Jake's Take on Entertainment & Pop Culture
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, The Voice kicked off its eleventh season as Adam and Blake welcomed new coaches Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus! Tonight during the Blind Auditions, a recording artist who had a big break … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com New coaches Alicia Keys & Miley Cyrus have arrived on The Voice, and they are slowly starting to change everything surrounding of the NBC singing competition! During the 30-minute preview of The Voice: … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that the America’s Got Talent: Season 11 finale was just last week! One of my favorite acts that made it to the end was Thommy Ten and Amelie van Tass, who are also known as … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Cyndi Lauper is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all-time! She is one of the few artists that has received an Emmy Award (for her guest appearance on NBC’s Mad About You), two Grammys, and a Tony … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! Tonight, America’s Got Talent awarded its $1,000,000 grand prize to the nation’s next big act at the Dolby Theatre. Was history made this evening? Did another Golden Buzzer act win? Read on to … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Thousands auditioned, but hundreds of acts were invited to face the America’s Got Talent (AGT) judges: Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and the first time in AGT history: show creator Simon Cowell. While only … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent: Season 11 will conclude on Wednesday, as host Nick Cannon will announce who is America's next $1,000,000 act! Before any of the Top 10 take the Dolby Theatre stage for their final chance … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com “Where were you when…” is a very familiar phrase that can be used to refer to historical events. For my grandparents’ generation, it was “Where were you when Pearl Harbor happened?” or “When the Japanese … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first September 2016 edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of ground to cover! So let’s get this party started. The Sting Variations by the Tierney Sutton Band … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the second set of America’s Got Talent: Season 11 semifinalists took the Dolby Theatre stage by storm. I believe that there was a fine line between “not ready for prime time” and “ready for Las … [Continue reading]
