Rock Indie

Local and international, new and used indie, garage, swamp rock and the latest Aussie and International releases are all represented on a wide range of Indie programs on PBS.

Richie 1250

Stone Love

strange & luxurious
Richie 1250
Fri 5:00pm
Rock Indie

The Afterglow Radio Show

Warm Upbeat Sounds
Lyndelle Wilkinson
Wed 5:00pm
Rock Indie

Firewater

Swamp rock
Claire Stuchbery
Tue 5:00pm
Rock Indie

Underground Love

Underground & DIY
Jordan Oakley
Tue 3:00pm
Rock Indie

Yellow Brick Road

Anything and everything
Henno
Rock Indie

Rotations

New program ideas
Various Presenters
Blues RootsElectronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Test Pressing

New program ideas
Tue 7:00pm
Electronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Storytellers

Stories in Song
Lee Gunn
Sun 6:00am
Rock Indie

Club it To Death

Aus/NZ underground
Peter Bramley
Wed 10:00pm
Rock Indie

Homebrew

Local & independent music
Brooke Kymberley
Rock Indie

Junkyard

Artist features
Michael Mulholland
Thu 7:00pm
Rock Indie

Radio City

Rock & roots
Crispi
Thu 1:00pm
Rock Indie

News

Break The Tower: Love Thy Neighbour

Sun 26 Apr 2026
Community News

Break The Tower: Love Thy Neighbour is a massive dayfest comprising 10 incredible Naarm/Melbourne artists across 2 lineups; one in the early arvo and the other in the early evening. 

Arockalypse Now 2026

Sat 18 Apr 2026
PBS Presents

Arockalypse Now Festival returns bigger and louder than ever in 2026, taking over two stages from 5pm until late for a full-throttle night of rock and roll.

Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit

Mon 6 Apr 2026 to Sun 12 Apr 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Creature of Habit, the fourth studio album from GRAMMY-nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.

José González - Against The Dying Of The Light

Mon 30 Mar 2026 to Sun 5 Apr 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Against The Dying Of The Light, the fifth release from Swedish artist José González.

Internationally acclaimed for his intimate, folk-rooted compositions, classically-inclined fingerpicking and softly expressive vocals, González’s Against The Dying Of The Light was born out of deep conviction as much as artistic choices.

Pugilist - Found Sound

Mon 23 Mar 2026 to Sun 29 Mar 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Found Sound, the new release from Scottish/Kiwi producer Pugilist.

After a decade of consistent output on celebrated record labels such as Nous'klaer Audio, Modern Hypnosis, Samurai Records and Banoffee Pies Records, Pugilist's highly anticipated long-play album is out now on his own imprint Ruff Kutz.  

LuliePalooza 2026

Sat 21 Mar 2026
PBS Presents

Naarm's wildest rock 'n' roll festival, LuliePalooza, is back on Saturday March 21!

Iron & Wine - Hen's Teeth

Mon 16 Mar 2026 to Sun 22 Mar 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Hen's Teeth, the eighth full-length release from Iron & Wine.

Watch: Iron & Wine Studio 5 Live

Sat 14 Mar 2026
Studio 5 Live

Iron & Wine returns down under for the first time since 2018 and drops by PBS for a very special Studio 5 Live on 5ft High & Rising.

War Child Records - HELP(2)

Mon 9 Mar 2026 to Sun 15 Mar 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is HELP(2), the brand new collaborative album compiled by War Child Records.

Listen back: International Women's Day 2026

Sun 8 Mar 2026
PBS News

Sunday March 8 is International Women’s Day! To mark the occasion, PBS has programmed a full 24 hours of radio celebrating the incredible women and gender diverse musicians and DJs in our community.