Always Open

05/12/2025

By popular demand, I'm looking at organising another Vaporwave Pop-Up Shop in the first half of 2026! Previously, we brought together Aussie artists in Melbourne for a night of fantastic live music. Now Always Open is looking to re-open its doors with a lineup of returning and new artists.

If you're a vaporwave, future funk, plunderphonics or adjacent artist who is keen to perform, I'd love to hear from you. Fill out the EOI form below, DM me with any questions, and I'll get back to you shortly.

Hi! I'm Ben Chesler, lover of all things vaporwave and host of Always Open on PBS FM. You may have heard of the Vaporwave Pop-Up Shop, a live music event held in 2025 at the Quadraphonic Club in Melbourne. It brought together 8 performers and dozens of fans for an unforgettable night of vaporwave, f...

04/12/2025

Always Open welcomes customers old, new, and future to our store in just a couple of hours. Tune in virtually, or locate our store on the Virtual Plaza, with selections from:

Kratzwerk
slowerpace 音楽
Kouek
KROPN
Traipse
L A N D S R A A D
carpet dust
yuugen

17/11/2025

Always Open zooms into your homes this Friday morning, with 59 tracks pulled from all corners of our store.

Featuring the likes of:
Pursuing Paradise
Zer0 れい
Frootcup
chris†††
Android Apartment
Vaporwave Chess Club
六月花
QB9
FIJI島の水
DataLife

04/11/2025

Always Open slides onto your airwaves this Friday morning. Featuring a discussion with a very special customer, Corrout, alongside tracks from:

Diskette Park
Brickmason
Tupperwave
ΛDRIΛNWΛVE
Orbital Decay
New Gaia
Pop Up!
Diana Rhodes

20/10/2025

Attention customers: please avoid shopping at Always Open between the hours of 2am and 6am this Friday morning. This close to Halloween, our aisles become infested with creatures who live in the spaces between our memories. Listen our in-store radio at your own risk.

06/10/2025

Always Open welcomes customers old and new to our 59th (ish) designated shopping period - this Friday from 2am. Enjoy our tuneful in-store soundtrack as you browse, featuring the likes of:

Killawarra
SOUND2次元
New Power
PAPRIKA
Feature Presentation
DEPRESSIVE SILENCE
B E T A B L O O D

03/10/2025

Come see the studios in person!

Mark your diaries! The annual PBS 106.7FM Open Day is back — Saturday October 18, 2pm–5pm at Collingwood Yards.

See live radio in action as PBS volunteers and announcers open the doors to the engine room of PBS. Announcers present on the day include Emma Peel (Switched On), Palmtree Paddy (Ports of Paradise), Claire Dickson (The Breakfast Spread PBS), Helen Jennings OAM (Roots of Rhythm on PBS 106.7fm), Benjamin Chesler (Always Open), Ella Stoekli (Stardust PBS), Kristen Solury (The Bleeding Black Hearts R***e), and Michael Mulholland (Junkyard PBS).

Take a studio tour, grab a snap with the iconic Easey Street doors, or even jump behind the mic in our sting booth!

Purchase the highly desirable 90s retro merch in person and renew your membership with help from our friendly volunteers. Kids can pick up PBS colouring sheets too.

And plan to extend your stay! From 2pm - 9pm on October 18, Stay Soft Market is taking place in the Collingwood Yards courtyard. Check out stalls selling everything from hand made gifts to pastries, grab a drink, and watch DJ sets and PBS Live Broadcasts:
2pm - 3pm: Stardust PBS's Ella Stockeli (DJ set)
3pm - 5pm: A live broadcast of Tiger Beats Elephant Grooves with Pradip Sarkar + friends
5pm - 7pm: A live broadcast of Babylon Burning on PBS FM with Jesse I + friends
7pm - 9pm: DJ Luv You (DJ set)

See you there!

More info here: pbsfm.org.au/news/pbs-open-day-2025

Artwork by Muzo Akyurek.

[ID: A poster for the PBS Open Day 2025, including colourful illustrations and information boxes.]

25/09/2025

A refreshing, buzzing, steaming shipment of tracks has arrived in store. Join us this Friday as we play music for your delectation, new and old.

Featuring the likes of:
Ascetique
懐かしい g a m e s t a t i o n-tv-port d e l u x e
ECCO 深い夢
Agnar
Windows96

11/09/2025

This Friday morning, wander into the Always Open store in a semi-lucid state to hear from:

omisa237オミサ
b l u e s c r e e n
Corrout
Peak Park
E Z R A ゴーバー
Kintsugist
Eyeliner
Lucky Talisman

26/08/2025

After doing a fair bit of unpaid overtime, I am quite proud of the musical lineup for this Friday's designated shopping period. Our market research suggests a direct correlation between customer engagement and number of artists stocked in store. Ergo, what happens if we maximise artist representation by only playing collaborations?

Join us in store or online as we feature 100+ artists from across the vaporwave scene in all manner of duos, team ups and combos. Too many to list, of course, but I can assure you that a few very familiar names will be making repeat appearances:

desert sand feels warm at night
waterfront dining
猫 シ Corp.
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者
Hong Kong Express

Only on Always Open - streaming across PBS 106.7FM Melbourne

14/08/2025

Always Open's 55th designated shopping period: indistinguishable from the 54th, save for the talented contributions of:

Corrout
death's dynamic shroud.wmv
Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌ
nah
scamlines

31/07/2025

Always Open tightens its monopoly on supplying vaporwave to Melbourne's radio waves, with a range of selections from:

New Power
UNI DELUXE
Peak Park
Whitewoods
クリスタルMALL
EarthNet™
Wizard of Loneliness
Infinity Frequencies
c a l d o r 32x