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An internet waystation.

it me - michael eades

👋 Hi, I'm Michael Eades; a long time Internet dweller, design dabbler, dangerously amateur developer, online social experimenter and frequent curator.

Currently working as VP of Product at Smarter Apps. I also keep the lights on at a boutique record label called yk records, a podcast network called We Own This Town and a t-shirt shop called Nashville Galaxy. Previously, I built things for Vimeo OTT, VHX, KNI and Spongebath Records.

This site is an archive of ephemera I find entertaining; tweets, videos, random links, galleries of images.

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find me elsewhere

 

contact

Reach out via threads or good ole email if you have anything to discuss. I do my best to reply in a timely manner.

for the record: "yewknee" is a nonsensical word with no literal meaning but a unsurprisingly nerdy etymology. It is pronounced, "yoo • knee."

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ongoing projects

yk Records →
started in 2009 as a conduit for music that friends had no plans on releasing. now it's a full fledged boutique label focused on releasing quality music from a variety of styles. you know, like a label does. Here's a sampler on Soundcloud and a different one on Spotify. Options.

We Own This Town →
Originally a Nashville area music blog, this site has grown into a full blown podcast network as of 2018. It's an attempt to bring together creative folks about a variety of interesting topics.

I host this show all about Nashville local music outside the expectations of the city. I'm biased but all the shows are good.

Nashville Galaxy →
An online t-shirt shop featuring beloved and defunct Nashville area businesses. Very niche audience on this one but I tend to think niche is good.

some noteworthy other things

Chris Gaines: The Podcast →
published along with co-host Ashley Spurgeon; a limited series podcast that takes an absurdly researched deep dive into the time that Garth Brooks took on a fictional personality named Chris Gaines.

Garth Brooks Chris Gaines Countdown →
to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the time Garth Brooks took on the fictional personality Chris Gaines and appeared on Saturday Night Live in character, I GIF'ed the entire episode. It's a lot of GIFs; please use them.

Whiskerino →
a social network built around communal beard growing for four months. yes, it was as weird as it sounds but equally fascinating and enjoyable.

Moustache May →
an offshoot of the beard growing contest mentioned above. equal amounts of oddball fun but only a month long.

Summer Mix Series →
before all music was streaming everywhere, Internet music fans would swap zip files of music. it was truly a strange and wonderful time.

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Friday Videos - Dec 2nd, 2016

December already, huh? That time of year when we round up our favorites from the previous eleven months and do our best to wind down for a little bit. At least, that's how I see it.

  • The VVitch as Wes Anderson Movie - on one level, this works as a funny editing exercise. On another level, it doesn't work at all because The VVitch was terrifying and no amount of pink lettering can offset that fear.
  • Doot Star - and here's a Shrek'ed out Skull Trumpet playing Smash Mouth; just to keep things balanced in the world.
  • Go-Go Dancer Loop - there are various TV's all around the Vimeo office that you can put any video up on, looping forever. This is a perfect candidate and has been pleasing our office all week.
  • Walk the Dinosaur - in hunting down various versions of the Was (Not Was) classic, we stumbled on this bizarre Chuck-E-Cheese fan video. It's a video that goes from weird and cutesy (for kids!) on a brief watch and becomes unbearable and nightmarish the more you subject yourself to it. I assume most kids programming works this way.
  • Unrest in Westworld - how about a Protomen song blended with the original Westworld film? Yep, perfect.
  • All I Want For Christmas is Halloween - a pretty good song featuring some adorable little ghouls.
  • Big Black Delta - Bitten by the Apple - the official video for this great song off of Tragame Tierra is perfect.
  • Thunder - I shouldn't have but I died laughing.
When you're done with all that, watch this. You're welcome.
Fri. December 2nd, 2016, 6:56am

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