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.

News

Brown Spirits - Solitary Transmissions

Mon 8 May 2023 to Sun 14 May 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Solitary Transmissions by Brown Spirits, the local trio inspired by 1970s krautrock, psych, free-jazz and deep funk. 

Soul A Go Go May 6

Sat 6 May 2023
PBS Events

Don't miss Melbourne's premier soul and funk party Soul A Go Go, Saturday May 6 at Brunswick Ballroom!

Watch: The Silversound

Thu 4 May 2023
Studio 5 Live

Studio 5 Live's are back in action and with that, PBS presented another session from our new home in Collingwood Yards, with local supergroup The Silversound.

Watch The Silversound perform 'Wolf live in Studio 5:

Radio Festival 2023 Major Prize Winners Announced

Mon 1 May 2023 to Fri 30 Jun 2023
PBS News

The 2023 Radio Festival Major Prize winners are: 

Alfa Mist - Variables

Mon 1 May 2023 to Sun 7 May 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Variables by Alfa Mist, the highly anticipated new album and second release via Anti-. The East London artist, producer and label founder achieves his most fully-realised, expressive musical work to date, coupling his keen ear for looping, memorably emotive piano melodies with intuitive grooves and a free-flowing jazz improvisation. 

El Michels Affair

El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game

Mon 24 Apr 2023 to Sun 30 Apr 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Glorious Game by El Michels Affair & Black Thought, out via Big Crown Records. On it, Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him. 

The Rookies

The Rookies ‘Feed The Fire’ album launch

Sat 22 Apr 2023
PBS Presents

The Rookies launch their fourth studio album Feed The Fire at The Nightcat April 22.

Moody Beaches - Acid Ocean

Mon 17 Apr 2023 to Sun 23 Apr 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Acid Ocean by Moody Beaches, a potent 10-track serve of harmony-driven and brooding, fuzzed-out anthems.

Benefit Concert for Enushu (Black Jesus eXperience)

Sat 15 Apr 2023
Community News

On Saturday April 15 Black Jesus eXperience plus friends and guests will perform at The Night Cat in Fitzroy in a benefit event to raise funds to help one of Melbourne’s great cultural contributors, Enushu Taye, in her time of need. Tix available here.

APRA AMCOS x PBS FM Present: 321 Songwriting Sessions

APRA AMCOS & PBS Present: 321 Songwriting Sessions

Wed 12 Apr 2023
Community News

Looking to collaborate? Give it a try at APRA AMCOS's 321 Session with guidance from Ben Stewart (Slowly Slowly).