Welcome to EKA134! Today we are joined by Ryan Dominguez of Tokyo Rose! These New Jersey scene favorites of the 2000s went away in 2008 and recently came back with two new singles so we had to find out what the hell happened in the last 18 years. We discuss the glory days of the 2000s New Jersey scene. Bands like Midtown (hi Gabe!), Lifetime, Thursday, Saves The Day, we touch on all of them. We talk touring with the likes of Taking Back Sunday and Bayside, the end of the band, and what led to the rebirth (shoutout Emo Night Karaoke!). Along with this, we also touch on the differences between then and now when it comes to being in a band. Content creation, social media, etc. We’ve come a long way since Myspace! What’s the Mt Rushmore of New Jersey? What state has the best pizza? What is the true ti-state area? Who is the BEST band outta the area? All that and more as Mr. Tokyo Rose tells all in this salacious interview! (LOL)

Tokyo Rose just dropped a new single, Ugly Comes Out, go stream it on your preferred streaming platform. Thanks for joining us Ryan!

With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gary Cioni, Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Cute Is What We Aim For, Origami Angel, Dear Maryanne, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, Primrose and so many others.

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