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Tue 19 May 2026

A new report has for the first time quantified the economic, social, and cultural heavy lifting undertaken by Australia’s community radio music stations.

Mon 18 May 2026 to Sun 24 May 2026

Check out the list of the top tracks the PBS team are loving this week! They are the releases soundtracking the first week of Radio Festival 2026 while we're busy packing memberships and prize packs! Fuel The Frequency with PBS and enjoy these tracks we're spinning.

TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING THIS WEEK:

Laurence Pike - 'Guardians of Memory'

Mon 11 May 2026 to Sun 17 May 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Train on the Island, the fifth LP from Aotearoa musician and songwriter Aldous Harding.

Sat 9 May 2026

PBS Presents Burning Bitumen's Birthday Bonaza '25 Years of Evil'. To celebrate, we are bringing some of the scene's heaviest bands to rattle your bones at The Bergy Bandroom on Saturday May 9. 

Mon 4 May 2026 to Sun 10 May 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Hiriketiya, the upcoming release from multi-instrumentalist Alex Albrecht.

Fri 1 May 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026
High Ground is a new live music series celebrating Fitzroy’s legacy
Thu 30 Apr 2026

Watch Carcinoid perform an electrifying set on Burning Bitumen for a special Studio 5 Live session.

Mon 27 Apr 2026 to Sun 3 May 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is & Friends, the latest release from Naarm-based composer, producer/engineer and bass player Jnbo.

Jnbo is the moniker assumed Henry Jenkins, known to most as the producer/engineer behind Surprise Chef, Karate Boogaloo and the GRAMMY-winning Frollen Music Library. Serving as College Of Knowledge Records’ in-house recording and mix engineer, Jenkins has provided the sonic constitution for Melbourne/Naarm’s instrumental cinematic soul movement.

Fri 24 Apr 2026

JRoc will be highlighting artists, labels and releases from our backyard to around the world every Friday morning from 12am-2am.