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+
Robert Humber
Threnody For Rocking Chair
Dec 19, 2025
A-
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Clueless (30th Anniversary vinyl reissue)
Dec 17, 2025
A
Billy Idol
Don’t Stop (EP – vinyl reissue)
Dec 15, 2025
A-
Thee Reps
Cryptocartography
Dec 12, 2025
A
The Drowns
Live At Rebellion
Dec 9, 2025
B+
Milkyway Lemonade
Magical Mind Magical Body
Dec 5, 2025
A-
Bobby Blue Bland
His California Album
Dec 2, 2025
A-
Spiritczualic Enhancement Center
The Deep Sleep Of Evil Men
Nov 28, 2025
B+
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Uprising (45th Anniversary Edition)
Nov 25, 2025
B+
David Handler
Life Like Violence
Nov 21, 2025
A
Jeffrey Runnings
Piqued
Nov 17, 2025
B+
Phranque
Mahalo Chicago
Nov 13, 2025
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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