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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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Halloween 2013 Video Playlist

Sit back and please enjoy this Halloween 2013 Playlist... filled with enjoyable gems to distract your day and get you in the proper mood.
  • Rot - Facepaint stop motion - perfectly ghoulish.
  • Le Cochon Danseur - either a dream come true or unsettling nightmare, you decide.
  • Mystery Intro - illustrations and animations courtesy of Edward Gorey - definitely one of the masters of enjoyable deaths.
  • You're Not Perfect - welcome to the creepzone.
  • Mr. Pumpkin - Halloween - if you aren't sold on the gold pants, I don't know what could possibly sell you.
  • Muertos - these are, obviously, more Day of the Dead than they are Halloween but it still feels appropriate.
  • Count Drizzle - Chickn Wang - there are two other Count Drizzle videos but this new one is definitely his most ridiculous.
  • Anything Can Happen on Halloween - endurance challenge! Tim Curry from "The Worst Witch" singing.. who knows what. 3 minutes can be a long time sometimes.
  • Mickey Mouse in Ghoul Friend - if you didn't watch this the other day, do yourself a favor and watch it now.
  • Pumpkin Rapper - the Power Rangers go up against their greatest foe. Please sit with this until the monster shows up as that is when it gets truly awful.
  • Haunted Toaster - this is funny and then it gets hilarious. Absurdity at its most perfect.
  • Gremlins 3 Warmup - Remember when Gremlins would break the third wall and let you know they knew you were watching a movie? Well, how about this proposed alternate fan sequence for a DVD release? Very impressive.
  • Treehouse of Horror XXIV Couch Gag - if this years Treehouse of Horror didn't do it for you, you can always revisit a classic.
  • Supercut: It's Just a Cat - the horror movie trope compiled all into one place. Love those cat howls!
  • Paula Deen - Gastro Ghouls n' Fear Fritters - slowing down Paula Deen is a treat in itself but throw Oprah in the mix and it's a perfect nightmare recipe.
  • Sensual Harassment - Creature Feature - phenomenal compilation of classic scary movie monsters and horror films presented as music video.
  • The Wednesday Dance - because you always need more Halloween dance moves.
  • Pumpkin Sexydance - Never, Ever, Forget. This is literally playing on loop in the office all day today. Best.
Don't forget to revisit this perfect Jookabox video and the perfectly creepy new Hotpipes video. Happy Halloween!
Thu. October 31st, 2013, 7:03am

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