By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last summer, America was introduced to the Bad Boys of Hand Balancing! Longtime friends and acrocomedians, Kristofer and Stefan, delivered out of this world performances on the eighth season of America’s Got … [Continue reading]
It’s All About Me on “Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off”
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The competition is heating up on the Food Network celebrity cooking competition. Last week, Chris Kattan’s scatterbrained antics got him voted off the show, which left Team Guy with three members: Vanilla Ice, … [Continue reading]
The Five Question Challenge with Carly Jamison
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Carly Jamison to Jake’s Take. This Do-It-Yourself New Yorker dominated the Internet with several homemade recordings under the name: A Girl and A Guitar. These … [Continue reading]
Contest Alert: Taste of County Music Festival
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I just heard about this impeccable opportunity for country music fans! My friends over at PopWrapped have teamed up with media group All The Buzz for a special mission! Their goal is to one lucky fan (and a … [Continue reading]
“Idol” finishes up in Austin and travels to San Francisco
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, American Idol returned for its 13th season! Judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr. handed out 45 Golden Tickets during the 2014 premiere episode. How many did they hand out … [Continue reading]
Old faces, new talent populate the “American Idol XIII” premiere
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the biggest television shows of all-time is back! American Idol launched the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Adam Lambert and more! The alumni … [Continue reading]
American Idol’s Best Male Vocalists
This past weekend, I revealed American Idol’s best female vocalists of all-time! If you missed that article, click here to read it: https://jakes-take.com/2014/01/american-idols-best-female-vocalists/ By: Jacob Elyachar, … [Continue reading]
New Music Releases: Week of January 13, 2014
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first 2014 edition of New Music Releases! In this edition, you will find a diverse group of artists representing multiple musical genres! High Hopes by Bruce Springsteen The Boss is … [Continue reading]
“Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off” puts on a luau
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri invited eight new celebrities to tackle Celebrity Cook-Off! Vanilla Ice, Chris Kattan, Herschel Walker and Tiffany were able to please the crowd and guest judge Lee Anne … [Continue reading]
A Conversation with Forte’s Fernando Varela
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome tenor Fernando Varela to Jake’s Take. His vocal talent helped him land not only stints at the Lyric Opera of Central Florida and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, … [Continue reading]