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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 a Product Manager at Mosaic. 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 twitter 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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Back in 2013, I attempted to start making quarterly mixes that documented what I'd been listening to for previous few months - mostly just for my personal documentation. I failed miserably and only put out that one installment. But, I'm trying it again! The ole college try. Swinging for the fences. Going for it. This is Q1 2015.

[ Stream It | Download MP3 | Download ZIP ]
With the proliferation of Spotify, Rdio, etc., making mixes like this outside of the streaming service ecosystem makes less and less sense because it creates a barrier for people to listen but I find myself listening to a good bit of stuff that only exists on Bandcamp or other services. I'd hate to cripple my own personal documentation of enjoyed music just because an artist can't afford to distribute digitally.

Long story short, here's a mix! I hope you enjoy it.
  1. Todd Terje - Svensk Sas
  2. Gay Vibes - The Stab
  3. Sleep Good - Nightwave
  4. Gaz Coombes - The English Ruse
  5. Black Rivers - Voyager 1
  6. Talking Heads - Stay Up Late
  7. R. Stevie Moore - Found A Job
  8. Mystery Twins - TV Talk
  9. nightblonde - I Belong In Your Arms (demo)
  10. Disasterpiece - Title
  11. Makeup and Vanity Set - Hand in Hand
  12. Mini Mansions - Fantasy
  13. Broken Social Scene - Golden Facelift
  14. Pfarmers - The Ol' River Gang
  15. Joe Pisapia - Burned Out
  16. Robert Orsi - He Hit Me
  17. Jessie Baylin - Lungs

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