# Tokyo Rose

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Tokyo Rose: World War II’s most controversial radio DJ

In World War II, the Japanese military operated a propaganda station called Radio Tokyo. Along with jazz music, the station featured several English-speaking female announcers, who became collectively known as Tokyo Rose. But who was Tokyo Rose? And was she really the treacherous villain that the U…

The Comeback Story Every Emo Fan Needs to Hear | Tokyo Rose Interview

Tokyo Rose is back. In this episode of OurSpace with Matt Vettese, Ryan of Tokyo Rose joins the show to talk about the band’s rise during the golden era of emo and pop punk, touring with bands like Taking Back Sunday and The Starting Line, and why the band quietly disappeared after their album lea…

Kerre Woodham: As far as Budgets in tough times go, this was a pretty good one

As far as Budgets in economically precarious times go, I thought it was a pretty good one.  And save yourself the 20 cents, anonymous texter. I can see you typing from here. "Well, you would say that, Tokyo Rose, wouldn't you?"  Well yes, come on, be fair though – what on Earth were they supposed …

Kerre Woodham: As far as Budgets in tough times go, this was a pretty good one

As far as Budgets in economically precarious times go, I thought it was a pretty good one.  And save yourself the 20 cents, anonymous texter. I can see you typing from here. "Well, you would say that, Tokyo Rose, wouldn't you?"  Well yes, come on, be fair though – what on Earth were they supposed …

Ryan Dominguez (Tokyo Rose)

On this episode of The Rumors Are True, we welcome Ryan Dominguez from the band Tokyo Rose. Ryan joins us for a conversation about the formation of Tokyo Rose, the New Jersey emo and pop-punk scene of the early 2000s, and the journey that led the band from local shows to national tours, the Vans…

Episode 254 | Ryan Dominguez of Tokyo Rose

On this episode we have on Ryan Dominguez from the band Tokyo Rose.  We talk about becoming a father through adoption, going from a music career to school to a teacher, how they got the band back together after 20 years, being a New York sports fan, going to baseball games with his son, what’s dif…

The Return Of Tokyo Rose: Why This Emo Band Returned to Music 18 Years After Their Last Album

The emo scene is alive and well once again like it was all the way back in the mid 2000’s. We are seeing bands like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy headlining major music festivals. We are seeing a resurgence of emo sounds and intricacies return to new music thanks to the long standing influen…

RH02 | We tune in bigly to shortwave radio

Long before cable TV, YouTube, and social media, there was radio. We grew up listening to local AM and FM stations, sometimes on our very own portable transistor radios. But there was another type of radio broadcast out there in the ether, one with a secretive, faintly Cold War flavour to its name:…

Almost Punk Enough Ep. 41: Tokyo Rose

After nearly 20 years without new music, New Jersey emo and pop-punk veterans Tokyo Rose are back, and they're not just here for a nostalgia trip.On this episode of Almost Punk Enough, Bad Dad sits down with Tokyo Rose's Chris Poulsen to talk about the band's return, their new EP Never Say Die and …

Tokyo Rose on Reading the Room, Hip-Hop, and the Changing Dance Floor

DJ Tokyo Rose joins Heidi Hartwig for a conversation about the craft of reading a room and the changes reshaping New York nightlife. She talks about landing early Lower East Side gigs by carrying a mixtape from club to club, the mentors who opened doors, and the women DJs she rarely saw when she st…