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+
Grandbrothers
Late Reflections
Sep 16, 2023
A
Teenage Bottlerocket
So Dumb/So Stoked (EP)
Sep 14, 2023
B+
Luurel Varas
Riddles For A Machine
Sep 8, 2023
A
Hunting Lions
Dark (EP)
Sep 1, 2023
A-
Elena Dakota
River Record
Aug 29, 2023
B+
Shana Cleveland
Manzanita
Aug 25, 2023
A-
Sungod
Starscape
Aug 18, 2023
A
The Police
Greatest Hits (2x LP)
Aug 16, 2023
A
Hunting Lions
Light (EP)
Aug 4, 2023
B+
infinitikiss
Ambient Music
Jul 28, 2023
A-
Trapper Schoepp
Siren Songs
Jul 24, 2023
A-
A Fragile Tomorrow
It’s Better That Way
Jul 21, 2023
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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