By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Singer-songwriter Daniel Sobrino is the latest artist to tackle The Five Question Challenge! When he was 19-years-old, Mr. Sobrino moved to Los Angeles from Mexico City to pursue his dream of working in the recording industry. Using his musical influences such as Sia, Adele and Coldplay as guides, Mr. Sobrino […]
The Final Three perform with their coaches on night one of “The Voice: Season Five”
December 16, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! Tonight, Team Adam’s Will Champlin and Tessanne Chin and Team Christina’s Jacquie Lee performed one more time for your votes! At stake…a recording contract with Universal Music Group and the title of winner of The Voice! Which songs did the Final Three sing? Who stole the show? Read […]
Peter Pan delivers a final act of vengeance on “Once Upon A Time”
December 15, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This season, Once Upon A Time transported the show out of Storybrooke and into Neverland! Several of the show’s greatest heroes and villains joined forces to rescue Henry…who was kidnapped by Greg and Tamera at the behest of Peter Pan. Pan (who was really Rumple’s father) schemed to take the heart […]
The Top 10 Performances of “The Voice: Season Five”
December 15, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tomorrow night, Will Champlin, Tessanne Chin and Jacquie Lee have one final chance to convince America that they are The Voice of Season Five! But before the trio takes the stage…here are 10 of the most memorable performances from this season! 10. Preston Pohl: “Electric Feel” Our countdown kicks off with […]
Jake’s Take On…The Five Reasons Why Will Champlin Should Win “The Voice”
December 13, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com On Monday, three astonishing singers will duke it out one more time to become the winner of The Voice: Season Five! While Jacquie Lee and Tessanne Chin are undeniably superb vocalists, there is one man that has fought harder than anyone to get to this season’s finale…and that man’s name is […]
A Night At The Theatre: Beauty & The Beast
December 12, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of my all-time favorite Disney films is Beauty & The Beast! Watching this film (and later the Disney World stage show) was a pure delight for me. I have fond memories of the classic ballroom scene and still get chills when Angela Lansbury sings the title song as Belle and […]
A Conversation with Branden James
December 11, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Classical-crossover singer Branden James had one of the best auditions on a Reality TV competition show this year. His audition on America’s Got Talent received over 528,000 views on YouTube and propelled him to be one of the most powerful male vocalists that has ever appeared on the show. But before […]
New Music Releases: Week of December 10, 2013
December 10, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to one of the most diverse editions of New Music Releases in Jake’s Take history! Because the Internet by Childish Gambino The second studio album from Community actor and comedian Donald Glover is probably the biggest surprise of the year! Because the Internet gives listeners something that Yeezus and Magna […]
The Final Five battle it out on “The Voice”
December 9, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! The Final Five sang for their lives as The Voice had their Season Five Semi-Finals! Who shined? Who fell flat? Read on to find out! Each artist had one chance to impress America and after the Final Five performed “Best Day of My Life,” it was James Wolpert’s […]
Pan-Henry causes trouble while the Charmings fight Medusa on “OUAT”
December 8, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, the Charmings and their allies rescued Henry, Wendy and the Lost Boys from Neverland. However, what they did not know was that Peter Pan pulled a Octavian twist (see Superior Spider-Man for the term) and switched minds with Henry. The only person that knows the truth is Felix, Pan’s […]
