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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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I'm offline for a few days doing the Thanksgiving thing, hanging with friends and family, cleaning up old email and prepping some projects for year-end roundup. You know, standard November stuff. Here are some links to keep you entertained, my faithful reader:
  • Crossy Road - if you haven't played this semi-mindless Frogger update yet, get on it. The isometric style is great and the continuously updating animal choice is great. See if you can get the Doge.
  • Monument Friends - have you played the new Monument Valley levels? They are truly stunning and a breath of fresh air when it comes to gaming, IMO. This tumblog is filled with fan art from other like minded enthusiasts.
  • Munchkin the Teddy Bear Dog on a Treadmill - this will not be the last mention of said dog or video but go ahead and familiarize yourself with the mesmerizing visual of a dog wearing a teddy bear costume on a treadmill.
  • Roko's Basilisk - a thought experiment involving the future of Artificial Intelligence and a Matrix-esque world in which we're all being punished for not believing in our future tech overlords. It's a baffling path to go down but well worth the reading. via John Baldwin, of course.
  • The Man Who Made 'Tetris' - nice article on Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of the worlds best selling videogame.
Have a great week!

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