By: Jacob Elyachar One of the hottest rising filmmakers that is gaining lots of attention is Grey. The creator of hit webseries: How Far We’ll Go and the Lady of Pink has amassed 1,640,231 views (and growing) on YouTube and was awarded the 2012 Best Drama Webseries Award from VidCon for his work with How […]
A Night at the Theater….Billy Elliot
January 23, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar One of Broadway’s best musicals in the last decade has taken Kansas City by storm. Billy Elliot is based on the 2000 Stephen Daldry/Lee Hall British drama that focuses on a young boy who finds passion in dance as he struggles to earn his father’s approval while dealing with his family’s strife […]
New Music Releases: Week of January 21, 2013
January 22, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar New Music Releases is back! This time around, I will be reviewing Billy Joel’s She’s Got A Way: Love Songs, Jessie Ware’s EP If You’re Never Gonna Move and the latest singles from Tim McGraw, Paramore and Lonestar. She’s Got A Way: Love Songs by Billy Joel Billy Joel’s She’s Got […]
5 Questions with Kosha Dillz
January 21, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Since his debut in 2005, rapper Kosha Dillz has continued to charm music fans with his superb freestyle skills, ability to rap in three different languages: English, Spanish and Hebrew and his creative music videos and amazing studio albums He has worked with a diverse variety of artists including Matisyahu, Snoop Dogg, […]
Jacob’s Eye On….Massholes
January 20, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar One of my favorite web series is Massholes. This mockumentary web series showcases the misadventures of two friends: Jimmy and Paddy, who filmed the famous viral video: Shit Boston Guys (Massholes) Say and have relocated to L.A. with one goal in mind: “To be the next Ben (Affleck) and Matt (Damon).” Along […]
The Best Inauguration Performances
January 18, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar On this Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in President Obama to begin his second term of his presidency. Over the past 20 years, Presidential inaugurations have had multiple events that feature some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry perform in front of the President-elect […]
Big voices soar when Idol returns to Chicago
January 17, 2013 By
Last night, millions tuned in for the American Idol debuts of Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj plus saw 41 hopefuls receive their coveted Golden Tickets to the Hollywood Round. The show returned to Chicago where Jennifer Hudson, Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox and Haley Reinhart successfully auditioned and made it to the Top 12 […]
The Top 50 Songs of the 2010s….So Far: Day 10
January 17, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar If you have not had the opportunity to read day nine of my series, click here: https://jakes-take.com/2013/01/the-top-50-songs-of-the-2010s-so-far-day-nine/ This is it! Here are the five best songs that have been released in the 2010s: 5. “Otis” by Jay-Z & Kanye West “Otis” is a great example of two hip-hop titans banding together to […]
Talent and new judges populate Idol’s stop in NYC
January 16, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar American Idol returned to the airwaves tonight with the first audition show of the season. Joining Idol veterans Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson on their quest to find the next superstar are new judges Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Tonight, the four judges traveled to the Big Apple to hopefully […]
The 12 Best Female Performances in American Idol history
January 15, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar One of the most successful Reality T.V. shows of all time returns tomorrow night on FOX. Idol veterans Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson will welcome Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban to the Judges’ Panel and will also begin their search to find the next superstar. Hopefully, the next American Idol […]
