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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 - April 6th, 2018

The cover this week is a Cat with Hiccups. Become mesmerized by the dilation. Let it wash over you. via Chad.

Here's some additional distractions.
  • Future World Orchestra - Desire (1982) - absolutely delightful in every respect; visually and aurally. via MAVS.
  • Kanye West as a Tame Impala song - if this wasn't done by Super Deluxe it wouldn't be half as great as it is. The absurdity levels are perfect.
  • Hermeto Pascoal - Musica da Lagoa - two parter here. Hermeto Pascoal is a folk musician seen here making music with flutes and bottles in a lake. It's got a real Cult vibe to it but it's delightful in its oddness.
  • Hermeto Pascoal - Misterios do Corpo - here Pascoal is making mysterious sounds with his body. I'd say it's also delightfully odd but I think it may cross the line into complete "WTF" territory. It's also, definitely, an endurance challenge. That being said, I doubt you can look away.
  • Rosie's Twin Kegs Commercial - this is maybe only funny to Nashville residents but a local dive bar has been releasing a series of very strange, soap opera, commercials. I know half of the people in this one and it doesn't make it any less weird.
  • The Best Wiper Blades in the World and Why - absolutely nothing here other than honest insight into wiper blades and I watched every second of it. His enthusiasm is infectious.
  • Falure - Dark Speed - I've been very pessimistic on Failure releasing new music after Fantastic Planet but they recently started releasing music from their forthcoming fifth album and I don't hate it. It's different but I think I am open to it this time around. Pretty nice video, too.
Remember, this guy never gets old.
Fri. April 6th, 2018, 7:17am

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