New Music Tuesday-Week of February 28, 2012

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By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to the newest feature on jacobelyacharjournalist.com.  New Music Tuesday will review the hottest new singles or albums from today’s Top 40 artists, music legends and rising stars. Climax-Usher   “Climax” is the first single that has been released from Usher’s seventh studio album, which will drop later this year.    This single [...]

The Best American Idol Performances of All-Time, Part One

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By: Jacob Elyachar   Starting tomorrow on FOX, American Idol will begin its’ eleventh season of live shows.   To celebrate this incredible accomplishment, jacobelyacharjournalist.com and Examiner.com will cross over once again to countdown to the number-one best Idol performance of all-time.   20. David Cook, “Billie Jean” (Season Seven)   The future season eight American Idol [...]

Oscars Coverage 2012: Academy Award Wrap-Up

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By: Jacob Elyachar As the Hollywood and Highland Center cleans up from the 84th Academy Awards, jacobelyacharjournalist.com would like to congratulate each and every winner from last night’s ceremony. In my last post, I correctly predicted that The Artist would pick up Best Picture; Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin would receive his [...]

Oscars Coverage 2012: Jacob’s Oscar Predictions

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Tonight, Billy Crystal will host the 84th Academy Awards on ABC.   Before the results are revealed to the world, jacobelyacharjournalist.com predicts six major awards including the show’s signature Best Picture and Best Acting awards. Best Picture: Nominees- The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree [...]

Oscars Coverage 2012: Jacob Interviews….Film Enthusiast Lindsay Affleck

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The Oscars are three days away!  Host Billy Crystal will be back in action as the emcee of the evening but before the stars arrive and all eyes will be on the Kodak Theatre, jacobelyacharjournalist.com invited film enthusiast Lindsay Affleck to talk about the major nominees and the possible winners that might walk away with [...]

Oscars Coverage 2012: Welcome Back Billy Crystal

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For the first time in eight years, legendary comedian and iconic Oscar host Billy Crystal returns as the emcee of The 84th Academy Awards. He previously hosted the Oscars eight times in the past two decades.   This will be his first time hosting the 2010 Oscars and his overall ninth go-around as host.    For some [...]

Jacob Interviews….Midwest Dressed’s Nick Longsfeld

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Fashion.  When most men think of that word, they think of Paris fashion shows or their girlfriend or spouse’s collection of dresses, make-up and shoes.    Most men also would rather watch a College Basketball game than go find a new suit.  But Midwest Dressed’s Content Producer Nick Longsfeld wants to change all that. He sat [...]

Jacob Reviews…Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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  The Oscars are next week and one of the movies that is nominated for the prestigious Best Picture award is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, which is based on the 2005 Jonathan Safran Foer novel.   Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close focuses on the story of Oskar Schell (played by the brilliant Thomas Horn) [...]

The Best Whitney Houston Duets

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As the world says goodbye to Whitney Houston on Saturday, jacobelyacharjournalist.com honors the fallen pop icon with an entry that focuses several of her best duets.     These duets showed Whitney at her finest and featured a diverse group of artists from pop and R&B genres. It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be (with [...]

Throwback Tuesday: The Best 1990s Love Songs

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Happy Valentine’s Day! This edition of Throwback Tuesday focuses on the best 1990s love songs that you need to have in your MP3 player.    These selections will help you set the mood during your Valentine’s Day celebrations. A Song for You (Ray Charles) Have you been a bad boyfriend/girlfriend lately? Leon Russell’s “A Song for [...]

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