The History of Punk Rock

With the idea of punk rockers now a day you think of tall spiked hair, leather accessories with metal spikes and those little converse shoes; but where did it all originate from? Where did the whole punk rock scene start and when did it change from the youth's political view and standing point on music's mass commercialism to a fashion and music trend that is now socially acceptable? Taking a step back into the 1970's is a good starting point.
In the early to mid Seventies, punk rock music had blown up in Britain and on the east coast of the United States. …