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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 - Sept 30th, 2016

If you haven't listened to the first track from the newly announced Slowmotions album, please do so now. I think you're gonna love it and more songs will be released in the coming weeks. Oh, and a few more albums will be announced as well. Hope you're into that.

If you haven't heard this episode of ReplyAll, make time for it this weekend. Internet Meme meets politics.

On to the goodies!
  • Psychogenic Fugue - what would you say if I told you that there's a 20-minute short film, funded by Squarespace, that features John Malkovich portraying seven famous scenes and characters from David Lynch films? There's also a soundtrack of David Lynch music performed by the likes of the Flaming Lips and Angelo Badalamenti. Yea, you'd doubt it was real. But it's very real and the trailer is pretty awesome.
  • Introducing G Suite - you may not be excited by new Google offerings but the style of this ad is phenomenal.
  • Mamy Yoko - after a stressful week this feels like the perfect break. On repeat for days. Via Chad.
  • Pen Pineapple Apple Pen - sometimes it's best to know as little about a thing as possible. This is a great example.
  • Teddy Ruxpin is Back - and they made the eyes creepier than ever. I look forward to the future memes exposing this nightmare fuel.
  • 80's SynthAxe Demo - I don't suggest watching the entire 14 minute demo but just scrub through and appreciate the presentation of such an awesome looking absurdity.
  • SpaceX Interplanetary System - kind of an insane ad from Elon Musk and SpaceX showing how a Mars colony could exist. It's slow and not that compelling but bonkers to think that this is going to be a real thing, likely in our lifetime.
You may also be interested in Trump Sniffs Compilation or Trump Beat ISIS but I can't bring myself to enjoy anything involving this truly horrible person.
Fri. September 30th, 2016, 6:54am

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