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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 - June 6th, 2014

Another week, another playlist! Let's see what kind of distraction and humor I can drum up for you.
  • Greatest Home Run Call - is this real? Maybe not. Do I choose to believe? You better believe it.
  • Eff Ate - a fun little Zuckerberg edit from psql. I'm not as bitter about Facebook as many others seem to be but it's still funny.
  • Butter Ya'Self - if you told me that you had a gangsta rap video featuring a banana and a hot dog, I'd be intrigued but skeptical. Fortunately, it pays off.
  • Halt and Catch Fire Main Titles - haven't seen the show yet but, holy moly, these titles are rad!
  • Heavy Metal Video Game Tribute - at 17 minutes, this is a serious endurance challenge but I proudly (or sadly) proclaim that I made it through.
  • John Oliver vs Net Neutrality - another lengthy video but another proper pay off, particularly the plead to the Trolls. And it seems to have worked as well, as the FCC's site was broken for a few days.
  • Kitten Jam - Turn Down For What - think of a cat video and boil it down to its simplest elements. This is that form but still maintaining its entertainability.
  • Luigi Ridin' Dirty - Mario Kart 8 Death Stare from Luigi really took off this week and I'm enjoying it. See lots more.
Are there more awesome videos that you really must see? Yes. But I can only cover so much ground.
Fri. June 6th, 2014, 6:50am

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