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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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Robert Frank, Soundcloud and Confederacy

It's a long weekend! Which means, you'll likely need some long reads to fill your head with thoughtful ponderances and potential conversation starters. Try these on for size:
  • The Man Who Saw America - profile piece on living influential photographer Robert Frank.
  • How Soundcloud Keeps Communication Flowing Across 4 Offices in 4 Time Zones - having been a remote employee, I know it's possible to do effectively but, also having been an in-office employee, I can attest to how much more involved you feel. Interesting to read how Soundcloud pulls it off.
  • Last Battles - not a terribly long LongRead but a good one for anyone in the South that may need to explain just why the Confederate flag is a symbol of hate, not history.

    There's no argument from me that the flag should be retired but can we please stop propagating the idea that this is a problem from Southeners, exclusively? Yes, the trouble began in the South but, at this point, it's a problem shouldered by the ignorant and hateful all over. I see sites like this and get incredibly sad as it shows the level of vitriol aimed at Generic Southerner.

    Hateful people are everywhere, let's work to minimize their voices, not create larger rifts between people based on geographic hateful ignorance.
Fri. July 3rd, 2015, 6:41am

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