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Meet Actress and Singer-Songwriter Emmy Rossum

You may know Emmy Rossum from the movies Mystic River and The Day After Tomorrow or from television’s Shameless which airs on Showtime. And if you’re a Phantom fan, you probably saw her in the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, for which she received critical acclaim. You may not know, however, that she also has a recording career as a singer-songwriter!

Sentimental Journey

Her newest album, “Sentimental Journey“, will be officially released on January 29th. It’s a collection of classic covers that takes listeners through the American songbook. Each song on the album also represents a month in the year. Continue reading »

I recently received a digital copy of Yanni’s new CD Truth of Touch to review. Truth of Touch is Yanni’s first instrumental release of original compositions in over eight years.

I really didn’t have any prior experience with Yanni other than when I was hearing his name being tossed around as a great new instrumental musician. I am sure that I must have heard a song or two of his, but none that I remember or could name. His style of music is also not something that I would likely have spent too much time dwelling on as a junior high student (we were far too busy seeing how tall we could get our bangs and dressing in way too much neon).

New Yanni: Truth of Touch Album

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Emmy Rossum’s Sentimental Journey

Meet Actress and Singer-Songwriter Emmy Rossum

Sentimental Journey

New Yanni: Truth of Touch Album (Review)