By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! Spoilers are ahead! Over the years, several villains have been successful in straining the relationships within the Batman family. Bane in Knightfall, Ra’s Al Ghul in JLA: Tower of Babel, Black Mask in War Games and Dr. Simon Hurt and the Club of Villains in Batman: R.I.P. are among the villains […]
New Music Releases: Week of February 11, 2013
By: Jacob Elyachar New Music Releases is back! This week will include reviews on EPs from Imagine Dragons and Ke$ha plus new singles from Justin Timberlake, Hot Chelle Rae, Bon Jovi and John Fogerty. The Archive by Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons’ sixth EP is the perfect introduction to fans as the band picked five of […]
Six potential writers to replace Geoff Johns on Green Lantern
By: Jacob Elyachar Yesterday, the Associated Press broke the news that longtime Green Lantern writer Geoff Johns will be leaving the title after nine years. Johns was very instrumental in bringing Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps to the forefront of the DC Universe and will be missed. Here are six potential candidates that […]
Jacob Reviews….The 2013 Grammy Awards
By: Jacob Elyachar The Grammys delivered three and a half hours of quality performances. Some of them were fantastic while others did not impress viewers…. Here are my thoughts on tonight’s performances and how I graded them. Taylor Swift: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” Taylor Swift opened the show with a spectacle that […]
The 25 Essential Grammy Performances: Day Three
By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had the chance to read day two of my three-part series, click here: https://jakes-take.com/2013/02/the-25-essential-grammy-moments-day-two/ The Grammys are tonight! Hopefully, this year will bring as many memorable performances such as the ones that are featured below: Christina Aguilera: “It’s A Man’s World” (2007) The future Voice mentor […]
The 25 Essential Grammy Moments: Day Two
By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had the opportunity to read day one of my Grammy series, click here: https://jakes-take.com/2013/02/the-25-essential-grammy-performances-day-one/ This year, the Grammys will feature unforgettable performances from Kelly Clarkson, fun., Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift. In addition to all of these solo performances, many fans have high expectations from collaborative performances including […]
Young Variety Star Search Preview
By: Jacob Elyachar 10 future stars in the Kansas City area will have the chance to compete for a spot in this year’s Variety Show. Thanks to the support of their fan bases, Lexie Althaus, Samantha Fleetwood, Grace Fields, Madison Porter, Alyssa Mendoza, Chloe Kerwin, Kyle Baker, Lily Kincade, Brooke Bestvater, and Andrea Strickler have […]
Ashton’s Monthly Recap-January 2013
Hello everyone! Our favorite DJ has had a busy January. This new feature will recap some of DJ Ashton Martin’s greatest hits of the month and preview what he has in store for his fans next…. January 2013 Highlights Zócalo success Ashton continues to take Zócalo to new heights during his weekly set at the […]
Hollywood Week begins on American Idol
By: Jacob Elyachar Over the course of the season, the American Idol judges (Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj) gave out 295 Golden tickets. This week, all of the contestants have descended to Hollywood for the next round of competition. In an Idol first, the contestants have been divided by gender. The […]