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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 29th, 2015 - Vhx

How is it that the short weeks at work somehow feel the longest? A question for the ages! If you haven't watched that Kung Fury short yet, get on it now. You'll thank yourself later. Beyond that, enjoy the following distractions:
  • Riker - Episode 1 - a TNG spin-off focused on Riker? Yes please. Thank you Paul for the heads up on this.
  • Trevor Noah - Daily Show tryout - trying out Jon Stewarts chair. Not super funny but interesting to see that the promotion has begun for his September takeover.
  • Temporary Secretary Live Debut - despite being in the McCartney catalog for a long time, this is the live debut of it. It's every bit as awkward as the recording but lovable specifically because of that.
  • Hackerman's Hacking Tutorial - just another Kung Fury teaser for you to be convinced to get into this wacky short.
  • Trapos - Superstition - I have no idea what this series is but the Rag characters are one part Menomena and one part Mighty Boosh. It's weird and I'm glad to be ignorant to its intentions.
  • Teen Men - Adventure Kids video - I shared this earlier in the week but if you haven't caught this HazelSt creation, do so now.
  • Berlin 1945 - color footage of Berlin after the bombing. Not so much funny as it is fascinating. The sound design also makes it feel even weirder and sadder given the destruction.
  • Sam Prekop - A Geometric - very atmospheric, ambient piece of work from Prekop but I like it. Good mood piece to improve your day.
  • The Chips - "Rubber Biscuit" - going to make this my first Summer Jam.
I'm also looking forward to this, as every season has been great.
Fri. May 29th, 2015, 8:43am

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