Jacob’s Fitness Journey Update-Summer 2015

Murph CrossFit RX

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It has been a while since I last wrote about my fitness journey! The good news…I am getting stronger every day! I have hit several major benchmarks such as getting a 2-rep max of 175 on a jerk, a 1-rep max of … [Continue reading]

New Music Releases: Week of August 28, 2015

The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com  Welcome to the final August 2015 edition of New Music Releases! To commemorate this edition, I have picked some of the best new material from veteran (and rising) music acts in the industry Without … [Continue reading]

It’s “All About the Judges” on “AGT” results show

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the final set of AGT quarterfinalists performed on the Radio City Music Hall stage. Some acts like Alicia Michilli, Freelusion, Metal Mulisha Fitz Army and Oz Pearlman delivered spectacular … [Continue reading]

A Word from the Publisher: The WDBJ-TV Shooting

Alison Parker and Adam Ward CBS 7 News

Jake’s Take is sending their thoughts and prayers to the families, friends and co-workers of WDJB-TV reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. According to CBS News, CNN and Yahoo News, these two journalists, both in their 20s, were … [Continue reading]

“America’s Got Talent: Season 10” Quarterfinals conclude

Oz Pearlman Mentalist AGT

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Over the past two weeks, America’s Got Talent’s quarterfinalists have taken the Radio City Music Hall stage by storm! While there have been some outstanding performances such as Siro-A’s spectacular live show … [Continue reading]

A Conversation with Terry Manning

Terry Manning photograph

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For Terry Manning, he has built a career out of two loves: music and photography. When he first entered the music industry in the late 1960s, Terry worked as an engineer and producer at the iconic Stax … [Continue reading]

Emily West and William Close return to “AGT”

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Two of my favorite music acts that appeared on America’s Got Talent are William Close and the Earth Harp Collective (Season Seven) and Emily West (Season Nine). Tonight, they came home just in time as host … [Continue reading]

Golden Buzzer acts headline Week Two of “America’s Got Talent” live shows

Freckled Sky at Radio City Music Hall AGT

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, America’s Got Talent went live! Multiple acts took to the stage and delivered superb performances. At the end of Wednesday’s show, we learned that Piff the Magic Dragon, Drew Lynch, Siro-A, Alondra … [Continue reading]

A Word from the Publisher: “Jake’s Take’s” Fourth Anniversary

Jake's Take: Year in Review (2014)

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com August is a very important month in the Jake's Take calendar! This month is when I started my blogging endeavors. For those readers are new to the joyride known as Jake’s Take, I will give you a quick … [Continue reading]

New Music Releases: Week of August 15, 2015

All For You Emily West album

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the latest edition of New Music Releases! This week, we have an all-star group of Jake’s Take favorites and Top 40 darlings. So without further ado, let’s get this party … [Continue reading]

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