By: Jacob Elyachar Radio City Music Hall has forced the America’s Got Talent quarter finalists to take their talent to a whole new level. So far, 12 acts have succeeded in impressing both judges Howard Stern, Mel B, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum and America and have earned a place in the AGT Season Eight […]
New Music Releases: Week of August 13, 2013
August 13, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar New Music Releases is back! This week, I reviewed hot new singles from Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Cassadee Pope and The Wanted! “Roar” by Katy Perry For the first time since 2010’s Teenage Dream, the “Firework” singer has produced a new song. “Roar” features strong vocals from the Smurfette voice […]
The News Night family faced personal challenges on “The Newsroom”
August 12, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar We are more than halfway into Season Two and already fans have learned about the Genoa story that causes the News Night with Will McAvoy staff to fall from grace. In addition, several characters experienced heartbreak, backstabbing and jail throughout the first four episodes. Last night, the show took on one of […]
Jacob’s Movie Review: We’re The Millers
August 11, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! Spoilers are ahead! Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing the new comedy We’re The Millers. It was a hysterical one-hour and 50-minute ride that had a terrific cast and a superior screenplay. We’re The Millers focuses on drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) who must pick up a massive […]
A Conversation with The Chain Game’s Wade Holland
August 9, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar While I was studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder, I had the chance to follow a video series called: the Adventurous 500. One of the co-hosts of the series was University of Colorado alum Wade Holland. He teamed up with Adventurous 500 founder Ryan Park to document all of their […]
Four more acts go through to the Semi-Finals on AGT Week Three Result Show!
August 7, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last night, 12 acts took to the Radio City Music Hall stage and delivered a diverse array of performances that either bedazzled the crowd or confused the judges. But who moved on to the next round? Read on to find out! After seeing behind the scenes footage of last night’s performance show, […]
Dance acts and singers astonish on AGT’s third week of quarterfinals
August 6, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar So far…24 acts have performed for America’s vote and only eight acts have made it into the Season Eight semi-finals. Tonight, 12 new acts gave it all they got to not only impress judges Howard Stern, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, but also to the audience in Radio City Music […]
A Conversation with Rizzloe Jones
August 6, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar While I was covering this year’s Mix 93.3’s Red, White and Boom concert, I noticed that there was a long line of girls blocking some aisles at Starlight Theatre. It turned out that the girls were waiting to meet singer-rapper and Kansas City native Rizzloe Jones, who made his national debut on […]
Maggie’s Uganda Trip is revealed on “The Newsroom”
August 5, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last season, Newsroom viewers saw the News Night with Will McAvoy team came up on top against their bosses and delivered a harsh criticism of the Tea Party on-air. However, so far this season, fans saw the beginnings of a series of events that destroyed the show and put them in […]
A Conversation with Kirk Montgomery
August 1, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Denver’s KUSA-TV NBC 9 News’ Kirk Montgomery is the latest person to have “A Conversation” with Jake’s Take. I had the pleasure of meeting the 9 News Entertainment Anchor when I worked as an intern for KUSA-TV during the summer I graduated from the University of Colorado. Mr. Montgomery’s seven-minute E-Block informs […]
