Funk Soul

PBS has the best of new and classic funk, deep soul, crossover, Northern soul, disco and soulful electronic. If you want to find out about the greats of the past of the sounds of today, then PBS has all of your funk and soul needs covered.

Boss Action

Funk & soul
Miss Goldie
Wed 7:00pm
Funk Soul

Soul Time

Classic & Northern Soul
Vince Peach
Wed 3:00pm
Funk Soul

The Breakdown

Deep Funk, Soul & Hip Hop
DJ Manchild
Fri 3:00pm
Funk Soul

Twistin' Fever

R'n'B & Trash
Matt McFetridge
Fri 7:00pm
Funk Soul

Audio Vitamins

House, soul & dub
Jonny Alexander
Funk Soul

VG+

Underground disco
Adam Brozinski
Wed 2:00am
Funk Soul

The Chronicles Of Kick Ons

Winding up or down
Ponie Curtis
Funk Soul

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

News

Town Folk Festival 2025

Sat 15 Nov 2025
PBS Presents

Town Folk Festival returns to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 15 with yet another impressive lineup of local and international music. Led by Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, the group return to Australia with their much-celebrated catalogue of indie anthems as well as 2025’s career-defining self-titled album.

Soul-A-Go-Go at The Night Cat 

Sat 11 Oct 2025
PBS Events
Just Announced

PBS’ Soul-A-Go-Go returns to The Night Cat.

The Bamboos 25th Anniversary show

Sat 20 Sep 2025
PBS Presents

2025 marks 25 years of Naarm/Melbourne funk and soul trailblazers The Bamboos. To celebrate, they’re releasing a deluxe compilation -The Bamboos Best - and hitting the road for some of their biggest Australian shows yet - joined by an expanded on-stage lineup.

Sounds Like Community Radio

Wed 3 Sep 2025 to Thu 4 Sep 2025
Community News

Celebrate independent airwaves supporting local music, Tune In and Turn Up! First-time callers, long-time listeners from across the community radio landscape - Sounds Like Community Radio returns to Meanjin/Brisbane station 4ZZZFM, in celebration of their 50th year. 

Milly Strange - Milly Strange

Mon 18 Aug 2025 to Sun 24 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the self-titled debut album from Milly Strange. 

Blending raw lyrical honesty with vivid imagery and a dynamic alt-rock sound, Milly Strange captures the tension between vulnerability and strength as she moves through pain toward renewal. The eight-track release is a cathartic exploration of grief, inner conflict, and personal transformation, tracing the emotional terrain of heartbreak, old friendships, and versions of the self left behind. 

Sweethearts Studio 5 Live

Wed 13 Aug 2025
Studio 5 Live

Purveyors of all things soul, Sweethearts bring a new energy to the genre with their exciting performances. Sweethearts' mesmerizing blend of soul, funk and R&B transcends generations. With each member bringing their own unique talents to the stage, from intense saxophone solos to delicately crafted melodic storylines, the band creates a sonic tapestry that is as rich and diverse as the women who comprise it.

Minor Gold - Way To The Sun

Mon 11 Aug 2025 to Sun 17 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Way To The Sun, the sophomore album by award-winning duo Minor Gold.

Crown and Country - Crown and Country

Mon 4 Aug 2025 to Sun 10 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the debut electronic collaboration from Warlpiri elders Crown and Country.

Step into a world of profound beauty and extraordinary ceremonial knowledge, in the vast desert
landscapes of the immersive First Nations audiovisual project, Crown and Country.

Folk Bitch Trio - Now Would Be A Good Time

Mon 28 Jul 2025 to Sun 3 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Now Would Be A Good Time, the debut album from Naarm group Folk Bitch Trio.

The Maes - Abreast

Mon 21 Jul 2025 to Sun 27 Jul 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Abreast, the fourth studio album from sister duo The Maes. 

Maggie and Elsie Rigby bring modern folk to life with lush harmonies and acoustic mastery on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and banjo, drawing their audiences in like your sweetest and scariest friend.