David Ensminger

David Ensminger is a trained folklorist, punk historian, English Instructor, musician, and writer. His work has appeared in Thirsty Ear, Magyar Taraj, Artcore, Trust, Maximum Rock'n'Roll, M/C Journal, Journal of Popular Music Studies, and Houston Press, among others. Visual Vitriol, his book covering punk street art and subcultures, is forthcoming from the Univ. Of Miss in Spring 2011.

The 10 Best Women-Led Punk Bands

David Ensminger

/ 14 June 2021

Though women co-pioneered punk rock, women’s bands have often slipped beneath the radar of many critics, pollsters, and everyday fans. Here are the ten best.

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Photo Essay: Postcards from the COVID-19 Pandemic

David Ensminger

/ 26 April 2021

Postcards from the milieu of the pandemic shutdown. A photo essay.

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The Top 20 Punk Protest Songs for July 4th

David Ensminger

/ 4 July 2020

As punk music history verifies, American citizenry are not all shiny, happy people. These 20 songs reflect the other side of patriotism -- free speech brandished by the brave and uncouth.

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The 10 Best Punk Albums of 2010

David Ensminger

/ 29 April 2020

Punk rock gives voice to the hardest of times. As punk is a wide-ranging umbrella genre saturated with numerous subcultures, styles, aesthetics, and attitudes, making a list is more like trying to super-glue together a ripped and torn fanzine. But try, we must.