Hard Heavy

Where will you find death metal, progressive, old school, punk, industrial, garage, stoner rock, hardcore and more in one place? PBS is where. All the best of hard and heavy releases from around the globe.

Burning Bitumen

Terrifying music
Kene & Leah Noir 
Hard Heavy

Fang It!

Outlaw rock'n'roll
Ruari Currin
Thu 5:00pm
Hard Heavy

Pojama People

Prog & stoner rock
Chris Pearson
Tue 8:00pm
Hard Heavy

Screaming Symphony

Progressive metal
Peter and Gary
Thu 10:00pm
Hard Heavy

Sunglasses After Dark

Punk & Garage
Phil MacDougall
Thu 8:00pm
Hard Heavy

Through The Collapse

Extreme Metal
Mitch
Fri 12:00am
Hard Heavy

Bleeding Black Hearts Revue

Dark Gothy Grooves
Kristen Solury
Wed 8:00pm
Hard Heavy

Tyrannocoreus

Hardcore and Metal
Ryan Evans
Wed 12:00am
Hard Heavy

TNT

Hard Rock and Metal
Tomarch and Takla
Thu 2:00am
Hard Heavy

No Barriers

Hardcore Punk
Robyn Challands
Fri 2:00am
Hard Heavy

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

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. 

EDEN Studio 5 Live

Wed 6 Aug 2025
Studio 5 Live

Post-punk and darkwave masters EDEN return to PBS for a moody, powerful and emotionally charged Studio 5 Live session that reaffirms their long-standing connection to Melbourne’s independent music community. Catching up with Kristen Solury on Bleeding Black Hearts Revue, the band will be discussing their upcoming album due next year. 

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.

Fade Evare - Welcome Back

Mon 14 Jul 2025 to Sun 20 Jul 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Welcome Back, the full-length debut album by Naarm-based tripwave outfit Fade Evare.

Centred around the brother-sister partnership of Mira Holleman and Tori Holleman (Retiree), Fade Evare rests on the push and pull of the siblings’ respective musical journeys, with Mira’s starry-eyed youthfulness complementing Tori’s quietly assured, tasteful production.

UpStart Award 2025 - entries open now

Mon 14 Jul 2025 to Sun 31 Aug 2025
Community News

Entries have opened for the annual UpStart Award, closing at midnight on August 31.

The UpStart Award is an annual grant for emerging Victorian singer-songwriters. Each year the winner of the award receives a grant of $10,000, with 2nd place receiving $3000 and 3rd place receiving $2000. The remaining 7 artists, who make up the top 10, will receive a grant of $1000. The award is funded by a music loving family in Melbourne and the winner will be decided by a panel of local artists and music experts.

Little Simz - Lotus

Mon 7 Jul 2025 to Sun 13 Jul 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Lotus, the highly anticipated sixth studio album by English rapper Little Simz.

A prolific name in the R&B/hip-hop scene, Little Simz has crafted a career founded on innovation and experimentation. At 13-tracks long, Lotus is an expansive yet deeply personal project. It sees Little Simz divulge her inner world onto record in her most intimate, daring and honest form to date.

NAIDOC Week 2025

Sun 6 Jul 2025 to Sun 13 Jul 2025
PBS News

NAIDOC Week 2025 runs from Sunday July 6 - Sunday July 13, marking 50 years of the week-long celebrations. A number of PBS programs will be sharing NAIDOC Week specials this year.

Durand Jones and The Indications - Flowers

Mon 30 Jun 2025 to Sun 6 Jul 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Flowers, the fourth studio album by contemporary R&B and neo-soul trio Durand Jones and The Indications.

After more than a decade of music-making, the trio have blossomed as a unit and are basking in their successes. On their aptly titled new album, Flowers, The Indications unfurl their true colours — embracing all their roots and influences, maturation and confidence, and sharing them with the world. "We spent the last 10 years building this house and now we’re living in it,” says Blake Rhein. 

WITCH - SOGOLO

Mon 23 Jun 2025 to Sun 29 Jun 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is SOGOLO, the second 21st century release by Zambian Zamrock pioneers (with the acronym 'We Intend To Cause Havoc'), WITCH. 

SOGOLO means “future" or "front” echoing a longstanding ethic of the band, dating back to their 1980 disco album, Moving On. WITCH’s songs often originate from jam sessions, and this second album—following 2023’s Zango—marks another powerful return after a 40-year hiatus. Recorded at Big Snuff Studio in Berlin, it’s every bit as edgy, vibrant, and infectious as its predecessor.