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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 24th, 2014

Seriously, as you get older do the weeks accelerate? Where is the time going?? Another week, another playlist to be enjoyed.
  • 1001 Movies You Must See (Before You Die) - amazing animation for a, presumably, forthcoming feature. Can you name all the movies shown?
  • Fight Club minus Tyler Durden - a glimpse at Fight Club as it happened in reality. Pretty strange but I suppose that's the whole point, huh?
  • The Trip to Italy - I loved The Trip and am happy to see there is a sequel. This Michael Caine joke is a bit of recycling but it's not so overdone that I'm not entirely amused by it.
  • Cat Thinks Music Makes Peas - I don't care how old this clip is, it's new to me and I was in tears watching this little guys fierce reaction.
  • Musicless Virtual Insanity - I actually want to see the entire video done in this style because I think it would really test your willpower. This 1 minute clip is just weird enough to be a good time.
  • French Bulldog Plays With His Pups - yea, another animal clip, so what? This guy is downright adorable. Look at that playtime!
  • More NFL Bad Lip Reading - for whatever reason, I'm still entertained by these.
  • Press Start - what's that? 3 hours of every NES video game intro screen? Yes, I'll take it.
If you didn't see the recut Her trailer with Phillip Seymour Hoffman or this Rabbit Stampede please partake now.

Oh, and watch this Jasmin Kaset preview video! Album releases next week.
Fri. January 24th, 2014, 9:00am

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