Mayer Hawthorne's "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" (Chris Martins)
From August 2009 to September 2010, I wrote a weekly column for L.A. Weekly called INCHES, which aimed to unite L.A.’s vinyl fetishists (labels, artists, shops, fans) by photographing, reviewing and sharing free music from local releases embracing the format. I’m proud of the entire package (packaging is what it’s all about), but had the most fun shooting the records. Check our best shots below.
THE INCHES INTRO:
In the strange wake of music’s digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.’s healthy vinyl community, believing that good music deserves much more than a handful of ones and zeros …
