Tom Haugen
BORN: June '76
JOINED THE DV STAFF: March 2012
HOMETOWN: Minneapolis, MN
NOW LIVING IN: Dallas, TexasSPOUSE / KIDS?: Amanda / Moz - cat, Lucky - dog, Ringo - ferret
FAVORITE ARTIST: The Smiths
OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE:Chuck Ragan, Unbroken, Banner Pilot, Rival Schools, Radiohead, Heroin, Maritime, Face To Face, Chain of Strength, Snapcase, Bad Religion, Fugazi, Seaweed, Superchunk, Jimmy Eat World, Green Day, The Cold Beat, Jawbox, Jets To Brazil...
BEER: that doesn't go too well with my straight edge tattoo...
OTHER HOBBIES: Bmx riding, fitness.
PERSONAL MOTTO: “Never Is All Ways Around" - The Hated
I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...I feel it's necessary to let people know there is so much great music out there beyond the heaps of garbage littering the FM dial...
Reviews
B+
Geto Boys
We Can’t Be Stopped (2026 vinyl reissue)
Oct 27, 2026
B
Pussycat Dolls
Doll Domination (2026 vinyl reissue)
Oct 23, 2026
B+
Supertramp
Brother Where You Bound (2026 Half Speed Mastered Vinyl Reissue)
Oct 20, 2026
B+
Markos Chaidemonos
Light Beam
Oct 16, 2026
B
Empire Child
The Empire Child
Oct 12, 2026
B
OneRepublic
Waking Up (2026 vinyl reissue)
Oct 9, 2026
B+
Bennie Wallace
French Postcard
Oct 6, 2026
A-
David J
Tracks From The Attic Revisited
Sep 18, 2026
B
Pussycat Dolls
PCD (2026 vinyl reissue)
Sep 16, 2026
A-
Labrador
The Rosy Red World
Sep 14, 2026
B+
Everly Lux
Talk Tales
Sep 11, 2026
A-
Misty Coast
Always Sun
Sep 9, 2026
Articles
Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer
Film Review Oct 26, 2026
Soul To Soul: The Legendary 1971 Concert Film
Film Review Aug 17, 2026
Redd Kross Takes Us Back to the Eighties
Film Review Aug 3, 2026
Punk At Sea Explores Rebellion Festival In Photos
Book Review Jul 20, 2026
Exploring “The Secret Lives Of Bill Bartell”
Film Review Jun 22, 2026
Bob Marley Biopic Receives Welcome Reissue
Film Review Jan 12, 2026
2025: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 15, 2025
2024: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 16, 2024
2023: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 16, 2023
2022: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 12, 2022
Peter And The Wolves
Feature Jan 18, 2022
2021: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 13, 2021
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