Things might seem rough right now, but being at the bottom means the only direction left is up, right? Well, not exactly. I mean, metophorically sure, but don't get hung up on details, possibilities lurk in all quadrants of the quantum compass. You might be surprised, you might be delighted, you might be shocked, you might be frightened. There are no guarantees in life, though, I promise Something Better will happen at least once a week.

]]> en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:16:52 +1000 https://4zzz.org.au/programs/something-better/ http://photos-d.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xap1/t51.2885-15/10731903_544189882392291_633373155_n.jpg 4ZZZ info@4zzz.org.au Things might seem rough right now, but being at the bottom means the only direction left is up, right? Well, not exactly. I mean, metophorically sure, but don't get hung up on details, possibilities lurk in all quadrants of the quantum compass. You might be surprised, you might be delighted, you might be shocked, you might be frightened. There are no guarantees in life, though, I promise Something Better will happen at least once a week.

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Songs played

Gary Portnoy - Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Theodore Shapiro - Mannequins

Pure Hell - I Feel Bad

Wreck and Reference - Languish

Frenzal Rhomb - Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down

Vulture St Tape Gang - Oh Shit

MAPLE - Maybe It's Ok

Michael Legrand - Fight To The Death

Buffalo Springfield - Everybody's Wrong

Scraps - Relate To You

Allthingslost - (ineedyouhere)

Psychic Ills - I Don't Mind

Madeleine Peyroux - (Getting Some) Fun Out of Life

Billy Elm & Woody Jackson - Already Dead

DeBarge - Rythm of the Night

Jordan Rakei - Lost Myself

Straight No Chaser (feat Seal) - Kiss From A Rose

Sophie Hutchings - Living Light

Dick & Christa Hughes - You Go To My Head

John Ottman - Just A Dream

Dawn of Midi - Sinope

Pink Floyd - Echoes

Lo Key Feel - New Tech

Bee Gees - Man In The Middle

VHS Dream - Shadows

Tango Saloon - I Want Some Fun

Faith No More - Take This Bottle

Resin Dogs - Dave Bug Out (Turntable Mix)

Modest Mouse - Fly Trapped In A Jar

Ramin Djawadi - My Watch Has Ended

Ryo Fukui - Embraceable You

G Elenil - Outro (Mercy)

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Songs played

Robin Beanland & Greame Norgate - Groovy Humiliation

RZA - Funky Theme

Corduroy - Something In My Eye

April March - La Chanson de Prevert

The Seekers - World of Our Own

Pierre Omer's Swing Revue - I Lost My Smile

The Meanies - Don't Smile (You Might Crack Your Face)

Joe Hisaishi - Tonari no Totoro

CC The Cat - Hurtin'

Vulture St Tape Gang - Drifting

Donny Benet - You'll Find Love Again

Hattie Hart & The Memphis Jug Band - Cocaine Habit Blues

La Sonora De Lucho Macedo - Quiero Bailar Contigo

G Elenil - Self Medicated

Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks - Jeepers Creepers

Bach (Wolfgang Voigt Ambient Rmx) - Air On G String

Nite-Funk - Don't Play Games

The Budos Band - Origin of Man

Japanese Breakfast - The Woman That Loves You

Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein - Stranger Things (Theme)

Tangents - Dank Memes & Things (The Cheech Diva's Evensong In The Time of Orange Skinned Camachos and Shrill DM Masons)

Psychic Ills - Confusion (I'm Alright)

The Mothers of Invention - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance

Aretha Franklin - Don't Let Me Lose This Dream

Little Desert - Run

Rebecca Sugar - Everything Stays

FEET TEETH - two minutes and seven seconds

Emily Wurramara - Ngerraberrakernama (Wake Up)

Black Vacation - Thinkin' of Movin'

Nite Fields - Hell/Happy

Bertha 'Chippie' Hill feat. Louis Armstrong - Trouble In Mind

Saint Surly & Monster Monster - Lurch

RED I - Misyon

Theodore Shapiro - Never Invited

Kupa Kapsa Ensemble - Vandraught 4 No. 4

Traffic Sound - La Camita

Kalyanji - Anandji - Cabaret Dance Music (Instrumental)

Hot Rubber Glove - The Gizm

Ramin Djawadi - I Need You By My Side

Nam Shub of Enki - Z Eyes 2014 namshub rmx 01

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Songs played

Vulture st Tape Gang - A Tale

George Clinton &The P-Funk All Stars - Funk Gettin' Ready To Roll

Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It

James Blake - My Willing Heart

Alice Night - I'd Do It All Again

Front End Loader - Girls of Slender Means

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Fashion Monster

Sampa The Great - Shake It Off

Emily Wurramara - Stomping Ground

ROO - Cold Comfort

Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Nick Arundel - Fear Within

Calypso Rose - Love Me or Leave Me

Phil Collins - Sussudio (Extended Rmx)

Twin Arrows - Fountain of Luck

Richard Cheese - Everlong

Branford Marsalis Quartet w/ Kurt Elling - The Return (Upward Spiral)

BADBADNOTGOOD (feat. Colin Stetson) - Confessions Pt II

Air - Once Upon A Time

East India Youth - Looking For Someone

2 Dogs - Definitely Something

Regurgitator - Kong Foo Sing

Stone Witches - Oh Well

Garbage - If I Lost You

K.K. Slider - 2 PM

Steve Arrington - Feel So Real (12" Version)

VHS Dream - When She's Lonely

Saint Surly & Monster Monster - All or Nothing, or Something Else

The Stress of Leisure - In The Here & Now

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Songs played

Shawn Lee - Misbehaving

The Zombies - Whenever You're Ready

Eliza Hull - Walk Away

Globelamp - Master of Lonely

Yo La Tengo - Sometimes I Don't Get You

CactusDemonDoom - Not If You Were The Last Comfort On Earth

Inon Zur - No Voices, No Cries

Richard Cheese - Black Hole Sun

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities

Red I - Simula

Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop (Discotheque)

Eaves - Alone In My Mind

Mark Korven - Standish (Traditional)

Air - Au fond du reve dore

The Vainglories - Held

Berardi Foran Karlen - Seperation

Florito - As Friends

Allen Toussaint - Confessin That I Love You

Ghost Notes - Go Where It Takes You

Alice Night - Don't Forget That You Were Born

Emily Wurramara - Ngayuwa nalyelyingminama (I Love You)

Paul McCartney - My Love

ROO - Slammed

The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes

Gentleman - Risk!

Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling - I'm a Fool to Want You

Donny Benet - Treat Yourself

VHS Dream - So High

Lamb - I Cry

Mikolai Stroinski - Commanding The Fury

Shonen Knife - Ice Cream City

Andrew Tuttle - Account Locked

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Songs played

Saint Surly & Monster Monster - DoOOom

Vulture St Tape Gang - Just To Fill That Need

Bronski Beat - Why

Charles Bradley - Heartaches & Pain

Calypso Rose - Woman Smarter

Jordan Rakei - Still

Air - All I Need

Mimes of Wine - Lover's Eyes

Adeva - Respect

Timothy Fairless - Fault Lines

New Edition - Candy Girl

Thievery Corporation (feat. Jena Andrevska) - Beautiful Drug

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - What Can I Give You?

Church of Christ - Big Ol' Happiness In QLD

John Coltrane - Giant Steps

Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters - Accentuate the Positive

Duffy - Serious

Young Magic - How Wonderful

ABC - Poison Arrow

Disasterpeace - Forgotten

Aphex Twin - piano un1 apej

Joy - Crazy For You

Rina Hidaka, Yuna Inamura, Hitomi Yoshida - Pure White Lover

Maia - Universeless

Joy Division - Interzone

#459 - Got A Light?

Battles - Inchworm

Cliff Martinez - Thank God You're Awake Remix

Paul McCartney - Junk

Dirty Three - It Happened

Phil Collins - Saturday Night & Sunday Morning

Depeche Mode - A Question of Time

Genshen - Thermodynamic

Eels - In Gratitude for This Day

The Budos Band - Unbroken Unshaven

Straight No Chaser - Don't Dream It's Over

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Songs played

Richard Cheese - Milkshake

Stephen Rennicks - Work Begins In Earnest

Screaming Females - It's Not Fair

Rick Dangerous & The Silkie Bantams - There I Go

Front End Loader - My Side

Korn - Am I Going Crazy

Tim Heidecker - I Dare You To Watch Me Sleep

Tokens - I'll Do My Crying Tomorrow

Tom Holkenborg - Because I Want To

Cliff Martinez - I Would Never Say You're Fat

Garbage - Even Though Our Love Is Doomed

KLP - Air (Date Night Remix)

Miles Davis & Robert Glasper (feat. Laura Mvula) - Silence Is The Way

Lindsey Stirling - Song of the Caged Bird

The Monkees - Love To Love

Jordan Rakei - Blame It On The Youth

Vulture St Tape Gang - Bach To The Future

Spiderbait - Word I Said

Deafcult - Heathen Flow

Tom Waits - I Never Talk To Strangers

Ichabod's Crane - Phoenix

Julian Winding - The Demon Dance

Lonely Island (feat. Michael Bolton) - Incredible Thoughts

Infectious Grooves - Stop Funk'n With My Head

Incubus - Speak Free

The Bamboos - Keep Me In Mind

The Go-Betweens - Hope

Berardi Foran Karlen - For How Long?

hjpierce - always to the east

The Beatles - I'm So Tired

Link Wray & His Ray Men - Rumble

Straight No Chaser - Use Me / Ain't No Sunshine

Ratatat - Primetime

Ninoosh - People In Speakers

Christa Hughes & The Honky Tonk Shonk - Groove Is In The Heart

Funky Miracle - Cissy Strut

Sia - Waving Goodbye

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Songs played

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

Junkie XL - Same Mistakes

Shihad - Semi-Normal

The Grates - I Won't Survive

Chicago - You're The Inspiration

Sadie & Jay - You Got Me

Melvins - Maybe I Am Amused

Henry Jackman - Human Error

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - No No No

Nonsemble (feat. Amela Duheric) - Unkind

Brimstone - She Bitch

The Night Party - Get To You

Lanu - When Love Breaks Down

RED I - Unang Panahon

Brodka - Mirror Mirror

George Morgan - Please Don't Let Me Love You

New York City Center Encores! - What Do Other Folks Do?

Ambition Road - Don't Bite The Hand

Homeboy Sandman (feat. Mystro) - Keep It Real

Massive Attack - Sweet Is Good

Fugazi - Sweet and Low

Naked Maja - Disillusion

Miles Davis & Robert Glasper (feat. Erykah Badhu) - Maiysha (So Long)

Rowland S. Howard - Undone

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Well of Misery

Disasterpeace - Mud Water

Brentwood Duo - Deapool Rap (Acoustic Version)

The Monkees - I Was There (And I'm Told I Had A Good Time)

Nouvelle Vague - Too Drunk To Fuck

The Audreys - Oh Honey

Kaytrananda (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD) - Weight Off

Tim Heidecker - Work From Home

Flight of The Conchords - Mutha'uckas

Moniker - Trifecta

Tango Saloon - Stakeout

Saint Surly - A-KO

Fith Harmony - Gonna Get Better

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Songs played

Konami Kukeiha Club - In Security

Regurgitator - Unit

Saint Surly & Monster Monster - (Brackets) (Interlude)

The Seekers - Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Shakey Graves - O Death

Warren Zevon - Looking For The Next Best Thing

Tony Ann - Cellphone Ringtones (Played On Piano)

The Meanies - What Am I To Do?

The Coathangers - Excuse Me?

Civil Union - Love Makes Slaves of Us All

Shawn Coleman - Power Ballad

Brian Eno - Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free

Beethoven Havok - John Ottman

De La Soul - Let, Let Me In

Straight No Chaser - Under The Bridge

Roxette - Why Don'tcha

Del The Funky Homosapien - Mistadobalina

Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal

Chris Abrahams - As Tranquil As An Apple

Phill Harmonix - Camp Your Corpse

Vulture St Tape Gang - Get Lost

Self Righteous Brothers - Now That You're Gone

The John Wilson Orchestra - Girl Crazy: Treat Me Rough

Marcela Mangabeira - Like A Virgin (Bossa Cover)

Nouvelle Vague - Love Will Tear Us Apart

hjpierce - concentration lockjaw

The Art of Voice - Don't Speak

Innessa - Dumb & Blind

The Bee Gees - Jive Talking

Madeleine Page - Jolene

Hermitude - Engage

All I Really Want To Do - The Byrds

Eduardo Braga - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

The Bamboos - Before I Go

Judson Mancebo - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)

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Songs played

Kygo - Intro

Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side

Radiohead - Present Tense

James Blake - Love Me In Whatever Way

Pikelet - Harder Heart, Harder

Henry Jackman - Lure of Adventure

CHVRCHES - Warning Call (Mirrors Edge Catalyst Theme)

Imelda May - Wicked Way

Dogmachine - Shadows of the Abyss

Arielle Dombasle & The Hillbilly Moon Explosion - You Don't Own Me

Cyndi Lauper - Walkin' After Midnight

Adam Norton - Behind The Clouds

Ambition Road (feat. Donella Brooks) - Beyond the Blue Sky

Johnny Winter - Hurtin' So Bad

Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love

The Black Sorrows - That's A Pretty Good Love

hjpierce - traditional idiot

Devo - Through Being Cool

Architecture In Helsinki - Wiggly Party

Antonio Bellino - Mambo Italiano

Tango Saloon - Intermission

Straight No Chaser - Africa

Grateful Dead - Werewolves of London

Kafka - Interlude

Brass Knuckle Brass Band (feat. Sarsha Simone) - Life's Too Sweet

Mark Korven - Banished

Hiro Nagasawa (feat. Becky Baeling) - My Grave

HONDALADY - Sub Crazy

Phill Harmonix - Leeeeeeeroy!

Sam McLean - Eclectic

Angelo Jannotti - Friends (Forever)

Sweethearts - It's Love

Bullhorn - Exit Music (For A Film)

My Morning Jacket - What A Wonderful Man

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Songs played

The Meanies - Welcome Back to Me

The Birthday Party - Nick The Stripper

Froffybait - Time Bomb (Sometimes I'm A Dick)

Facemeat - In Time

Sarah Shachner - What It Has Always Been

Stone Witches - Oh Well

Kucka (Medasin Rmx) - Honey

Kaada & Patton - A Burnt Out Case

James Blake - Radio Silence

Radiohead - Daydreaming

Nina Simone - You Better Know It

Henry Jackman - Stepping Up

New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Give It Away

Dives - Feel Free

TH'FIKA - Stranger

Freda & Jackson - Morals

Flaming Lips - Evil Will Prevail

Elation - Kinda Minor

Chloe x Halle - Drop

Xiu Xiu - Falling

Fiber Jelly - The Upside

Halsey - Colors pt. II

Mr. Bungle - After School Special

Lera Lynn - My Least Favorite Life

Maia - Like Me

Cyndi Lauper - End Of The World

Machine Gun Fellatio - Butter My Ass With A Pigeon

RED I - Ang Pag Ibig

Moderat - Reminder

Das Sound Machine, The Treble Makers, Tone Hangars - Jump

Full Moon Flower Band - Floating

Funkadelic - Back In Our Minds

Decoder Ring - Happy Place

Bing Crosby - You Belong To My Heart (Now & Forever)

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Songs played

Dillinger Escape Plan - Proceed With Caution

Danyl Jesu - Spaz

Dasha Charusha - Hitting Yourself

Jane's Addiction - Ain't No Right

Mike & The Melvins - A Friend In Need Is A Friend You Don't Need

Tomahawk - You Can't Win

Fantomas - Investigation of A Citizen Above Suspicion

Petri Alanko - Damaged, Together

Mark Lanegan Band - Tiny Grain of Truth

The Citradels - Too Easy To Be Too Hard

Nite Fields - Fill The Void

The Furrs - I Tried To Love You

Henry Jackman - Consequences

Flight of the Conchords - Not Crying

Silver Sircus - Dust

Masahiko Hagio - Play With Me, Dance With Me

Laetitia Sheriff - Baby Man

Simewave - An Introduction To Breathing

Gregor - Anger

Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

Tanita Tikaram - The Way You Move

Tara Simmons - Break The Rules For Me

Screamfeeder - Turn Over

Maggie Gyllenhaal - Lighthouse Keeper

Brian Eno & David Byrne - Come With Us

Regurgitator - Song Formerly Known As

Rui Sato, Kokoro - No More No

Lo Tide (feat. Jenn K) - Moving On

Kafka - Messin

Adrian Younge - Magic Music

Christa Hughes & The Honky Tonk Shonk - Ace of Spades

Electric Six - Jimmy Carter

Bill Frisell - Happy Trails

Christopher Walken - I Wan'na Be Like You

Shawn Lee - Boxing: Final Fight

Helper (prod. GenReal) - Food For Your Soul

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