By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, the best, average and abysmal undiscovered acts in America had one final chance to prove they are worthy of $1,000,000 and headlining a show in Las Vegas. Who impressed the judges (Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel) and the country? Read on to find out… Mara Justine: […]
The Five Question Challenge with Marc Fitt
September 8, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ever since I started CrossFit two years ago, I look to athletes that inspire me to continue my fitness journey. One athlete that I admire is fitness model and personal trainer Marc Fitt! His inspirational posts on social media have caught the attention of over 400,000 followers on Instagram and 1,600,000 […]
A Conversation with Semi Precious Weapons’ Justin Tranter
September 6, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 40 years ago, New York-based band The Ramones changed the music world forever when they introduced punk rock to the masses. Today, one of the legendary group’s many heirs, the Brooklyn-originated & LA-based Indie Pop-Rock band Semi Precious Weapons, is about to claim their birthright with the announcement of their fourth […]
An Eulogy for My Grandfather-Ralph Matzdorff
September 5, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com (Publisher’s Note: Recently, my maternal grandfather, Ralph Matzdorff, passed away. Here is the eulogy I wrote for and read at yesterday’s memorial service.) This is something that I did not want to happen for a very, very long time. For 26 years, my grandfather, Ralph Matzdorff, was a constant light in […]
A Tribute to Joan Rivers (1933-2014)
September 4, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the second time in two months, Hollywood lost one of its greatest artists. Multiple outlets including ABC News, E! Entertainment Network and NBC News have announced that comedian and TV personality Joan Rivers has died. The Queen of “Can We Talk?” was born Joan Alexandra Molinsky on June 8, 1933 […]
New Music Releases: Week of September 1, 2014
September 3, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com V by Maroon 5 V marks Maroon 5’s fifth studio album and the first time in four years that keyboardist Jesse Carmichael participated in the album’s recording process. Since Hands All Over, the LA based band has been slowly evolving their music to a pop rock-based sound. With the help of […]
AcroArmy, Emil & Dariel and Mat Franco deliver in the second “AGT” Semi-Finals round
September 2, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, 12 more acts proved themselves worthy to go through to the AGT Top 12! It is more crucial than ever to vote for talent then back story! In all honesty, several acts such as Aerial Animation, Andrey Moraru and Flight Jump Rope Crew should have made into the group over […]
A Note from the Editor: 25-A “Birth” Year In Review
September 1, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy Labor Day, Everyone! Two days from now, I will be turn 26! As I turned a quarter-of-a-century old, I reflected on the countless incredible things I did during my 25th year on this planet. CrossFit: I celebrated my first year in CrossFit by competing in two CrossFit competitions. While I […]
Jake’s Take On…Pop Bytes (Week of August 25, 2014)
August 29, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to another exciting edition of Pop Bytes! There were a lot of interesting events that went on this week. Here are my takes on each of these events! Miley brings a fugitive to the VMAs: In one of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards’ most poignant moments, Miley Cyrus asked […]
Ariana Grande soars while “AGT” reveals the first members of the Top 12
August 27, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, America’s Got Talent: Season Nine’s Semifinals began! Some of the acts (Andrey Moraru, Emily West and Sons of Serendip) brought the house down! Other acts (Mara Justine, Miguel Dakota and Mike Super) had no business being on the Radio City Music Hall stage in the first place. But, it […]
