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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 - Oct 23rd, 2015

Fun fact: I'm actually in Florida right now. So, if some awesome video dropped on Friday morning and it's not included in this list and you're thinking "what's this all about? how did he manage not to post that video?" Well, it's because I'm off avoiding the foreboding NYC winter with some sunshine and family time.

But I digress. Enjoy these distractions and be sure to listen to my latest mix, cause it's my tenth Halloween mix!
  • Drake Frasier - I wonder if Drake set out to make a meme'able video or if the world is just a pleasant enough place to let wonderful things like this happen naturally.
  • Master of None trailer - the new Aziz Ansari series has a trailer, this is it! I think it's safe to say that after watching the trailer, I'm on board to watch the show.
  • I'm the Man, That Will Find You - I dunno what it is about this Connan Mockasin video but dude is creepy in an oddly delightful way.
  • Fay Boys "Are You Ready for Freddy?" - classic hip-hop Halloween mashup. It's actually a surprising amount of Freddy Kreuger rapping. Quite a flow on that guy.
  • The Shining Bear Suit Scene - my mind must be going because I do not recall this scene. Plenty of reading to do on it as well, if you're into Stanley Kubrick Conspiracy Theories... and I am.
  • Michael Jackson Skeleton Dance - I regularly browse Youtube for "Skeleton Dance" videos and this clip from the 1997 Michael Jackson featurette "Ghosts" is pretty ridiculous. You've never seen a bag of bones with such swagger.
If you need a little something more, there's this highly NSFW Paint Stripper video that is a rather clever use of Green Screen or the Venture Brothers Season 6 trailer if that's up your alley.
Fri. October 23rd, 2015, 6:05am

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