an EP Look Forward to Failure,
which is produced by members of the Descendents.
The saga continues with Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next
12 Exits, produced by Lagwagon singer/producer
Joey Cape for Kung Fu Records--which has sold
an average of over 600 copies per week worldwide
since its April 1999 release, and still growing.
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