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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 - March 25th, 2016

I'm giving myself a quick trip to Nashville this weekend to partake in the release shows for Tower Defense and POLY. If you'd like to see me, come to The 5 Spot or Club Roar, respectively. I'm very happy to help these bands release their great music into the world and hope others enjoy it as well.

On to the distractions!
  • Bunny Eats Berries - there is something magnificently horrifying about this, as innocent as it is.
  • Sanders Scares Trump - excellent editing skills here.
  • History - of course I'm going to push more Tower Defense on you! If you haven't seen this video yet, enjoy.
  • Black Cat - and a reminder to enjoy POLY.
  • A Prank Time - this is maybe too weird for sharing but I was entranced by every single second of the 4 minute runtime.
  • Ukulele Batman vs Bagpipe Superman - the Internet is a weird, weird place. The video is funny but imagining these bozo's filming it is even more absurd.
  • Sophia the Robot - nightmare fuel. This is the epitome of the Uncanny Valley.
  • Vangoffey - Trials of a Modern Man - I was (and am) a diehard Supergrass fan. I've been enjoying the solo works of frontman Gaz Coombes but am super pleased to see that the other members are continuing on making music and, in the case of Vangoffey, it sounds a whole lot like Supergrass.
  • Clown Trailer - I'm not much of an Eli Roth fan but this trailer for his new movie really feels like a total parody. It's actually based on a parody trailer but doesn't look like he did much more with it. Very strange. via Lee.
  • False Colors "Portrait in Smoke" - something about this video entrances me. I can't imagine the editing process but it's 100% mesmerizing.
  • Guy Pearce "Fly All the Way" - did you know Guy Pearce made music? Did you know he made an absurd music video promote it and it has less than 12,000 views? The weirdest part? The song itself isn't half bad! via Paul.
I also recommend enjoying this little surprise.
Fri. March 25th, 2016, 6:15am

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