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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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Weekend LongReads

I find myself spending more and more of my Sunday mornings catching up on various Long Reads. It's a nice way to settle into the day. Here's a few pieces that you might enjoy on a lazy weekend morning:
  • XOXO Diversity and Subsidized Passes - the badge application process for XOXO 2015 recently went out but founders Andy and Andy have made it known that they're striving for more diversity (take note white males nerds). Their approach is metered, intelligent and compassionate. As far as I can tell, this is the new gold standard for such things.
  • The Hipster is Dead, and you might not like who comes next - I really really hate the proposed name of this next generation of adults but I think that's actually the point. The actual details of who this kind of person is actually exists. I may dislike the name but I can't disagree with the content. via Davis
  • I'm a Liberal Professor, and my Liberal Students Terrify Me - it's certainly a LongRead but it makes the case against Identity Politics and how it's dumbing us all down, in a bad way. My initial reaction is a strong Agree.
  • What is Code? - an incredibly long piece from Paul Ford on the future of programming and how it will affect us all. Honestly, I've not read a word of this yet but I'm putting it on my own plate to tackle.
  • If you're looking for something extra sad to read - check out this piece from Stephanie Wittels Wachs, The New Normal, on the loss of her brother Harris. Brutal.
Fri. June 12th, 2015, 6:57am

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