Public Address: CONTENT WITH THE CONTENT

The reasons for including the recordings in Public Address vary, but each of them is a part of the background for anyone making records thereafter. Some are here because they brought a new musical idea into the framework of rock 'n' roll or general contemporary music - whether it be piano, guitar, bass; brass, strings. Others redefined the use of an instrument - electric guitar, back-beat drums, electric bass, electric piano. And each new way of using a voice is represented by the people who developed it first - and by those who followed. Thom McKeown, Music Enthusiast/Presenter/Producer

Writtten Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2024

Public Address: 300

The 300th edition of this contemporary fast-moving music programme Public Address with Thom McKeown - where the music always comes first!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2024

Public Address: AUDIO FOR AFFICIONADOS

"This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those who never listen to music anyway." Bob Dylan, Musician

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2024

Public Address: MOVING PICTURES EXPERT GROUP AUDIO LAYER THREE

MP3, or Motion Picture Expert Group Audio Layer 3, was originally developed in 1987 at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS-A in Germany, with some assistance from the University of Erlangen with support from other digital scientists in other countries. Originally defined as the third audio format of the MPEG-1 standard, it was retained and further extended—defining additional bit rates and support for more audio channels—as the third audio format of the subsequent MPEG-2 standard. A third version, known as MPEG-2.5—extended to better support lower bit rates—is commonly implemented but is not a recognised standard. So now you know! Two hours of splendid music in this mp3 format awaits your ears on this edition of Public Address!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2024

Public Address: TENUOUS LINK

How does it work? Well - a random track is chosen – and from there it's linked in some way via a deeply meaningful or extremely trivial connection to the next track and so on – in a circuitous fashion over the next hour or so, concluding with a grand finale tenuous link, leading us back to a direct connection with the very first chosen song or artist!

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2024

Public Address: SLEEP

Three uninterrupted hours of peaceful, calming, nocturnal slumber music to ease you into sleep.

Produced & Edited by Thom McKeown © 2024

Public Address: IT'S SHOWTIME

I feel that any time you enter a dream world it's like you're working out things, it's all inside your mind and you're working it out, be it Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, or the kids in Narnia, they go through this weird journey that's not real, and they're going through this journey psychologically. It's that journey of discovery, of getting onself together, that fantasy and fairy tales are so good at. And while some people still look upon them as completely unrealistic, for me they're more real than most things that are perceived as real. Music helps with this - people always need music. Tim Burton Film Maker

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2024

Public Address: SNAZZY!

Music is like a drug - but there are no rehabilitation centres. Morrissey, Musician

Written Produced and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2024