album of the year
- Dope Lemon - Honey Bones
- Descendents - Hypercaffium Spazzinate
- Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
- JEFF The Brotherhood - Zone
- A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
- Holy Serpent - Temples
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
- Violent Soho - WACO
- The Growlers - City Club
song of the year
- Dope Lemon - Coyote
- PJ Harvey - Guilty
- PJ Harvey - The Wheel
- Holy Serpent - Purification By Fire
artist of the year
- Iggy Pop
- PJ Harvey
- Nick Cave
- Angus Stone
- Donita Sparks
international artist performance
- L7
- The Cure
- Black Sabbath
- The Buzzcocks
- Violent Femmes
australian artist performance
- BATZ
- Gold Class
- The Love Junkies
- Hard-Ons
- Clowns
2016 highlight of the year
L7 touring Australia for the first time in what had felt like forever was a major highlight. I can't remember the last time I spent more time above the crowd, as opposed to in the crowd. The announcement of the Descendents' 2016 release was another exciting moment. With these two things happening, it felt like punk rock would still be around for a while longer and that age doesn't always mean you're old (and potentially boring).
prediction for 2017
Good things and even better gigs! The tour announcements that have already been made are super exciting, and not knowing what else is to come can even be more exciting. Personally, I'm hopeful that guitars will regain more popularity and that the electronic peak takes a break.
