Nina Gnose

"Kick em when they're up, kick em when they're down"

    • about me
    Journalism is my profession. Music is my passion. I cover music for several major music publications. I also review records for TV, radio, and various websites. I've even been known to drop gossip now and then.

    I see things with quite a critical eye. I love the fresh new music I hear first on the MP3 Jackpot.

    i'm into
    Channeling the ghost of John Milton and other dead white male writers of our fine English Literary cannon-- The Mc5-- Ghettofabulousness-- pillow fights-- thunderpants-- dancin' and romancin'-- Andy Warhol--- Biba-- Rock n' roll-- EE Cummings-- Collecting designer EVERYTHING----- Prince----- Manolos-- Coney Island-- Denim warriors-- Mojitos-- Marc Jacobs-- New York City-- Heavy metal lingerie parties hosted by moi-- french kisses-- pistachio ice cream--
    favorite bands
    John Fruscainte(sigh!), Primal Scream, The Mc5, The Stooges, Miles Davis, Johnny Thunders, The Ramones, BRMC, Them, John Coltrane, Stone Roses, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, My Bloody Valentine, Snoop, Joy Divison, The Clash, Gang Of Four, Prince, Nirvana, Serge Gainsbourg, Television, Jay-Z, Sonic Rendez-vous band, Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, Vanity 6, VUE, Madelia, ARE Weapons, Kanye West, The Clash, Gram Parsons, Har Mar, Air, The Verve, Happy Mondays, 50 Cent, and oh so many more...
    favorite movies
    Lolita, Lost in Translation, Henry and June, Live and Let Die, Jailhouse Rock,
    favorite books
    Please Kill Me, Neruda, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Joyce, Plath, Dickenson, ee cummings, Faulkner, Shakespeare, William Carlos Williams....
    LOCATION: New York, NY
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    Young Adult Friction by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
    pop, rock, alternative
    Vitaminsexia, you have such good taste. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart is one of my latest faves. "Young Adult Friction" is one of their best songs....  more »
    La Luz Del Ritmo by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
    pop, world, latin
    Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are a Latin-American rock and pop band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their sound is a mix of rock, ska, jazz, folk, reggae, funk and big...  more »
    Through Unto The End by Trainwreck Riders
    country/folk, rock, blues, americana
    This lovely, rusty recording by Trainwreck Riders takes you on a starkly beautiful ride down the one way track of romantic obsession. Do you jump off and hope...  more »
    One Of Us by The Meditations
    reggae/ska
    What a find, SKA4U. The Meditations, one of the finest vocal groups in Jamaica, is giving away a MP3. Did you know these guys sang on tracks done...  more »
    Head Nuh Good by Kiprich & Predator
    electronic, reggae/ska, dancehall
    Robot Coup, "Head Nuh Good" is tremendous. This Reggae/Ska Dancehall track is brought to us by the Jamaican Builders Music Company. Their motto “Making positive music for life,”...  more »
    My Little Pony by The Interiors
    pop
    What a great find, Pop Hermit! Here is some riotous female-fronted punk pop in the tradition of X-Ray Specs and even Romeo Void. "My Little Pony" by The...  more »
    Welcome To The Bay by The Bayliens
    hip hop, west coast
    Mucster, The Bayliens MP3 is tremendous! This is East Bay all the way! Good luck spreading the Oaktown vibe in Portland at your next show on May 17th...  more »
    Stole My Radio feat. MC Lyte by The Lady Tigra
    urban/R&B, hip hop, old school
    He_Is_Me you've out done yourself! This MP3 by The Lady Tigra, one of the original members of L'Trimm, one of hip-hop's earliest, sassiest, and most influential female duos...  more »
    A-Z by Chris T-T
    pop, rock, jazz, singer/songwriter
    Wow, Mr. Piano Man 2009, Chris T-T qualifies. How cool JosieSpace, what a good find! Keep those MP3's coming, The Mp3Jackpot needs songs like this.  more »
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    Balance by Sara Tavares
    world
    Sara Tavares has a beautiful voice, thanks for turning me on to her, Moozic. And thanks for translating this for me. Your song description is right on and...  more »
    OhOhOhOhOhOhOhOh... by Say Hi
    pop, rock, grunge
    Erik Elbogen recorded his “band”’s sixth album Oohs and Ahhs all by his lonesome in his home studio, but he’s no aloof Brooklyn loner. An arsenal of electronics...  more »
    Cable TV by Fol Chen
    rock, indie
    Fol Chen aren’t about to make their identity easy. Preferring the joys of obscurity to the pains of celebrity, this S.F. based electro-pop group spit forth this unusual...  more »
    Submarines of Stockholm by A.C. Newman
    pop, Brit rock, mod
    Allan Carl Newman crafts these cryptic pop songs that resemble what the British Invasion might have sounded like if it had been processed in a high velocity blender...  more »
    People Got A Lotta Nerve by Neko Case
    pop, rock, singer/songwriter
    If this was 1967, this first single from Neko Case’s third solo album Middle Cyclone would be storming up the charts with its chiming guitars, sultry pop harmonies...  more »
    Dry Drunk Emperor by TV on the Radio
    pop, rock, modern rock
    TV on the Radio has that uncanny ability to make you sure you've heard a sound before, but you can never quite place it. This song was born...  more »
    Got To Give It Up (Monk's Lovers Rubdown) by Marvin Gaye
    pop, reggae/ska
    Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up” has had a shelf-life all its own. Here, DJ Monk twists it up in a naturalistic reggae-dub mix that...  more »
    Water Here by Bodies Of Water
    rock, no wave, indie
    Highland Park, Los Angeles’ Bodies of Water perform like a loose hippie collective where over the course of six minutes the band traverse like pied pipers through mountain...  more »
    My Maudlin Career by Camera Obscura
    pop, rock, emo
    The title track from this Glasgow, Scotland sextet’s fourth album captures a perfect drear, wrapped in gauzy reverb and piano notes that dribble like raindrops on a moving...  more »
    Coma Girl by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
    pop, rock
    Most famous for his role as lead singer in the Clash, Joe Strummer also led a rich and diverse life as an artist before and after his time...  more »
    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Starfucker
    pop, rock, covers
    I have to admit that Starfucker's cover of Cindy Laupers ode to the freedom of being a women, is the sexiest thing I've heard to date. With a...  more »
     
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