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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 - Sept 8th, 2017

As I've mentioned a few times, I'm sponsoring a show here in Nashville tonight so if you're around, come out! We even got a pleasant Critic's Pick from the ole local paper.
  • Paul McCartney - Swedemason - the first 30 seconds are gold and then this Swede goes completely nuts for another 2 minutes. I can't believe how well it works. via John.
  • Twin Peaks, without context - if you've not watched Twin Peaks, I can't imagine a better enticement.
  • Beck - Up All Night - new video from CANADA for Beck. Unsurprisingly, it's great.
  • A Bat Flew in the House - the likelihood of you having seen this on Facebook already is high but I don't care... it's hilarious.
  • Maggiez Matez Promo - a 1987 promo video promoting MAggiez Matez, a conservative youth club. It's also not from 1987 at all and it's satire making fun of a contemporary youth movement in the UK called "Activate" but that's just icing on the cake.
  • Hedgehog Massage - let it wash over you.
  • Hot Dog - when we envisioned the Internet, this was surely the intended culmination of its power.
  • Mario Maker Courses, Don't Move - I'm surprised it's taken me this long to go down a Mario Maker rabbit hole but here it is. I've arrived. I'm watching 20 minute compilations of custom courses in which the character does not move.
  • Starship Sleeping Quarters, 10 hours - for those of you that like a little sci-fi with your white noise.
If you need one more, hit up this old SNL Twin Peaks sketch that has a tiny cameo from Conan O'Brien.
Fri. September 8th, 2017, 6:27am

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