By: Jacob Elyachar Two months ago, thousands of people auditioned in front of AGT judges Howard Stern, Mel B, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum for a chance to win $1,000,000 and a headlining spot on both the America’s Got Talent live show in Vegas and the nationwide tour. Now only 24 acts remain! Tonight, 12 […]
New Music Releases: Week of August 26, 2013
August 27, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to another exciting edition of New Music Releases! This week, I reviewed new albums from Goodie Mob and Alabama plus hot singles from Drew Six, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias and Pentatonix. Age Against the Machine by Goodie Mob For the first time in nine years, Atlanta-based Hip-hop group Goodie Mob has released […]
Timberlake and Macklemore are the Kings of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards
August 25, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar 30 years ago, MTV Video Music Awards aired its first installment. For the first two decades, this show delivered incredible moments that ranged from Madonna in a slutty wedding dress to Michael Jackson performing a medley of his greatest hits. Recently, there were also some wild moments as well including Britney and […]
Jake’s Movie Reviews…Blue Jasmine
August 24, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar One of the objects that I had on my “Things to Do Before I Turned 30” bucket list was to see a Woody Allen film. This legendary entertainer is one of the most endearing (and sometimes polarizing) figures in America cinema. For six decades, Mr. Allen created brilliant pieces of film that […]
Jacob’s Eye On…Forever Evil
August 23, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Warning: Spoilers are ahead! For the first time in three years, darkness is coming to the DC Universe! The villains are taking over and it is not going to be pretty! The upcoming Forever Evil mini-series by creative team Geoff Johns and David Finch will highlight the Secret Society of Super […]
Tom Cotter, Train & the Wild Cards pack “AGT” result show
August 21, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last night, 12 more quarter-finalists had one more chance to prove to both America and the judges (Howard Stern, Mel B, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum) that they deserved to be voted through into the America’s Got Talent: Season Eight Semi-Finals. Some acts rose to the occasion while others were engulfed by […]
AGT has a mixed quarterfinal
August 20, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar So far this season…16 acts have been saved through America’s votes! Tonight was the last chance for the final group of quarter-finalists to impress both judges Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Mel B and the AGT audience. Who impressed the audience? Who got buzzed? Read on to find out…. The […]
New Music Releases: Week of August 19, 2013
August 20, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to another edition of New Music Releases! This week, I reviewed new albums from John Mayer, Jimmy Buffett and Charlie Worsham plus new singles from Jennifer Nettles, John Legend and Simmy. Paradise Valley by John Mayer John Mayer’s sixth studio album is his first album since his vocal surgery last […]
“The Newsroom” experiences a calm before the Genoa storm
August 19, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar It has been a busy year for the News Night with Will McAvoy crew. The team tackled multiple news stories including the Middle East crises, the 2012 election and the Trayvon Martin shooting. However, one of the biggest stories that they went after, Operation Genoa landed them in hot water with the […]
Jake’s Movie Reviews…Lee Daniels’ The Butler
August 17, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing Lee Daniels’ The Butler. This historical drama focuses on Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker)’s rise from a plantation cotton picker to a White House butler. Along the way, he tries to please his wife, Gloria (Oprah Winfrey), experiences a “Cat’s in the Cradle” relationship with […]
