Public Address Podcast

Public Address: PA BPM ULTRAMIX A special Public Address set of tracks - some familiar, others less so, curated and mixed for your pleasure. Mixed and produced by Thom McKeown © 2025

Public Address: MUSIC FOR ALL TYPES "I still think music is what brings us all together. Politics separates everybody. Music brings us back together." Willie Nelson Musician Written and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2026

Public Address: MUSIC. IT’S ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE “When you improvise, and you play something for the first time, you play it at its peak. And if you play something and then you think “oh, I like that” and then you replay it, you never quite get it.  It’s like the thing of demo-ing, y’know if you demo a track, no matter how badly you try to demo it, there will always be a quality within it that you subsequently would try to recreate, which you shouldn’t do.” Mark Hollis, Musician Written and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2026

Public Address: MUSIC FOR THE MASSES “I like classical music, but I wish I was more eloquent with it. I hear things and think, 'That's beautiful,' but don't know what it is. As you get older, you do get more into instrumental music, don't you? It's as if as you get older you don't want people telling you what they think or what you've got to think or do. Also, those great composers really knew what they were doing. A lot of contemporary art is made by people who haven't got any talent. Art made by talentless people can sometimes really work, but it's not the same as real craft.” Kate Bush, Musician Written and Presented by Thom McKeown © 2026

Public Address Special: THOM MCKEOWN - LALDY An opportunity for new and regular listeners to Public Address to hear the entire debut solo collection from Thom McKeown: Laldy. He wrote the song lyrics, composed and created the music performances and he provides the vocals on each of the 18 tracks. (Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music and all the other major digital platforms). For the benefit of anyone who is unaware of the title’s definition: Laldy: to give something your absolute all, with maximum effort and gusto as you perform an action with total vigour, commitment and utter enthusiasm - to the very best of your ability. Queen Under The Hill Where Are You Now?               When She Left Me                   Jolly Japes At The NHS                       This Is Life                   Mother Finds Larry's Mysterious Sock               Thanks Margate                       Meet Me By The Gasworks       She's Leaving Me                    Capital Of The World               Concrete Shadows                   Eternal Echoes                        The Hidden Pain                     Let's Go Down There               Life Matters                  Mistress                        Someone Like You      For Old Time's Sake                Written Composed and Produced by Thom McKeown © 2036