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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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Introducing Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection

Over at yk Records, we announced the debut album from Spencer Cullum, appropriately entitled Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection. The video embedded above serves as a nice introduction to the project.

For those that do not know, Spencer Cullum is a pedal steel player - most known for his work in the duo Steelism. He's also part of Miranda Lambert's backing band (seriously) and has guested on a ton of records. He's from London but has made Nashville his home for the past decade or so.

The record is a far cry from Steelism (and Miranda Lambert), in that it was inspired by `60s and `70s psych-folk records like Kevin Ayers or Fairport Convention. It's also got a touch of Fripp and Eno, Soft Machine and a dash of krautrock. If all that sounds absolutely foreign to you, don't worry - you can still enjoy it.

The album features a ton of guests - hence the "Coin Collection" - such as Caitlin Rose, Skyway Man, Erin Rae, Herman Dune and a long long list. The first single will be coming out very soon but just wanted to drop a note here to keep you aware. This is not a record you wanna miss.
Fri. September 25th, 2020, 8:37am

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