The Voice’s Top Nine prepare to face the Guillotine

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com By 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST/PST), The Voice: Season Nine’s finalists will be revealed. For the four remaining artists, each of them will receive a one-in-four chance of inheriting Sawyer Fredericks’ stash … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: Best Albums of 2015-Part Two

Duran Duran Paper Gods

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com If you missed part one, click here: https://www.jakes-take.com/2015/12/jakes-take-best-albums-of-2015-part-one/ 2015 was a great year for music legends! I am proud to say that four out of five entries in … [Continue reading]

Heart Rocks the Ribbon

Heart Inaugural Rock the Ribbon

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Hundreds of people gathered at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland to commemorate the Susan G. Komen Greater Kansas City’s inaugural Rock the Ribbon concert. This special event celebrated the strength and … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: Best Albums of 2015-Part One

Adam Lambert The Original High

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Countless albums dropped over 2015! I have had the pleasure of reviewing a bulk of them and it was very difficult to determine which artists or groups made this countdown. I hope that this week’s … [Continue reading]

Vandal Savage Takes on the Heroes of “ARROW” & “FLASH”

Vandal Savage ArrowxFlash

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com We are just two months away from DC Entertainment’s eagerly anticipated Legends of Tomorrow. To commemorate this milestone, this year’s annual ARROW-Flash crossover dealt with introducing three characters … [Continue reading]

A Conversation with Maksim Chmerkovskiy

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a true honor and privilege to welcome one of my all-time favorite dancers, Maksim “Maks” Chmerkovskiy, to Jake’s Take.   Maks began to dance at the age of four and when he got into his teenage years, he … [Continue reading]

“The Voice: Season Nine” Top 10 duke it out!

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Who’s not “Happy” that Pharrell is down to only one phenomenal artist, while both lovebirds Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani each have full teams that contain average, abysmal or arrogant artists? I have … [Continue reading]

Dark Hook Unleashes his Wrath on Storybrooke

Captain Dark One OUAT

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Two weeks ago, Once Upon a Time viewers learned what act that caused the Savior to go dark. That act was actually saving Captain Hook’s life. When the Good Captain was mortally hurt in an attack by Arthur and … [Continue reading]

The 12 Defining Performances from Reality TV (the 2015 Edition)

4th Impact Bang Bang X Factor UK audition

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that we are five weeks away from 2015 ending! Every time this year, Jake’s Take looks back at the most impeccable and memorable moments from all aspects of pop culture. Today, I … [Continue reading]

A Conversation with Janita

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Brooklyn is one of New York City’s fastest growing boroughs. With over 2,600,000 people living in the borough, the City of Brooklyn has produced a diverse group of performing artists and musicians over the … [Continue reading]

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