Boombox/ Ghetto Blaster

Not only does this radio look cool, it's appearance just makes you wanna get crunk!! Since it helped revolutionise dance in the early 80's, the Boombox has been ever present in dance offs, ghettos and garages! Blaring music and being able to adjust your tone, treble etc. was a luxury rarely seen in a portable radio.

Simply a box radio with a handle, the Boombox is pushed beyond that with it's iconic 2 speakers, cassette and dials and buttons. It exhumes power, soul and passion and has bought communities together (most notably in the USA) for dance offs and displaying their dancing skills on the street. Seeing the boombox in action in the film clip of Run DMC's "It's Like That" was my earliest memory of seeing a one and being my favourite song at the time I had to have one.

Brands such as Sony, JVC, Panasonic amongst others, began the evolution of the boombox, changing its shape, adding dials and interface, changing speaker positioning and size. This paved the way for more futuristic and unique types of blasters. Rarely seen today, any glimpse of a boombox and I feel the urge to grab a cardboard box, set it flat on the ground and breakdance!!

Chris K

References:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=boombox&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbnid=bHPHzPnzSIwbwM:&imgrefurl=http://hypebeast.com/2008/08/the-boombox-project/&docid=MVnZaHLQ7kR1pM&w=800&h=488&ei=ZuY8TtGiDMmImQWVooGaCA&zoom=1&biw=1280&bih=578
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boombox