By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Smashing Satellites’ lead singer Salvatore Costa to Jake’s Take! Before he joined this band, Salvatore was the lead guitarist and a vocalist for rock band My Darkest Days. After releasing two successful albums with My Darkest Days, Salvatore left the band and worked on a […]
The Top 10 Performances from AGT: Season Nine
September 13, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This coming Tuesday, AcroArmy, Emily West, Mat Franco, Miguel Dakota, Quintavious Johnson and Sons of Serendip will perform one final time on the Radio City Music Hall stage. Once the performances are done, America will decide which act will win the $1,000,000 prize and the title of winner of America’s Got […]
The Five Question Challenge with Brady Mora
September 11, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Hundreds of athletes are making their way towards St. Cloud, Minnesota where they are about to take the ultimate test in the fitness careers. For three days, these athletes will face multiple WODs (Workouts-of-the-days) that range from a Snatch ladder to a chipper that includes unbroken double unders, shoulder to […]
Jackie Evancho returns to “AGT” as the Final Six of Season Nine are revealed
September 10, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the AGT Top 12 took Radio City Music Hall by storm as they fought for a place in next week’s finale! Which six acts are one step closer to getting their dream realized? Which fan-favorite acts were sent home in disappointment? Read on to find out… Before we got […]
New Music Releases: Week of September 8, 2014
September 10, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to another exciting edition of New Music Releases! This week, I dove into some of the most anticipated albums of 2014 and revealed my prediction on who is this year’s “breakout solo act”! Bulletproof Picasso by Train For those of you that waited for Train’s Bulletproof Picasso, you will […]
Stars are born on the “AGT” Top 12 stage!
September 9, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, the best, average and abysmal undiscovered acts in America had one final chance to prove they are worthy of $1,000,000 and headlining a show in Las Vegas. Who impressed the judges (Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel) and the country? Read on to find out… Mara Justine: […]
The Five Question Challenge with Marc Fitt
September 8, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ever since I started CrossFit two years ago, I look to athletes that inspire me to continue my fitness journey. One athlete that I admire is fitness model and personal trainer Marc Fitt! His inspirational posts on social media have caught the attention of over 400,000 followers on Instagram and 1,600,000 […]
A Conversation with Semi Precious Weapons’ Justin Tranter
September 6, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 40 years ago, New York-based band The Ramones changed the music world forever when they introduced punk rock to the masses. Today, one of the legendary group’s many heirs, the Brooklyn-originated & LA-based Indie Pop-Rock band Semi Precious Weapons, is about to claim their birthright with the announcement of their fourth […]
An Eulogy for My Grandfather-Ralph Matzdorff
September 5, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com (Publisher’s Note: Recently, my maternal grandfather, Ralph Matzdorff, passed away. Here is the eulogy I wrote for and read at yesterday’s memorial service.) This is something that I did not want to happen for a very, very long time. For 26 years, my grandfather, Ralph Matzdorff, was a constant light in […]
A Tribute to Joan Rivers (1933-2014)
September 4, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the second time in two months, Hollywood lost one of its greatest artists. Multiple outlets including ABC News, E! Entertainment Network and NBC News have announced that comedian and TV personality Joan Rivers has died. The Queen of “Can We Talk?” was born Joan Alexandra Molinsky on June 8, 1933 […]
