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Writer's Poll - Tony McMahon

Tony McMahon is predicting a big year ahead for Indigenous hip hop. For now, here's his 2012 picks.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Space Odyssey Part 1 JANE DUST & THE GIANT HOOPOES=
2. A Funky Intervention WHITEHOUSE
3. Hope Addicts HOPE ADDICTS
4. Let Go REVOLVER
5. The Romance of Communication STEVE LANE & THE AUTOCRATS
6. Requiem THE GETAWAY PLAN
7. Thank You For Giving Me The Blues SHAUN KIRK
8. Bye Bye Manchester MELANIE PAIN
9. Money For Rope MONEY FOR ROPE
10. Red Shadow Landing ALL INDIA RADIO

MISCELLANEOUS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Just Music VARIOUS
2. Aches & Skakes: A Decade Of Popboomerang VARIOUS
3. 101 Sporting Anthems VARIOUS

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. The 26th WHITEHOUSE
2. Oscar's Song HAUNTING AUGUST
3. Satelite HOPE ADDICTS
4. Playing With Fire GOREFIELD
5. Whole Other Kind DEAR STALKER

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Whitehouse
2. Jane Dust & The Giant Hoopoes
3. Hope Addicts
4. Melanie Pain
5. Revolver

BEST WEBSITE

1. kat.ph
2. lwbooks.co.uk/journals/anarchiststudies
3. thehowlingfantods.com
4. distinctlyfemale.blogspot.com
5. melbournecinematheque.org

BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Boubacar Traore
2. Johnny Clegg
3. Billy Talent
4. Flight Of The Concords
5. Animal Collective

BEST AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Hope Addicts
2. Primitive Calculators
3. Whitehouse
4. Yung Warriors
5. Sons Of The Sun

BEST TV SHOW

1. Treme
2. The Newsroom
3. Mad Men
4. Breaking Bad
5. The Walking Dead

BEST MOVIE

1. Argo
2. On the Road
3. Bait
4. Skyfall
5. Moonrise Kingdom

2012 HIGHLIGHT

The unparalleled quirkiness of Space Odyssey Part 1.

2013 PREDICTION

A breakout year for Australian Indigenous hip hop.