By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com We are in the final weeks of 2014! As we get closer to both Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Jake’s Take is remembering some of this year’s biggest pop culture stories. Daft Punk “Gets Lucky” at the Grammy Awards The French electronic music duo kicks off our 2014 retrospective as they […]
Jake’s Take On…The 2015 Grammy Nominations
December 5, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Grammys are coming! Every year, the music industry honors the best and brightest with the Grammy Awards. Music icons Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles and Madonna have all made their marks in the business and earned countless […]
New Music Releases: Week of December 1, 2014
December 2, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is ready for an impeccable holiday season! This week, I looked into some of the biggest albums and hottest singles of winter. Rock or Bust by AC/DC One of the world’s most recognizable rock bands is back! The Australian rock legends AC/DC […]
DaNica Shirey stands alone against “The Voice” men
December 1, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a true shame that DaNica Shirey is the last female artist standing! Anita Antoinette, Alessandra Castronovo, Toia Jones and Jean Kelley should be in the places of Chris Jamison, Taylor John Williams, Luke Wade and (especially) Ryan Sill. However, we learned from last season’s X Factor UK, you can […]
Catching Up with Kim Yarbrough
December 1, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome back my friend, Kim Yarbrough, to Jake’s Take! This quadruple threat has been extremely busy this year. Many readers might recognize her as the villainous Madame Lebeuf from Nickelodeon’s hit show The Haunted Hathaways or her guest appearances on Hot in Cleveland, Jane the Virgin […]
The Spell of Shattered Sight takes over Storybrooke
November 30, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ingrid the Snow Queen is about to unleash the greatest evil Storybrooke has ever seen! The Snow Queen’s infamous Spell of Shattered Sight brings out the darkness in anyone. She even transformed Anna from one of the nicest characters in the Disney franchise into a mini Cora during the two-hour episode: […]
The 12 Defining Performances from Reality TV (the 2014 Edition)
November 28, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I enjoy this time of year! Around the holiday season, I unleash several countdowns of epic proportions. Up first…the 12 defining Reality TV performances from 2014! I have looked all over the globe for the best up-and-coming artists that appeared on the Idol, Got Talent, Voice and X Factor franchises. For […]
Taylor Swift takes over “The Voice: Season Seven” Top 10 Results Show!
November 25, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, music legends Clive Davis and Diana Ross along with longtime coach Christina Aguilera advised the Top 10 and it was clear that there were three frontrunners that could possibly be in the Final Three. If they continue to deliver…fans can expect Team Blake’s Craig Wayne Boyd, Team Adam’s Damien […]
Music legends advise “The Voice-Top 10”
November 24, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Voice: Season Seven Top 10 are extremely lucky for three reasons! First, they are on one of the best singing competitions of all-time. Second, they made it passed the thousands of artists that auditioned for a chance to be mentored by Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams. […]
New Music Releases: Week of November 24, 2014 (Thanksgiving edition)
November 24, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Is your home going to be overrun by relatives this Thanksgiving weekend? Do not worry because this week’s New Music Releases has tunes that satisfy even the pickiest of music listeners! Listen by David Guetta It has been three years since David Guetta released his massive CD: Nothin’ But the […]
