By: Jacob Elyachar For the past three weeks, nine candidates have faced proved themselves to three of the Food Network’s biggest stars: Alton Brown, Bobby Flay and Giada de Laurentiis. Tonight, they faced a big challenge! Did anyone crumble from the pressure? Was a frontrunner eliminated? Who was in jeopardy? Read on to find out…. […]
Catching Up with Mime Game’s Dillon DeVoe
June 20, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar It is a pleasure to welcome Mime Game’s Dillon DeVoe back to Jake’s Take. The singer-songwriter is currently hard at work at creating his upcoming debut album. So far, this year Dillon has performed in multiple venues around the Midwest, released a three-track EP titled Mountain and performed at South by Southwest […]
Chicago’s “Got Talent”
June 19, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last night, AGT judges Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Mel B took the show to the Windy City to find the next best thing! The Omega Force Strength Team kicked the evening off with incredible feats of strength including their oldest member (75-years-old) doing a 300-lbs squat and one of […]
The fourth “Voice” winner is crowned!
June 18, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar This is it! Tonight, the fourth winner was crowned! But before Voice host Carson Daly revealed the winner…the audience was treated to dozens of amazing performances. Christina Aguilera came home a vengeance as she and Pitbull performed their massive hit: “Feel This Moment.” Her vocals were bombastic as confetti rained down on […]
New Music Releases: Week of June 17, 2013
June 18, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to another exciting week of New Music Releases! This week, Jake’s Take dives into new albums from the Mowgli’s, Kanye West and Kelly Rowland. Plus, I will also take a look at hot singles from Britney Spears and Gavin DeGraw. Waiting for the Dawn by the Mowgli’s One of Jake’s Take’s […]
Michelle Chamuel takes on Team Blake in the fourth season “Voice” finale
June 17, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Three months ago, hundreds of artists appeared on the Blind Audition stage in hopes to catch the attention of four of the biggest names in music: Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira and Usher. Only four-dozen acts received the invitations to compete on a spot on their coaches’ teams in the Live Shows. […]
The Top 10 Performances from The Voice: Season Four
June 17, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Tonight, Michelle Chamuel, Danielle Bradbery and the Swon Brothers will take the Voice stage for the final time. At stake, a recording contract with Universal Music Group and the privilege to join Javier Colon, Jermaine Paul and Cassadee Pope in the Winner’s Club! But before they take the stage, here are the […]
Food Network Star does “Chopped”
June 16, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar It is down to 10 finalists on Food Network Star! This week, while Giada was shooting segments in New York, Alton and Bobby were joined by Chopped judge and the reigning winner of Next Iron Chef: Alex Guarnaschelli. But before Chef Guarnaschelli met the 10 contenders, Alton and Bobby introduced this week’s […]
Jacob’s Movie Review: Man of Steel
June 15, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar For the first time in seven years, the Man of Steel flew on the Silver Screen. Instead of sinking to the bottom of the ocean like Superman Returns, this film took moviegoers on a journey that breached Earth’s atmosphere and sent us to the remains of Krypton and back. There were three […]
The 5 Question Challenge with the Buff Dudes
June 14, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar The Buff Dudes are the first duo to tackle my 5 Questions Challenge! Brothers Hudson and Brandon White have taken their love of fitness to the next level as they inspired thousands of people around the world to adapt the B.U.F.F. lifestyle. With over 34,000 subscribers on YouTube and thousands […]
