{"id":17573,"date":"2017-08-04T09:16:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T16:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=17573"},"modified":"2017-08-04T09:20:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T16:20:55","slug":"video-and-exclusive-interview-cold-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2017\/08\/video-and-exclusive-interview-cold-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"Video and Exclusive Interview Cold Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VIDEO FEATURE &amp; WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Band:<strong> \u00a0COLD ROSES<\/strong><br \/>\nMusic Video:\u00a0 \u201c<strong>Staying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Philly-based Indie-Rock Band Cold Roses Releases New Video \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E4DtyJyViHw\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cold Roses captures the essence of the Philly-soul sound in their new album <em>Escape to Anywhere<\/em> released on Los Angeles indie-label Recorded Records. \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy\u201d is the first single\u2014and the infectious chorus jumps out and grabs the listener, especially with the amazing horns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17576\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17576\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17576\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-photo-credit-Gene-Smirnov.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Gene Smirnov\" width=\"660\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-photo-credit-Gene-Smirnov.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-photo-credit-Gene-Smirnov-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Gene Smirnov<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see any contradiction between playing a loud rock \u2019n\u2019 roll song or a quiet acoustic ballad, if it\u2019s all coming from a place that\u2019s real and honest,\u201d says Cold Roses\u2019 singer-guitarist-songwriter Rob Clancy. \u201cI love 60s R&amp;B and soul, so I looked to that stuff and thought, what would happen if we bring in a horn section?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band recorded the new album at Los Angeles\u2019 Cactus studio with veteran producers David J. Holman (who also engineered) and Roger Paglia. It marks the first release for indie label Recorded Records.<\/p>\n<p>We talked with Cold Roses\u2019 Rob Clancy about their unique sound, the collaborative effort and the organic creative inspiration that paved the way for their new album <em>Escape to Anywhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COLD ROSES\u2019 ROB CLANCY Web-Exclusive Interview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>with\u00a0<em>M Music &amp; Musicians<\/em>\u00a0magazine publisher, Merlin David<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did the idea of \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy\u201d come to you?<\/strong><br \/>\nBoth the song and video came about pretty organically. I was in my apartment during a snowstorm, picked up my guitar, and the lyrics and music just seemed to flow out all at once. It was just one of those moments where it felt like the ideas were being sent down from space or something. I had the whole thing written in about an hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about the inspiration for the video.<\/strong><br \/>\nFor the video I knew we couldn\u2019t do something that was too theatrical or dramatic because the song is essentially about just living life. We were kicking a few ideas around with our director, Luke Paglia, but nothing was sticking. He already had a ton of footage of us on the road, in the studio and playing live shows, but we knew we needed something to fill in the blanks. He flew to Philly from Los Angeles when we were all back home and since he already had his camera, I suggested he follow the band around the city letting the camera roll the whole time. By that point it was starting to become obvious that the video needed to be a simple \u201cday in the life\u201d type of concept, and I\u2019m really happy with the way it turned out. I think the video is a good introduction to who we are as a band\u2014by showing the city we live in, being on the road, working\u2014all the fun stuff.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17583\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17583\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17583\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-7-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Luke Paglia\" width=\"660\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-7-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-7-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Luke Paglia<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>How did the new album <em>Escape to Anywhere<\/em> evolve?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was a whole new experience from everything we had done up to that point. Like most rock \u2019n\u2019 roll bands today, all of our previous releases were independently recorded and funded. With <em>Escape to Anywhere<\/em>, we had just signed to our LA-based label Recorded Records and had the pleasure of working with David Holman and Roger Paglia, who helped produce and engineer the record. It was all very exciting, especially being able to work in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us how the songs came together.<\/strong><br \/>\nI had new songs that I would show the band in the hotel room before we went to the studio, so there wasn\u2019t a whole lot of time to sit and deliberate everyone\u2019s parts. I wanted to keep a level of spontaneity and energy in the songs\u2014\u201chere\u2019s the structure, now go.\u201d <em>(Laughs<\/em>) We tracked all the rhythm tracks live, no click track, because we wanted the songs to have a natural feel and groove. It was a real collaborative experience between the band and producers. They took what we were doing\u2014and kicked it into overdrive and refined some of the edges. We experimented with sounds\u2014Mellotron, harmonium, etc. It was fun. There was no \u201cwe\u2019re going to do this my way\u201d kind of thing. It was just going with what the best idea was for the song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has Philadelphia influenced your music\u2014your sound?<\/strong><br \/>\nBeing in Philly forced us to work hard. It\u2019s a town where you know right away whether or not the audience is into your sound. We\u2019ve played to such a wide variety of audiences and we had to find ways to connect with each of them. Philly is also not far from the New York and Jersey shore scenes, and I think you can find traces of that in the music here. There is such a rich heritage of jazz, soul, gospel, opera and a rapidly evolving hip-hop, punk and rock \u2019n\u2019 roll scene in Philly. The idea to add horns in the band was partly inspired by the Philly-soul sound, and using strings in \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy\u201d reminds me of Gamble &amp; Huff and Philadelphia International Records.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who inspired you to write songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Beatles \u201cI Want to Hold Your Hand\u201d is the reason I\u2019m a musician. I was 12 when I first heard it, and I remember feeling like I had just been struck by lighting. It was like having your life flash before your eyes, and I decided then and there that I couldn\u2019t do anything else with my life but play music. It was a very vivid \u201caha\u201d moment. Pandora\u2019s box had been opened. (<em>Laughs<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17582\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-6-Escape-to-Anywhere-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Cold Roses-6 - Escape to Anywhere cover\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-6-Escape-to-Anywhere-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-6-Escape-to-Anywhere-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-6-Escape-to-Anywhere-cover-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>What made you <em>want <\/em>to write songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nI started out playing drums, then picked up guitar, and eventually started singing. I think that each progression was a very gradual attempt at becoming a full-on singer-songwriter. As a drummer I remember thinking \u201ceverybody plays guitar,\u201d but it became increasingly difficult to compose songs behind cylindrical pieces of wood. I was writing poems, short stories and lyrics with no musical accompaniment, so I started teaching myself guitar. I immediately became obsessed with it, practicing 7 to 8 hours a day. I started playing in a couple of bands around Philly and became more interested and invested in songwriting and the songwriting process. Most of the time, I\u2019d been writing songs for other people to sing, but it got to a point where I wasn\u2019t enjoying it or making the music I wanted to make. I left the band I had been in for years, started writing and singing my own songs\u2014and didn\u2019t look back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your creative process for writing songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nThere really isn\u2019t a process because every song comes differently. Most of the time I\u2019ll just sit with a guitar or piano and mess around until I stumble upon something that sounds good, then develop and expand upon it. But there\u2019s no rhyme or reason as to whether the music is written first or the lyrics. I usually record a demo of it, get the band together, and we bash it out. The interesting part is seeing what the other guys in the band do, and how they interpret the songs. There have been times where someone will play a particular rhythm or melody that I didn\u2019t think of, and the song will be that much better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us when something unique inspired you to write a song.<\/strong><br \/>\nA lot of personal favorite songs were ones that almost weren\u2019t songs. One in particular was \u201cNo Silence in the City.\u201d We wrapped up a rehearsal and I had an idea for the verse and chorus, but didn\u2019t know what to do for the middle eight. I remember saying \u201cI have this idea for a song, but I think I\u2019m just going to scrap it.\u201d My drummer and bass player immediately replied \u201cNo!\u201d. I went home that night to finish the song\u2014and it\u2019s still one of my favorite songs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17581\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17581\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17581\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-5-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Luke Paglia\" width=\"660\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-5-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-5-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-5-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Luke Paglia<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What songwriting tip would you like to offer?<\/strong><br \/>\nGet your ideas down while they\u2019re still fresh in your mind. The two things I probably use the most are my notebooks and the recorder on my phone. Some ideas get used right away\u2014others may sit for a while. Others may not become songs at all. You start to create a \u201cmental junkyard\u201d of ideas and pick and choose the things you like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What instrument\/equipment can you not live without?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy electric Epiphone Casino guitar has been my trusted companion on stage and in the studio for almost as long as Cold Roses have been a band. I was always fascinated by that guitar and I bought it a few months after the band started. We\u2019ve been through the mill together and it has become my \u201cLucille.\u201d (<em>Laughs<\/em>) It has a sound and feel that works for me. I also have a custom-built Telecaster that I have been using for the live shows. A luthier friend of mine asked if I had any ideas for a custom-build, to which of course I had plenty, and together we forged a unique, one-of-a-kind Excalibur with an incredible sound.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about your amp?<\/strong><br \/>\nI picked up a Supro Black Magick amplifier when I was in Hollywood last year, and have been absolutely in love with it ever since. It\u2019s an instrument in and of itself, and has been a game-changer to my overall sound. We were in a music store and there were Supro amps on the floor, but no Black Magick. My manager suggested we go checkout the back room, which I reluctantly agreed to. Right as we walked in, there it was\u2014sitting in the corner, like it had been waiting there for me. (<em>Laughs<\/em>) I got it right there and used it for our performances at the Whisky a Go Go.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17580\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17580\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17580\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-4-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Luke Paglia\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-4-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-4-photo-credit-Luke-Paglia-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Luke Paglia<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What about mics?<\/strong><br \/>\nI can\u2019t live without is my Telefunken M80 microphone. It is the greatest sounding microphone I have ever used, and I use it both on stage and when I\u2019m recording at home. I usually hate the sound of my own voice unless I\u2019m singing through a Telefunken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about accessories?<\/strong><br \/>\nI have been an Ernie Ball disciple for years. That\u2019s been my go to. I love the way they feel, sound and play. The other thing I use a lot is Catalinbread guitar effects. They\u2019re out of Portland, OR. They make <em>fabulous<\/em> effects. I have their reverb, delay and one of their foundation overdrive pedals. The cool thing about them is that you almost treat them like an amp. You run your effects into that box\u2014as you would an amp. And so my reverb is on 100% of the time. My delay is on 90% of the time. And the other thing I have is from a little company out Minnesota called Ramble FX. They made an incredible clone of the MKII Twin Bender fuzz pedals\u2014which is the holy grail\u2014germanium transistors, Jeff Beck vintage sound. We can talk gear all day. (<em>Laughs<\/em>) I played a 1964 Vox AC30 in the studio, and I used it\u2014until I found the Surpo\u2014it\u2019s my baby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What PRO are you with?<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019ve been with BMI for a couple years. I think it\u2019s good for songwriters\/artists to join collective organizations that have the artist\u2019s best interests in mind\u2014to help protect their creative properties and interests.<br \/>\n<strong>Do you remember the first time you heard one of your songs on the radio?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first major radio station that played us was 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia. They\u2019re one of the city\u2019s longest-running stations and they featured us as their \u201cLocal Artist of the Month\u201d a couple of years ago. I was in my apartment when they played one of our songs, and I started jumping up and down like a kid on Christmas day. It was surreal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17579\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17579\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17579\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-3-photo-credit-GeneSmirnov.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Gene Smirnov\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-3-photo-credit-GeneSmirnov.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-3-photo-credit-GeneSmirnov-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Gene Smirnov<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Top 5 Musicians\u00a0who inspired you to become a musician?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Lennon, Ringo Starr, Jimmy Page, Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Cash. There are hundreds more who have had a major impact on me, but these are sort of the \u201cFounding Fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your Top 5 favorite albums of all time?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Rubber Soul<\/em> (1965) \u2013 The Beatles<br \/>\n<em>Led Zeppelin I<\/em> (1969) \u2013 Led Zeppelin<br \/>\n<em>Born to Run<\/em> (1975) \u2013 Bruce Springsteen<br \/>\n<em>Fear Fun<\/em> (2012) \u2013 Father John Misty<br \/>\n<em>Plastic Ono Band<\/em> (1970) \u2013 John Lennon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about a \u201cpinch me\u201d moment\u2014a time you recorded or played live on stage with someone you admired.<\/strong><br \/>\nA few years ago we opened a show that featured Rival Sons, Stone Temple Pilots and Slash in a 25,000-seat arena. It was our first-time ever playing a show of that magnitude\u2014to a crowd that large. What I think shocked us all was how many people were into it. At that point, I really had to pinch myself. <em>Appetite for Destruction<\/em> was my soundtrack when I was 18. I was a huge Slash fan as well as STP, and Rival Sons have become one of my favorite groups. So between the performance and meeting those bands, it was like a dream. I knew I had to play it cool, but in my head I was all \u201caaahhh!\u201d\u2014trying <em>not<\/em> to fan-boy too much. (<em>Laughs<\/em>)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17578\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17578\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17578\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-2-photo-credit-GeneSmirnov.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Gene Smirnov\" width=\"660\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-2-photo-credit-GeneSmirnov.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-2-photo-credit-GeneSmirnov-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-2-photo-credit-GeneSmirnov-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Gene Smirnov<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Best advice someone has given you?<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvice that still resonates with me was given by my good friend\u2019s dad. He had been a musician in his younger days, had a family and did the corporate thing, realized he hated that lifestyle and focused all his attention back to music\u2014to become one of the \u201cgo-to\u201d drummers in the Asbury Park scene. I really respected that. He said, \u201cSurround yourself with people and players who are either at your level or above you. Otherwise, you\u2019ll never grow and develop.\u201d That really stuck with me, especially when starting Cold Roses. I wanted to play with great players, make great music\u2014and have no limitations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any advice for songwriters?<\/strong><br \/>\nTo songwriters, stay true to yourself, be honest and be vigilant. You may become enticed to change things\u2014about who you are and your music, but if it doesn\u2019t feel right, don\u2019t do it. Your main focus should always be\u2014making the greatest possible piece of art you can, and to keep your sights set on accomplishing that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best advice you\u2019d like to give upcoming musicians?<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause of the \u201cinstant gratification\u201d world we live in, and the <em>American Idol<\/em> mentality, a lot of new musicians get frustrated when they record a demo, play one local show, or upload a song\/video to YouTube\u2014and aren\u2019t famous the next day. It just doesn\u2019t work like that. A lot of the YouTube sensations or quick success stories are often short-lived because they aren\u2019t equipped to handle the demands of their own success. That kind of preparation takes hard work, dedication to your craft, perseverance and most of all\u2014patience. If you don\u2019t enjoy the creative process and are only concerned with the end results, you might as well quit now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe just released our record <em>Escape to Anywhere<\/em> featuring our single \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy,\u201d so we will be playing in a town near you very soon. We\u2019re all very excited to get out on the road and be able to share this record\u2014with everyone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17577\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17577\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17577\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-1-photo-credit-Gene-Smirnov.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Gene Smirnov\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-1-photo-credit-Gene-Smirnov.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-1-photo-credit-Gene-Smirnov-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-1-photo-credit-Gene-Smirnov-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Gene Smirnov<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Cold Roses is<\/strong>:<br \/>\nRob Clancy \u2013 lead vocals, guitars<br \/>\nRobby Webb \u2013 drums<br \/>\nTom Petraccarro \u2013 saxophone<br \/>\nRick Rein \u2013 trumpet<br \/>\nDan Finn \u2013 keyboards<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can your new fans get more info and stay updated?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldrosesband.com\">www.ColdRosesBand.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coldroses\">www.facebook.com\/coldroses<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/coldrosesphilly\">www.twitter.com\/coldrosesphilly<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coldrosesband\">www.instagram.com\/coldrosesband<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17584\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17584\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17584\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-8-live.jpg\" alt=\"Cold Roses  live\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-8-live.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Cold-Roses-8-live-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cold Roses live<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO FEATURE &amp; WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Band: \u00a0COLD ROSES Music Video:\u00a0 \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy\u201d Philly-based Indie-Rock Band Cold Roses Releases New Video \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy\u201d Cold Roses captures the essence of the Philly-soul sound in their new album Escape to Anywhere released on Los Angeles indie-label Recorded Records. \u201cStaying Alive Ain\u2019t Easy\u201d is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7725],"tags":[1354,9385,5879,969,9386,9387,9388,9389,9390,9391,9392,7797,3332,9393,9394,3990,9395,9396,9397,9398,8155,9399,272,4239,1271,1879,4315,9400,7566,3010,9401,7978,9402,9403,9404,9405,9406,28,9407,9408,9409,9410,2376,9411,82,9412,9413,9414,1691,9415,7092,9416,3818,9417,8157,9418,9419,8288,9420,9421,7982],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17573"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17586,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17573\/revisions\/17586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}