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 […]
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 […]
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 […]