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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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Nashville Galaxy

Happy to announce the first iteration of a project I've been working on for awhile - Nashville Galaxy. It's a storefront that contains nostalgic t-shirt designs from various defunct spots around the Nashville area. If you've never been a resident of Nashville, the shirts may not make much sense but if you've ever lived here and pined for the return of a particular venue or restaurant, this may be a fun little shop for you to bookmark.

Technically speaking, I've been really interested in the technology behind Print On Demand services. Instead of ordering a bunch of stock of a particular shirt design (and all the various sizes), there are services now that will print your design when you order it. Many years ago, the quality is horrible. More recently, the quality is pretty fantastic. We did plenty of tests for these shirts before posting the site and I'm pleased to report this is world's beyond those iron-on tees you used to get a mall kiosk.

We're starting with 12 designs and have an incredibly lengthy list of additional spots to add. Go follow @nashvillegalaxy on Instagram and submit your design requests via DM if there's something you're hankering for.

I'm considering this posting a "soft launch" - so if you find any bugs or weirdness, let me know and we'll get it all sorted.
Mon. June 6th, 2022, 7:48am

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