I recently read Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk and it was unputdownable. You don't need to be a fan of punk to enjoy this book, as it really is more of an evocation of an era in New York City. What I found especially interesting is that the book begins in the 60s with the Velvet Underground and that English punk had nothing on NYC punk. I also love the oral-history format, which I first experienced reading Edie: American Girl (another NYC must-read!). Legs McNeil, the co-author of Please Kill Me, was just in a New York Times article about the upcoming CBGB movie. This movie is definitely causing a punk rift.
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