By David GilbertOpen Democracy.net/TransformationDecember 26th, 2014 From Weather Underground activist to life in prison Even in a just war we…
Abandoning the Ear? Punk and Deaf Convergences Part II
By David EnsmingerOriginally published by PopMattersJanuary 27th, 2013 Deaf and punk cultures seem to share a similar outsider status, and…
Abandoning the Ear? Punk and Deaf Convergences Part I
By David EnsmingerOriginally published by PopMattersNovember 12th, 2012 The vibrant subcultures of deaf and punk communities have a long, storied,…
Left of the Dial in Roctober
By Waymon TimbsdayleRoctoberAugust 1, 2013 I have to open this review with an apology: I have put off writing about…
Left of the Dial in the Indypendent Reader
by Blake UnderwoodIndypendent ReaderJuly 15, 2013 One of the many takeaways from David Ensminger’s newly published Left of the Dial:…
Left of the Dial on Pop Matters
by John L MurphyPop MattersJuly 1st, 2013 Is Punk Rock Just Urban Folk Music? ‘Left of the Dial‘ Over 20…
Left of the Dial on The Arts Fuse
by Adam EllsworthThe Arts FuseJune 29th, 2013 In the introduction to Left of the Dial, David Ensminger writes that his…
Left of the Dial on Psychobabble
PsychobabbleJune 26th, 2013 Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons compiles twenty-two interviews David Ensminger conducted for such landmark…
Left of the Dial: An Austin Chronicle Review
by Tim StegallThe Austin ChronicleOctober 25th, 2013 Sad and bloody day when Houston historian and educator David Ensminger, drummer for…
Left of the Dial: A Razorcake Review
by Jimmy AlvaradoRazorcakeNovember 21st, 2013 Ensminger is no stranger to punk rock-he’s been around the scene since at least the…