By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! After countless live performances on The Voice: Season Seven, the Final Three were revealed. In addition, the previously eliminated Top 12 contenders will compete for the show’s first ever Wild Card slot. Which members of the Final Five made it to the finale? Who was brought back to […]
Catching Up with Chris Mann
December 9, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome back Chris Mann to Jake’s Take. After releasing his hit debut album, Roads, and his two PBS Concert Specials: Chris Mann in Concert: A Mann of All Seasons and Home For Christmas: The Chris Mann Christmas Special, The Voice alum is currently traveling across the […]
The Five Question Challenge with Hurricane Love
December 8, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com When I first heard the Swedish arena pop band Hurricane Love’s latest single, “Nowhere to Go,” I was impressed with the sextet’s fiery sound and superb lyrics. Two years ago, Nina, Rasmus, Johanna, Tobias, Magnus and Robin unleashed their creativity and love of music upon their country and they quickly spread […]
Storybrooke goes psycho on “Once Upon A Time”
December 7, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com “You better watch out! You better not cry! You better not pout…I am telling you why: Storybrooke has gone psycho because of Shattered Sight!” Ingrid the Snow Queen’s icy spell has landed and devolved the residents’ minds. For some, it brought their worst attributes back…(welcome back, Evil Queen…we missed your dark […]
2014: A Year in Pop Culture
December 6, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com We are in the final weeks of 2014! As we get closer to both Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Jake’s Take is remembering some of this year’s biggest pop culture stories. Daft Punk “Gets Lucky” at the Grammy Awards The French electronic music duo kicks off our 2014 retrospective as they […]
Jake’s Take On…The 2015 Grammy Nominations
December 5, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Grammys are coming! Every year, the music industry honors the best and brightest with the Grammy Awards. Music icons Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles and Madonna have all made their marks in the business and earned countless […]
New Music Releases: Week of December 1, 2014
December 2, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is ready for an impeccable holiday season! This week, I looked into some of the biggest albums and hottest singles of winter. Rock or Bust by AC/DC One of the world’s most recognizable rock bands is back! The Australian rock legends AC/DC […]
DaNica Shirey stands alone against “The Voice” men
December 1, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a true shame that DaNica Shirey is the last female artist standing! Anita Antoinette, Alessandra Castronovo, Toia Jones and Jean Kelley should be in the places of Chris Jamison, Taylor John Williams, Luke Wade and (especially) Ryan Sill. However, we learned from last season’s X Factor UK, you can […]
Catching Up with Kim Yarbrough
December 1, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome back my friend, Kim Yarbrough, to Jake’s Take! This quadruple threat has been extremely busy this year. Many readers might recognize her as the villainous Madame Lebeuf from Nickelodeon’s hit show The Haunted Hathaways or her guest appearances on Hot in Cleveland, Jane the Virgin […]
The Spell of Shattered Sight takes over Storybrooke
November 30, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ingrid the Snow Queen is about to unleash the greatest evil Storybrooke has ever seen! The Snow Queen’s infamous Spell of Shattered Sight brings out the darkness in anyone. She even transformed Anna from one of the nicest characters in the Disney franchise into a mini Cora during the two-hour episode: […]
