New Music Releases: Week of April 7, 2014

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com New Music Releases is back for another week of fantastic music!   Everlasting by Martina McBride The Kansas native’s twelfth studio album is a beautiful cover album that showcases Ms. McBride’s twists on rock, R&B and soul classics.  I loved the rearrangements that Ms. McBride and Don Was did with the […]

Team Blake kicks off “The Voice: Season Six” playoffs

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 20 artists have survived the Blind Auditions and two brutal Battle Rounds to make it to the Playoff Rounds. Here, each artist has one last chance to convince their coaches that they could move onto the Live Rounds! With the Live Rounds starting on April 21, Adam, Blake, Shakira and Usher […]

Sneaky Shelton makes the Final Steal of “The Voice: Season Six”

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! Tonight marked the final night of Battles, Round Two and the power was in Blake Shelton’s hands. Who did the three-time winning coach steal? Which fan-favorite artists will be heading to the Live Playoffs? Read on to find out… Before we get down to business, here is where […]

It’s a Showdown at Sunset on “Once Upon A Time”

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of Baefire/Neal Cassidy. He was murdered trying to save his father from Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West.  His mother, Milah, and his “fiancée” Tamara precede Mr. Cassidy in death.  He left behind his father, Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold, son Henry […]

It’s everyone vs. Jafar on “OUAT in Wonderland” series finale

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com During the 2013-14 Television Season, viewers were transported through the Rabbit Hole and straight to Wonderland. There, they joined Alice and Will Scarlett (the thief formerly known as the Knave of Hearts) on a quest to save Alice’s true love, Cyrus the Genie, from the clutches of an unholy alliance between […]

Discover King Tut at Union Station

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 92 years ago, the world stood in awe as archaeologist Howard Carter found the final resting place of forgotten Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamen. Starting tomorrow, Kansas City’s Union Station will host a five-month expedition that highlights over 1,000 replicas of artifacts from King Tut’s tomb. For Premier Exhibitions’ Vice President of […]

“American Idol XIII”: Auditions Redux

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com If the previous weeks on Idol have shown, anyone (early frontrunner or not) could go home! After saying goodbye to Majesty Rose last week, it was up to Malaya Watson, Jena Irene and Jessica Meuse from stopping this losing streak. Were they able to prove themselves worthy to keep the Idol […]

“The Voice: Season Six” produces explosive second round of Battles

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the Battles, Round Two made its debut on The Voice! Several fan-favorites rose to occasion (Audra, T.J., and Delvin), while others (Cierra and Josh) found themselves eliminated from the competition. Before we get to tonight’s battles, here is where our teams stand: Team Adam: Christina Grimmie & Delvin Choice […]

Catching Up with Kent Speakman

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take is proud to present an exclusive interview with one of Hollywood’s super entrepreneurs: Kent Speakman. The last time he came onto the blog, Kent revealed that he is working on Fameus, a social media network that will change the entertainment industry, which will be launching very soon! In this […]

Chris Martin prepares “The Voice: Season Six” artists for the Second Battle Rounds

  By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Out of the 48 artists that were successful with their Blind Auditions, only 32 artists remain! The Battle Rounds returned with a vengeance. What makes this segment different is that the artists must collaborate with their partner to pick out their song. Once they have done that, they will work […]

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