By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This week’s New Music Releases features Top 40 superstars, two Voice alums, two Broadway stars and one impeccable rising soul man! Sweet Talker by Jessie J The last time Jessie J released a full-length studio album stateside was her debut album in 2011. Three years later, the former Voice UK […]
Jake’s Take: Best Albums of 2014-Part One
October 12, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This year, hundreds of albums dropped! I have the pleasure of reviewing a bulk of them and it was very difficult to determine which artists or groups made this countdown. I hope that this week’s three-part column will showcase a diverse group of artists representing multiple genres of music. Without further […]
New Music Releases: Week of October 5, 2014
October 7, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to another exciting edition of New Music Releases! This week’s theme is Girl Power! From powerful rockers to future superstars-in-training, several of these artists prove that the music industry is “A Woman’s World.” 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault by Stevie Nicks To me, Stevie Nicks is the […]
The Five Question Challenge with Ménage
October 6, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ménage is the latest band to tackle The Five Question Challenge! Bela, Basilio and Gabriel Ferreira spent their childhood traveling between Toronto and their ancestral home in a small town in Portugal. Between listening to the traditional Portuguese music and listening to the Beatles, each sibling wanted to pursue a career […]
The Five Question Challenge with Amanda Lamb
October 2, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Amanda Lamb is the latest artist to tackle The Five Question Challenge! Hailing from Southern California, Amanda Lamb was fascinated with music from a very early age. As she got older, she slowly embraced country music after listening to the Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain. Now, Amanda is ready to […]
New Music Releases: Week of September 29, 2014
October 1, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a busy week in the music world as legends, Top 40 darlings and country superstars released new material! No Sound Without Silence by the Script Irish pop rock band The Script’s fourth studio album showcased deeper tracks from the trio. The group continues to honor similar themes of […]
New Music Releases: Week of September 23, 2014 (The Albums Edition)
September 24, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to an Albums edition of New Music Releases! Cheek to Cheek by Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Throughout Tony Bennett’s seven-decade career, he previously recorded full albums with four different artists or groups. This week, Lady Gaga joined Count Basie and his Orchestra, Bill Evans, k.d. Lang and the London […]
The Five Question Challenge with Pentatonix’s Mitch Grassi
September 22, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Pentatonix is one of the most successful a cappella groups of all-time! Since their victory on The Sing-Off’s third season, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado and Kevin Olusola’s EPs have made it to both the Top 10 and Top 20 of the Billboard 200. The quintet is a […]
The Five Question Challenge with Jesse Kinch
September 19, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com When I first heard Jesse Kinch sing “I’ve Put A Spell On You” on Rising Star, I knew that he was going to take the ABC singing competition by storm! Performance after performance, the Long Island rocker commanded the stage and gave viewers chills with his outstanding covers of “Billie Jean” […]
New Music Releases: Week of September 15, 2014
September 17, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This week’s New Music Releases features a diverse group of artists at various stages in their careers. Partners by Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand is one of the greatest singers of all-time! For her 34th studio album, Ms. Streisand recruited a dozen of the music industry’s most beloved male vocalists to […]
