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10/09/2026

Jamaican Music & Food Festival returns this December, celebrating 10 years of island vibes at Seaworks on Saturday December 12.

Experience the soul of Jamaica with a world-class lineup of DJs and live performers across multiple stages. From the roots of reggae and the energy of dancehall to the smooth sounds of rocksteady and ska, JMFF brings the heartbeat of the Caribbean straight to the bay.

Take your tastebuds on a trip to Kingston at the legendary Jerk Village serving up authentic Caribbean cuisine. JMFF is more than just a festival; it’s a family-friendly cultural immersion on the waterfront with a kids zone and artisan markets of Caribbean-inspired crafts, fashion and records.

This year's stacked line-up features international and local artists Tippa Irie (UK), Alpha, Crown Heights, Kong & the Dudley Flats Rockers, Mikhaell and Ras Jahknow Band. Plus, DJs Amades X, Daphne, Dizzy, Dazz, Dub Provider, Babylon Burning on PBS FM's Jesse I, Junior Jupp & Jungle City Project Crew and Heartival Hi Powa Sound System.

Come and celebrate this historic 10-year milestone! One Love. One Heart. One Festival.

Tickets on sale now: pbsfm.org.au/news/jamaican-music-food-festival-2026

09/09/2026

This week we’re delighted to announce that a brand new show called Good Heavens! will be joining the roster, going to air every alternate Thursday morning from 2am-6am.

The show will be programmed and presented by Worm (pictured) who many PBS listeners will know from his amazing New Noise shows and some compelling fills.

Now it’s time for Worm to have the chance to explore some strange subcultures, niche underground sounds, and even some uneasy listening every fortnight on PBS. Kicking off this Thursday September 10 from 2am, expect local content from deep within the Naarm/Melbourne underground. Listeners can expect to be challenged in the best possible way.

This week we’re delighted to announce that a brand new show called Good Heavens! will be joining the roster, going to air every alternate Thursday morning from 2am-6am.

The show will be programmed and presented by Worm (pictured) who many PBS listeners will know from his amazing New Noise shows and some compelling fills.

Now it’s time for Worm to have the chance to explore some strange subcultures, niche underground sounds, and even some uneasy listening every fortnight on PBS. Kicking off this Thursday September 10 from 2am, expect local content from deep within the Naarm/Melbourne underground. Listeners can expect to be challenged in the best possible way.

Tune in or listen back anytime via the PBS app or website: pbsfm.org.au/news/welcoming-good-heavens-pbs

08/09/2026

Off the back of releasing her sophomore album Bad Things Feel Good*, Naarm musician Rowena Wise joined Claire Dickson on The Breakfast Spread PBS for an intimate acoustic performance and interview.

Released on Beloved Records, Bad Things Feel Good* is a bold, intimate statement on transformation, tracing the emotional fault lines of love, identity and mental health with unflinching clarity.

Playing tracks off the new album, check out a clip of Rowena Wise's full live set and interview with Claire Dickson below.

Listen back via pbsfm.org.au/program/the-breakfast-spread/2026-08-17/06-00-00

Off the back of releasing her sophomore album Bad Things Feel Good*...

08/09/2026

Rock-A-Bye Baby returns this Friday September 11 for Fuse Darebin, featuring a live performance from the cross-cultural Cool Out Sun.

Lucky ticket holders to this sold-out event can expect bangers and babyccinos from 11am ‘til midday at the Darebin Arts Centre. Bringing the beats to make the bubs boogie, Cool Out Sun are a unique group who create music bridging the traditions of classic hip hop with the traditions of Afrobeat, Afro soul and roots music.

Doors open at 10:30am. See you there!

More info here: pbsfm.org.au/news/rock-bye-baby-cool-out-sun-darebin-arts-centre

07/09/2026

Check out this week's PBS Feature Album, from Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, plus the top 10 tracks we're listening to this week:

Busta Rhymes & J Dilla - 'This Woman' Feat. D'Angelo
Evening News - 'Kaboom'
The Seven Ups - 'New Palace'
Saul Williams - 'The Dagger'
Nyota Parker - 'Say Less'
Babaka - 'A Bug In The Dark'
Andy Stott (feat Elaine Howley) - 'Something In Mind'
Polygonia, Simon Popp - 'Honeydrop'
Logic1000 - 'The Only One' (ft. Christine and the Queens)
FRENZEE - 'Jack Of All Trades'

Tune in to 106.7FM for more selections from Team PBS, or find info and links at www.pbsfm.org.au/news/erykah-badu-alchemist-world-blows

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07/09/2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Before The World Blows, a collaboration between Erykah Badu and The Alchemist.

Recorded over 18 months in Dallas and Los Angeles, this co-produced album is one of the most forward-thinking bodies of work of either artist's career: a record that will live, love and evolve with the listener through space and time.

Tune in all this week to hear tracks from Before The World Blows, and check out this week's full list of PBS Feature Sounds on our website: pbsfm.org.au/news/erykah-badu-alchemist-world-blows

04/09/2026

Juice Webster returns with her sophomore album, Kind of Fantasy, the much-awaited follow up to her critically acclaimed album from 2023, JULIA.

Kind of Fantasy is comprised of nine songs encompassing everything from expansive, direct indie sounds, to sweeping ballad alt-rock, to subtler, more introspective tracks about the full array of human fallibility and human potential. The album introduces a richer visual identity that reflects its emotional depth, building a creative landscape where music, imagery and storytelling exist in conversation with one another. It's an approach that positions Juice Webster not just as a songwriter, but as one of Australia's most exciting emerging creative voices.

Ahead of Kind of Fantasy's release, Juice Webster and her band stop by PBS for an intimate Studio 5 Live performance. Tune in to Underground Love PBS on Tuesday September 8 from 3pm to hear this special set and interview with host Jordan Oakley.

More info here: pbsfm.org.au/news/juice-webster-studio-5-live

📷 Joey Clough

03/09/2026

Romy Hernandez is a Cuban-born pianist, composer, arranger and educator based in Naarm/Melbourne. Classically trained in Havana, she discovered her passion for composition, jazz and improvisation after moving to Australia over a decade ago, becoming deeply connected to the country’s vibrant contemporary music scene.

Her latest solo piano album, Poems of Bliss and Loss (2024), reflects her journey between Cuba and Australia through intimate and expressive compositions that draw from jazz, classical traditions and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Romy Hernandez and her band stop by PBS for an intimate Studio 5 Live performance. Tune in to Fiesta Jazz Radio Show on Saturday September 5 from 11am to hear this special set and interview with host Saúl Zavarce.

More info here: pbsfm.org.au/news/romy-hernandez-trio-studio-5-live

02/09/2026

Are you in Magandjin for Bigsound? If so today is the day to get down to the 4ZZZ carpark for Sounds Like Community Radio, an incredible afternoon of celebrating community radio with the artists who are shaping the country's independent music scene.

From 1pm - 6pm, catch live performances from Milly Strange, Djawarray, Public Figures, Say TrueGod?, SUPER HOTEL and Joey Leigh Wagtail Music.

Plus, meet the people behind some of your favourite community stations — 4ZZZ, PBS, SYN, Edge Radio 99.3FM, FBi Radio and Three D Radio 93.7fm.

Can’t make it to The Valley? You’ll still be able to experience the buzz, with Sounds Like Community Radio broadcast on 4ZZZ via the Community Radio Plus app, keeping you connected to community radio anytime, anywhere!

01/09/2026

Coming to you live from the cosmonauts speaker box and direct into your fallout shelter, North by Northeast Bloc presented by Sammy Oravec takes over Test Pressing this September.

The show goes behind the curtain and into the world that once was, exploring the rich sounds of the Eastern Bloc and Former Yugoslavia over the Cold War period. Tune into a bygone relic that lives on through the airwaves, every Tuesday evening in September from 7pm.

Join Sammy tonight for the first edition here: pbsfm.org.au/program/test-pressing