IRB Intro Post #1

For my first IRB I will be reading Please Kill Me by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain. The topic of my IRB is the origins of the punk movement in the 1970's and the implications of the nihilism and counterculture that were present in the era's punk youth. I chose to read this because I find 70's punk culture very interesting and would like to know more about what caused such a rebellion amongst the troubled youth. Through reading this I hope to learn more about an era and subculture that is rarely brought to light in terms of historical context.