Jake's Take on Entertainment & Pop Culture
Saturday, December 31, 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. The show started on NBC during 1972-1973 but since New Year's Eve 1973, the show has always been on the Alphabet Network. Besides changing networks, the … [Continue reading]
Rising singer-songwriter Mikey Wax has started out his career with an incredible start. His 2008 debut album Change Again entered number 46 on the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia iTunes Top 100 Pop Charts. He completed several cross-county … [Continue reading]
Before competitive shows like American Idol, America’s Got Talent and So You Think You Can Dance debut on their respective networks, there was one talent show that created stars out of their contestants. This show was called Star Search. … [Continue reading]
The second part of the countdown celebrates the 10 best performances that were featured on CBS’s The Kennedy Center Honors. So before you see Meryl Streep, Sonny Rollins, Yo-Yo Ma, Neil Diamond and Barbara Cook get honored on December 27, 2011. … [Continue reading]
One of the specials that this author enjoys every year is CBS’ The Kennedy Center Honors. Since 1978, the ceremony honors men and women who have given contributions to American Culture through music, movies, television and theater. Past honorees … [Continue reading]
Nine days before the world says goodbye to 2011, re-expierence the best moments in television from this year. 5. J.R. Martinez-From All My Children star to DWTS Champion As actor and Army Veteran J.R. Martinez left All My … [Continue reading]
In the second part of my interview series with Internet host Josh Skinner, the WithJosh.com host talks to me about his most memorable interviews. Jacob Elyachar: Could you name your three most memorable interviews? Josh Skinner: I’ve done … [Continue reading]
After thousands of auditions, tragic eliminations, temper tantrums and brilliant performances…. either Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik and Melanie Amaro will walk away with a $5 million recording contract and the title of The X Factor Season One Winner. … [Continue reading]
2011 brought us incredible moments in television. This is the first of a two-part series of blog posts. 10. Rachel Crow’s Shocking Elimination on X Factor One of the very first auditions that Americans saw from the first … [Continue reading]
Since he was 11 years old, actor, withjosh.com host and songwriter Josh Skinner has been all over the entertainment industry. Recently this triple-threat sat down with me for a series of interviews. Jacob Elyachar: You started your show business … [Continue reading]
