By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I will be honest with you. Last night’s edition of The Voice was a mixed bag. Team Miley’s Ali Caldwell emerged from the pack and became the season’s newest frontrunner. Also, both Aaron Gibson and Brendan Fletcher turned the Universal Studios Hollywood soundstage into a rocker battle. Meanwhile, contenders We McDonald, […]
Garth Brooks mentors “The Voice: Season 11” Top 12
November 14, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The King of Country Music is in the house! This week, the Top 12 worked with Garth Brooks and their coaches (Adam Levine, Alicia Keys, Blake Shelton, and Miley Cyrus) as the Live Rounds continue. Did “The River” singer work his magic and helped the artists break from the pack? Who […]
Emma & Regina’s journey into Mirror World on “Once Upon A Time”
November 13, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Charming Family and their allies have one royal problem on their hands. The Evil Queen has arrived in Storybrooke and had one goal: destroy everyone’s happy endings. So far, the Enchanted Forest’s wicked ruler has tried in vain to tear Storybrooke’s favorite family apart by recruiting allies such as Hyde, […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews (Week of November 11, 2016)
November 11, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! Let’s get this party started! 57th & 9th by Sting Sting kicks off this week’s edition! 57th & 9th is the 2014 Kennedy Center Honoree’s first rock album in 13 years. From the first song, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You” to “The […]
A Conversation with James Cant IFBB Pro
November 9, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome one of my generation’s most inspiring fitness entrepreneurs, James Cant, to Jake’s Take. He is Australia’s top-ranked IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding) Pro! During the first half of the decade, James competed in numerous fitness competitions such as the IFBB Australasian, Australian Nationals, and South […]
Decision 2016 in Pop Culture-Jake’s Take’s Favorite Moments from the Campaign
November 8, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States. Throughout this difficult and emotional campaign, pop culture has provided us with hysterical sketches that made us smile, laugh, and think. Jake’s Take pays homage to some of the best bits from this election cycle! […]
“The Voice: Season 11” Top 20 Goes Live
November 7, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Voice: Season 11 went live for the first time this season! Also, for the first time in show history, fans can vote live, and by the end of the night, we will learn who will be this season’s Top 12. Which artists were saved by the American public? Who was […]
Catching Up with Nathan Graham (The 2016 Edition)
November 7, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor to welcome back one of my generation’s best radio personalities to Jake’s Take: Nathan Graham. Since we last spoke in 2014, Mr. Graham has been promoted to the Assistant Program Director at 103.7 KISS-FM in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His show’s primary audience has shifted from the evenings to […]
The Evil Queen’s almost perfect day on “OUAT”
November 6, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Evil Queen has made her presence known in Storybrooke. Since she returned to the Land of the Living, Her Majesty has allied herself with some of the literature world’s nastiest figures such as Mr. Hyde, the Count of Monte Cristo, and Lady Tremaine to undo the happy endings that Emma […]
Jake’s Take at the Movies: Doctor Strange
November 5, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Of all the characters in the Marvel Comics encyclopedia, I have to say that Doctor Strange remains one of my all-time favorites. Every time I played Marvel Ultimate Alliance on my Nintendo GameCube, I always put him on my team because of his omnipresent magical capabilities. Also, his recently relaunched comic […]
