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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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Friday Videos - August 26th, 2016

As previously mentioned, it's Weird Fears birthday! So, go listen to that today and then go see Mount Sharp in Brooklyn tomorrow night. Gonna be good.

On to the madness...
  • Ben Dover at Newsmeum - First, be aware that there is a Newsmeum that lets anyone record their own news report and the full archive is unbelievable. Your entire weekend is now booked watching these loonies. second, thanks to Sage Boggs for making the world aware of this. Ben Dover, shown in the above video, is a pure reflection of the awkwardness in all of us. Just don't miss out on Bill, Dancin' Ashley or this compilation either.
  • San Francisco Dog Bumpers - I want to watch this on repeat for days.
  • DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak - take this video, re-film it and put it to a badass song. Magic. (NSFW language)
  • Antonio Banderas: Hacker - there's a lot to enjoy here but I think the computer interface may be the best part... and that's saying a lot.
  • Japanese McDonalds ads - I dunno how I ended up here but I highly enjoyed this strange compilation of early 80's McDonald's ads from Japan.
  • Otter Juggling Stones - you now have a new aspirational goal to reach. Be this happy.
  • The Secrets of "Daydreaming" - Rishi Kaneria goes deep inspecting the meaning behind Radiohead's epic video and song. I think it's safe to say there are some giant leaps being taken here but it's still interesting to see it dissected.
Fri. August 26th, 2016, 7:39am

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