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Acclaimed producer Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson) and artist Brandon Zano were feeling the pandemic depression hard. So they wrote “It’s Gonna Be OK,” a melodic mantra that aims to calm people coping with what may be the world’s “new normal.” The duo invited members of the Ataris, Kill Hannah and Filter among […]

On Monday night, the Ataris frontman Kris Roe was innocently involved in a high-speed police chase. As a reportedly stolen Dodge Charger sped around Hollywood, it struck the frontman’s van head-on during a police pursuit. In the process of the crash, Roe’s 10-ton van was sent into the parking lane. Additionally, the impact sent Roe’s French […]

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we’ll pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it’s up to you to decide who comes out on […]

Kris Roe of the Ataris recently revealed in an interview that the band's long-awaited new full-length, Graveyard Of The Atlantic, should see a summer release via Paper + Plastick. Via AMP: “But for the album, in May/June I am going back into the studio to finish the vocals for the seven remaining songs. Currently all […]