Photographer and Filmmaker Lyle Owerko, originally from Calgary and now living in NYC, has a visual catalogue of the iconic boombox from the early 80s. I still have mine – although my friends and I called them Ghetto Blasters. I think it’s in my bathroom cupboard. It was pretty bad ass. I got it when I was 12. Check out the collection here.
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Publisher/Chief Contributor to Digitized Graffiti; a blog devoted to music, culture & technology. Author of Ice Cold Nights & Crack Whore Pickup.
I'm also a documentary filmmaker. I directed Matatu Express, The Legend of 23 Hop & Back To The Zone. Some of my work in historical urban culture preservation has been featured in Vice, BlogTO, Then & Now and more recently; Sarah Ross' new book: Law & Intangible Cultural Heritage in the City. View all posts by Colm Hogan
