I liked two galleries in New York and one of them is the House of Art on 409 Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bed Stuy. The curator Richard Beavers learned his licks from his mother, who bought him to museums and art shows, and this instilled love shows in the artists flocking to his gallery.
BOOMBOX honors the masterblaster, jambox, boomblaster, Brixton briefcase or radio-cassette, whihc revolutionalize the music for the inner city.
According to Wikipedia the first Boombox was developed by the inventor of the C-Cassette, Philips of the Netherlands and their first ‘Radiorecorder’ was released in 1969.
Bigger models came quick.
Bigger meant louder.
Models like the JVC RC-M90 and the Sharp GF-777 ruled the street and they ate D batteries wholesale.
The Walkman killed the Boombox, but today on the Fulton Street Mall a young boy was singing to his Technic monster.
It was love.