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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 - July 6th, 2018

You know what's weird? Having a national holiday smack in the middle of the week. It was nice to have a day off but really made for a Two Monday's kind of feeling, know what I mean? That being said, I'll take it!
  • Fireworks Fail: Oh Jesus - the most classic of Fireworks fail thanks to this terrified reaction turned celebration. Gets me every time.
  • Welcome to Jurassic World - when you see perfection it must be acknowledged. This is perfection.
  • Hey Man, That's Why We Got This Network - don't know when this was actually made, don't care. It works.
  • The US National Anthem - VOX videos are always enjoyable and this take on the US National Anthem is no different. Insightful and amusing.
  • Feed Me Human - trained to do this? I'm sure. Again, don't care, it's a delight.
  • Trippy Rollercoaster Ride - There's a new GoPro camera that films this spherical manner and whoever thought to bring it on a rollercoaster was a wise individual.
  • Richard Swift - "The Bully" - Mr. Swift passed away this week. He was only 41. This song - paired with the next - has always been such a great summation of his talent. While there's not a video to see here, there's a hilarious story being woven. It's lo-fi, peppy and 100% enjoyable.
  • Richard Swift - "beautifulheart" - This is probably a bit of a bummer to wrap up Friday Videos with but this song always gets me and I thank Richard Swift for it. If you haven't given his solo work a spin, take the time to do so.
That's it. If you need some additional distraction this weekend, I recommend watching this guy play through an SMB hack that makes Mario look like Bob Ross. Pretty fun.
Fri. July 6th, 2018, 6:29am

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