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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 - Jan 19th, 2018

Been a big week of announcements! We Own This Town was relaunched. Hott Minute, the first podcast series on the WOTT Network, was released. Patrick Damphier was added to the yk Records roster with a new 7" coming out on Feb 23rd. Oh, and that same day is the big A Night of: yk Records 2 show at Mercy Lounge in Nashville. Oh, and bonus thing, Little Bandit is hitting the road with Margo Price starting tomorrow (Jan 20th) playing several sold out shows. If you can find a way to see any of those, please do.

I know this site is meant to be a hub for random distractions and interesting topics but, honestly, if I can fill it with things that I'm putting out into the world, I'll do it.

That being said, here's some distractions from around the way.
  • First Look: Nintendo Labo - I was skeptical but this new announcement from Nintendo seems sort of brilliant? I don't even fully get it yet but it seems that you'll be able to design and print an infinite number of cardboard chasis for your Switch that will add an extra layer of interaction to various games. I need to learn more about it all but I'm glad to see this out in the world.
  • Beck - Fix Me - Adorable dogs and baby in this latest from Beck. Are the dogs friendly companions or stand-ins for parents?
  • Animotion - Obsession - alright, since I already posted one music video, here's another from 80's that is perfectly bonkers. I want to see a Kyle Mooney remake of this.
  • DJ Cummerbund - Jereloose - this classic from Pearly Jammins will surely top your 2018 Spotify playlist.
  • Winston Churchill dancing like James Brown, played by Gary Oldman - I'm hesistant to applaud silly Oldman is doing at the moment given depressing facts about him but I did find this rather amusing.
  • How TVs Work - maybe you already know all about refresh rates, LEDs, OLEDs, CRTs, etc. but you maybe haven't seen them all shot this well. It's a primer type explanation but a worthwhile one just for the fidelity of looking at how all the pieces work.
Stay safe. Be warm!
Fri. January 19th, 2018, 6:26am

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