Ned Raggett on Kermit the Frog, Madonna, The Veldt, Marc Almond, and Tracey Thorn.

Ned Raggett writes about music for a
variety of locations around the world and on the web. He's been doing it for
25 years now and he doesn’t want to stop—or perhaps, he tells me, he’s lazy
and used to routine. He lives and works as a library assistant for the
University of California in San Francisco.


We discuss the Muppets, exile in Siberia, the necessary lie of genre,
listening to music from various perspectives, and not “fitting in” like people
expect you to.


Ned’s Five Songs.

Rainbow Connection from
The Muppet Movie.
Live to Tell by Madonna.
You Take the World by The
Veldt.
Always and Everywhere (I Will Follow You)
by Marc Almond.
Queen by Tracey Thorn.

Show Notes.

Ned’s Bonus Beats. The previous podcast appearance that Ned mentions.


50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time. Pitchfork album
where Ned insisted on The Veldt’s inclusion.


Vazim Kodim. Wikipedia article on
famous gay Russian singer who originally popularized Always and Everywhere (I
Will Follow You).


Ned’s tumblr.


This is Your
Playlist!

Every song we've featured on every episode, in order (...if they're on
Spotify).

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