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01/08/2023

X-Factory: Hans Pucket – No Drama

Hans Pucket 's No Drama - an intelligent song. Intelligence comes in many forms, and with regards to music in particular, ...

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21/02/2023

X-Factory: Kimbra – Save Me

I'm not quite sure why but Kimbra hasn't really been on my radar before. We primarily listen to music to be moved emotionally, ...

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05/10/2022

X-Factory: The Top Five 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Finalist Songs

I take it back. Last year I did successfully predict the winner of the Silver Scrolls 2021, which went to Troy Kingi. Good ...

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18/03/2022

X-Factory: 2021 Silver Scroll Award Finalist Songs

Yes I know, I never seem to get it right. Even though every year I usually write an article for the X-Factory trying to predict ...

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07/10/2020

X-Factory: The Beths – I’m Not Getting Excited

Occasionally, like once in a blue moon, when the conditions are just right, and the stars align for a nanosecond, maybe the ...

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02/09/2020

X-Factory: Silver Scroll Finalists 2020

It almost seems ritualistic now. I see the email announcing the five finalists for this year’s APRA Silver Scroll Award ...

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23/06/2020

X-Factory: Chaii – Digebasse

Damn! Someone has beaten me to it! When listening to Digebasse by Chaii, arguably one of the most prominent features of the ...

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17/04/2020

X-Factory: Aldous Harding – The Barrel

Question: What do Finding Nemo, Taylor Swift and Aldous Harding have in common? Answer: Perhaps more than you might think. ...

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20/09/2019

X-Factory: Sorrento – Look Up

Somewhere deep within the NZ music scene lies a musical entity called Sorrento. In the Top 20 shortlist for the 2019 Silver ...

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