Public Address Podcast

THIRD ANNIVERSARY EDITION!

Public Address THIRD ANNIVERSARY EDITION

All set for opening the audio door on this, the Third Anniversary celebration edition of Public Address - three whole years of the programme now completed - and hopefully you'll enjoy the selection on offer here.

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

ECCENTRICS OF MUSIC

Public Address ECCENTRICS OF MUSIC

In the first hour of this edition - a blistering selection of contemporary music - then in hour two In we’ll hear from some real eccentrics of the music world purveying their highly distinctive styles!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC

Public Address THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC

"I can't compose or play music; I'm not that fortunate. But I can write and I can talk and sometimes when I'm doing either of these things I realise that I've written a sentence or uttered a thought that I didn't absolutely know I had in me... until I saw it on the page or heard myself say it. That has to be the way with songwriters and composers!" (Christopher Hitchens)

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

SLOW BURN

Public Address SLOW BURN - A Special Laidback Music Podcast

Two hours of completely uninterrupted slow burning music to lie back and unwind to

Edited and Produced by Thom McKeown © 2023

ALL THE MUSIC YOU NEED

Public Address ALL THE MUSIC YOU NEED

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and bliss to life and to everything in it.

Edited Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

LOST IN THE 1980s

Public Address LOST IN THE 1980s

Over two hours - a chance to hear some of the lost, forgotten or ignored tracks from the padded-shouldered decade of decadence - the 1980s!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

FOR THE RECORD

Public Address FOR THE RECORD

"Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory." (Oscar Wilde). Two splendid hours of the best in contemporary music.

 

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

INDIE MUSIC SPECIAL

Public Address INDIE MUSIC SPECIAL

A listen back to some of the best and many least-played Independent record label tracks from yesteryear - so much to leap around to!            An unmissable couple of hours for Indie heads everywhere. Also featuring a head-scratching Indie quiz from our guest Punk polymath.

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown.

A TOP RECORD SESSION!

Public Address A TOP RECORD SESSION

A stunning scintillating smorgasbord of sonic sounds as we embrace the melodies - with two whole hours of fine examples from a staggering array of pristine popular music offerings.

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2022

PLAY IT LOUD!

Public Address PLAY IT LOUD!

Two thrilling hours of consistently creative music from a wide variety of sources and performers.

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

MUSIC FROM THE COUNTER CULTURE

Public Address Extended Special MUSIC FROM THE COUNTER CULTURE

Originating in the 1960s, the counter-culture movement is a sub-culture that arose in several countries and which opposed many of the modern societal values, all the while seeking new ways of living in society. For many of its adherents, the movement meant the rejection of society’s codes or norms through the consumption of mind-altering substances, the rejection of dominant religious morality, the search for pleasure, and political activism. Fuelled by disillusionment and desires, the movement subsequently gave birth to the Hippie movement, itself characterised by a renewed interest in religion and spirituality (mainly from Asia, such as Buddhism), and strong desires to reform society.

The movement rejected capitalistic values, for their negative impact on the environment, relationships between people, and the economy. The movement opposed wars and the deleterious foreign affair policies of the United States. It grew quickly in many countries, perhaps because it managed to articulate new codes free from capitalistic imperatives that disillusioned many. The counter-culture movement led to the development of a rich palette of artistic trends, such as Rock and Roll and electronic music forms from artists such as Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd all of whom feature in this programme. The movement disseminated a set of values ​​that questioned the morals of Western society as a whole, including the sexual revolution, the invention of contraceptives, and feminism, and encouraged its adherents to organise themselves in self-managed communities, detached from the consumerist logic.

A four-hour special edition of Public Address Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

BEYOND THE UNCONVENTIONAL

Public Address BEYOND THE UNCONVENTIONAL

"Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory." So said Oscar Wilde - and who could possibly disagree, as we set forth on another two stimulating hours of music beyond the unconventional!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

STRAIGHT OUTTA SCOTLAND

Public Address: STRAIGHT OUTTA SCOTLAND!

A two-hour collection from the cream of contemporary Caledonian musical creativity featuring a huge and diverse array of bands, duos and soloists - all of whom emanated Straight Outta Scotland!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT

Public Address MUSIC AND MOVEMENT

Without music, life would be a mistake. Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent. Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realise.

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

SOUND SUPREME!

Public Address SOUND SUPREME!

Utilise the organ of hearing and balance in us humans and other vertebrates to enjoy two scintillating hours of aural benefit!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

FOR ALL HOMOSAPIENS

Public Address FOR ALL HOMOSAPIENS

A selection of vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. (May, on occasions, induce dancing or reflection). Two hours of the stuff!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

AUDIO DELUXE

Public Address AUDIO DELUXE

120 melody-packed minutes of musical invigoration 

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 20232

SOMETHING ELSE

Public Address SOMETHING ELSE

Two scintillating hours of the very best in contemporary music

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

SENSUALITY

Public Address SENSUALITY

This special Public Address Podcast – SENSUALITY – brings you two hours of simmering and burning, completely uninterrupted music to accompany the enjoyment, expression, pursuit and fulfilment of physical, sexual, pleasure.

Produced Edited and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023

VALENTINE SPECIAL

Public Address VALENTINE SPECIAL

Love is often regarded as different from mere needs driven by sexual desire or lust. Romantic love generally involves a mix of emotional and sexual desire. There is often, initially, more emphasis on the emotions than on physical pleasure.

Romantic love can be returned or unrequited. In the former case the mutual expressions of love can lead to marriage or to the establishment of a permanent relationship, which in most cases will include passionate sexual love. Where the love is one-sided (unrequited) damage to the self esteem and/or the psychological welfare of the spurned lover can result.

One aspect of romantic love is the randomness of the encounters which lead to love. Romantic love became a recognised passion in the Middle Ages, when in some cases insurmountable barriers of morality or convention separated the lovers. The effect of physical attraction and impossibility of intimacy resulted in an excessive regard of the beloved as extremely precious. Winning the love, or at least the attention, of the beloved, motivated great efforts of many kinds, such as in poetry and song.

To coincide with the day of celebration for romantic love - Valentines Day - here is a two-hour special edition of Public Address featuring songs and music of love interspersed by spoken word renditions.

Written Edited Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2023