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
2020: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 12, 2020
2019: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 16, 2019
2018: Tom’s Top Ten
Best of Dec 15, 2018
2017: Tom’s Top 10
Best of Dec 13, 2017
2016: Tom’s Best Of
Best of Dec 16, 2016
Trouble Boys Charts the Replacements’ Rise and Fall
Feature Oct 3, 2016
2015: Tom’s End Of Year Review
Best of Dec 18, 2015
2014: Tom’s Top Five
Best of Dec 15, 2014
Finding Fela: Documentary Chronicles Mercurial Musician/Activist Fela Kuti
Feature Oct 11, 2014
2013: Tom’s Top 10
Best of Dec 19, 2013
2012: Best Of Tom
Best of Dec 16, 2012
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