A Conversation with Andrew De Leon: Part One

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last year, Andrew De Leon stunned the America’s Got Talent audience with his astonishing audition in Austin, Texas. His audition also marked the first time, Andrew sang in front of anyone, including his proud parents.  Since his time on the show, the opera singer is hard at work pursuing a music […]

Ashton’s Monthly Recap: February 2013

  DJ Ashton Martin was on a hot streak of successes this month! In this second edition of Ashton’s Monthly Recap, you catch up on all of the events that our favorite DJ participated in and find out what are his plans are for both St. Patrick’s Day and Fake Paddy’s Day. February 2013 Highlights […]

A Conversation with Fitness icon Scott Herman

By: Jacob Elyachar Ask any fitness buff to make a list of the top personal trainers in the world; Scott Herman would be at the top of that list. The fitness icon and former Real World star has accumulated over 69 million views on YouTube and millions of fans (known as Hermanites) across the world […]

New Music Releases: Week of February 25, 2013

By: Jacob Elyachar In the final February edition of New Music Releases, I tackle new albums from Johnny Marr and Michael Bolton, an EP from Tweet and the latest singles from Michael Buble, Crystal Bowersox and Demi Lovato. The Messenger by Johnny Marr For the first time in his four-decade spanning career, British singer-songwriter Johnny […]

Jacob’s Eye On….Dancing with the Stars: Season 16

By: Jacob Elyachar This is it! After months of speculating and dozens of rumors, Dancing with the Stars co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet revealed to GMA’s own Lara Spencer and Sam Champion, the Season 16 cast was revealed. Here are the new hoofers that will be dancing for the Mirror Ball Trophy:   Wynonna […]

The 2013 Oscar Highlights

By: Jacob Elyachar There were incredible highlights during last night’s telecast of the Academy Awards. Here are some of the evening’s most memorable and talked about moments…. The Oscars celebrates James Bond One of the highlights in the early evening was the Academy Awards tribute to James Bond.   After the montage of classic Bond moments […]

The 10 Best Performances from the Oscars

By: Jacob Elyachar Tomorrow night, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Catherine Zeta-Jones and the Cast of Les Miserables will take the Oscars stage to give memorable performances. While the Academy Awards mainly focuses on achievements in film, these award ceremonies have delivered performances that are unforgettable to not only the audience, but to the artists themselves. “Sooner […]

Mel B joins America’s Got Talent

By: Jacob Elyachar It’s official! Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, and FOX News have confirmed that Scary Spice will be joining Howard Stern and Howie Mandel on the America’s Got Talent judging panel this season. Melanie Brown has big shoes to fill as she is replacing beloved judge Sharon Osbourne, who left the show after a […]

10 of Idol’s leading ladies take the Las Vegas stage

Thousands auditioned. Hundreds had the chance to sing for the judges: Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj.   Only 286 people received Golden Tickets and headed to Hollywood to chase their dreams. After countless rounds of singing a cappella, performing in groups and their final solos, 20 men and 20 women have moved […]

Jacob Reviews….Justice League of America #1

By: Jacob Elyachar Warning! Spoilers are ahead! Look out Justice League!   There is a new superhero team in the DC Universe! In the inaugural issue of the relaunched Justice League of America, Geoff Johns and David Finch introduced the team members and also a threat that has not made an appearance since The New 52 […]

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