The Five Question Challenge with “Hidden Tears Project” Co-Founders Jordan Marinov & Jason Gurvitz

The Hidden Tears Project

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome The Hidden Tears Project co-founders Jordan Marinov and Jason Gurvitz to Jake’s Take! The Hidden Tears Project’s mission is to put a spotlight on the fastest growing illegal … [Continue reading]

“AGT 10th Anniversary” finalists revealed: Part One

AGT Season 10 Semifinalists

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the America’s Got Talent: Season 10 semifinalists dazzled the Radio City Music Hall audience with their talents. Several frontrunners such as Drew Lynch, Oz Pearlman, Samantha Johnson and Siro-A … [Continue reading]

The Five Question Challenge with Loren Smith

Loren Smith singer-songwriter

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am very excited to welcome singer-songwriter Loren Smith to Jake’s Take! When I first heard Loren’s voice on his music video, “Beautiful Smile,” I immediately thought of the late soul man extraordinaire … [Continue reading]

Frontrunners Drew Lynch, Oz Pearlman and Siro-A take charge of Week 1 of “AGT” Semifinals

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com After three impressive quarterfinal rounds, it is time to for the Semifinals! At this stage of the game, I could divide the acts into a couple of different categories: sure thing finalists (Drew Lynch, Oz … [Continue reading]

Jacob’s Fitness Journey Update-Summer 2015

Murph CrossFit RX

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It has been a while since I last wrote about my fitness journey! The good news…I am getting stronger every day! I have hit several major benchmarks such as getting a 2-rep max of 175 on a jerk, a 1-rep max of … [Continue reading]

New Music Releases: Week of August 28, 2015

The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com  Welcome to the final August 2015 edition of New Music Releases! To commemorate this edition, I have picked some of the best new material from veteran (and rising) music acts in the industry Without … [Continue reading]

It’s “All About the Judges” on “AGT” results show

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the final set of AGT quarterfinalists performed on the Radio City Music Hall stage. Some acts like Alicia Michilli, Freelusion, Metal Mulisha Fitz Army and Oz Pearlman delivered spectacular … [Continue reading]

A Word from the Publisher: The WDBJ-TV Shooting

Alison Parker and Adam Ward CBS 7 News

Jake’s Take is sending their thoughts and prayers to the families, friends and co-workers of WDJB-TV reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. According to CBS News, CNN and Yahoo News, these two journalists, both in their 20s, were … [Continue reading]

“America’s Got Talent: Season 10” Quarterfinals conclude

Oz Pearlman Mentalist AGT

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Over the past two weeks, America’s Got Talent’s quarterfinalists have taken the Radio City Music Hall stage by storm! While there have been some outstanding performances such as Siro-A’s spectacular live show … [Continue reading]

A Conversation with Terry Manning

Terry Manning photograph

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For Terry Manning, he has built a career out of two loves: music and photography. When he first entered the music industry in the late 1960s, Terry worked as an engineer and producer at the iconic Stax … [Continue reading]

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