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.
Published by Colm Hogan
Publisher/Chief Contributor to Digitized Graffiti; a blog devoted to music, culture & technology. Author of Ice Cold Nights & Crack Whore Pickup.
Directed Matatu Express. My latest film is called Back To The Zone, and is all about Toronto's iconic nightclub The Twilight Zone, and the history of dance culture in North America. View all posts by Colm Hogan
