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The History of the Boom Box | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by syardee | permalink
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The boom box was born when stereo capabilities were added to radio cassette players. The boom box was introduced in the late 1970s. Boom boxes were also called ghetto blasters, jam boxes and radio cassette recorders. The popularity of the boom box was largely due to the remarkable sound power contained in a portable box.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/about_5127265_history-boom-box.html ^[1]

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A Eulogy For The Boombox More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Trader Joe | permalink
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Before iPods (or even CDs) there were boomboxes. It's been 20 years since they disappeared from the streets, but the nostalgia they evoke is about more than stereo equipment. We've changed the way we listen to music — and to each other.
For further reading: http://www.npr.org/2009/04/22/103363836/a-eulogy-for-the-boombox ^[2]

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The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground: Lyle Owerko, Spike Lee: 9780810982758: Amazon.com: Books More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Joesutherland | permalink
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The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground [Lyle Owerko, Spike Lee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. <div><div> <P style= MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 8.05pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none >On the heels of the graffiti renaissance comes a vibrant look at an old-school icon that figured prominently in the hip-hop
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For further reading: http://www.amazon.com/The-Boombox-Project-Machines-Underground/dp/0810982757 ^[3]

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How Boomboxes Got So Badass More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Amr Fayez | permalink
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Compared to today's sleek micro-gadgets, boomboxes are like electronic dinosaurs, dated as much by their ludicrous size as their outmoded te...

For further reading: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/how-boomboxes-got-so-badass/ ^[4]

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Boombox history More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by david newall | permalink
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Miles Lightwood is a boom box archivist. His site, Boomboxラジカセ Creators, celebrates the history of these "portable" social music machines. Collectors Weekly talked to Lightwood about his passion fo...

For further reading: http://boingboing.net/2013/12/17/boombox-history.html ^[5]

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How Boomboxes Changed the Streets Forever More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Dennis Kuwabara | permalink
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The boombox helped launch an urban revolution of style and technology. In The Boombox Project, Jame Phillips looks at some of the biggest, loudest, most extravagant, and D-cell hungriest shoulder-borne superradios of the day.
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For further reading: http://gizmodo.com/5725877/boombox-project-secrets-of-the-block-rocking-beat ^[6]

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1. http://www.ehow.com/about_5127265_history-boom-box.html

2. http://www.npr.org/2009/04/22/103363836/a-eulogy-for-the-boombox

3. http://www.amazon.com/The-Boombox-Project-Machines-Underground/dp/0810982757

4. http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/how-boomboxes-got-so-badass/

5. http://boingboing.net/2013/12/17/boombox-history.html

6. http://gizmodo.com/5725877/boombox-project-secrets-of-the-block-rocking-beat