I’m Josh Ayala, a Music, Art and New Media Designer, Project Manager and champion of music, art and volunteerism through non-profit work. I live in Seattle. This is where I post inspirations, project notes, music I make and helpful or interesting links. I can be reached at info@badempire.com Archive | Delicious | Flickr | MySpace | MyFace | Linked | RSS | Twitter | Vimeo | Last.fmSpecial projects: Vera Project | TSBTumblr (3.0; @badempire)http://josh.badempire.com/“The record-breaking amount of solar power shows one of the world’s leading industrial nations was able to meet a third of its electricity needs on a work day, Friday, and nearly half on Saturday when factories and offices were closed.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5E8GQ1LQ20120526" target="_blank">Germany sets new solar power record, institute says | Energy & Oil | Reuters</a></em>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23910654615http://josh.badempire.com/post/23910654615Sun, 27 May 2012 21:15:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nls05Nhu1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I want to go there.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18181200" target="_blank">BBC News - Big Picture: Mars rover late in the day</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23826873691http://josh.badempire.com/post/23826873691Sat, 26 May 2012 16:40:48 -0700<a href="http://cinemagr.am/show/8345317">Double Dutch Empire in effect</a>: <div><p><img src="http://cinemagr.am/uploads/8345317.gif"/></p> <br/><p>(Taken with <a href="http://cinemagr.am" target="_blank"><a href="http://cinemagr.am" target="_blank">http://cinemagr.am</a></a>)</p></div>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23709939768http://josh.badempire.com/post/23709939768Thu, 24 May 2012 19:08:41 -0700cinemagraphgif<a href="http://cinemagr.am/show/8316819">Tiltshifty</a>: <div><p><img src="http://cinemagr.am/uploads/8316819.gif"/></p> <br/><p>(Taken with <a href="http://cinemagr.am" target="_blank"><a href="http://cinemagr.am" target="_blank">http://cinemagr.am</a></a>)</p></div>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23679610722http://josh.badempire.com/post/23679610722Thu, 24 May 2012 10:57:31 -0700cinemagraphgif<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ax1uS2g81qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a></p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23391177820http://josh.badempire.com/post/23391177820Sat, 19 May 2012 20:15:29 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4auwifdvM1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a></p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23388465906http://josh.badempire.com/post/23388465906Sat, 19 May 2012 19:29:05 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m47zdewSgi1qctvzro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://grungebook.tumblr.com/post/23288436748/afghan-whigs-see-and-dont-see-new-cover-song-available" target="_blank">grungebook</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hear the Afghan Whigs’ first new track in five years, a cover of <span>Marie “Queenie” Lyons’ </span>“See and Don’t See,” over at <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-the-afghan-whigs-see-and-dont-see-20120518" target="_blank">RollingStone.com</a>. The track will be available as a free download at <a href="http://www.theafghanwhigs.com/" target="_blank">theafghanwhigs.com</a> today at noon ET.</p> </blockquote>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23292734983http://josh.badempire.com/post/23292734983Fri, 18 May 2012 08:28:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41muozCBW1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bridge was up, thank god. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23083374014http://josh.badempire.com/post/23083374014Mon, 14 May 2012 19:56:48 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqvsbofQW51qmloozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://veraproject.tumblr.com/post/23066011941/from-veras-first-show-ever" target="_blank">veraproject</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>From Vera’s first show EVER</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahthemurdercitydevils.tumblr.com/post/9697767525/setlist-from-the-murder-city-devils-performance-at" target="_blank">fuckyeahthemurdercitydevils</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Setlist from The Murder City Devils performance at the first Vera Project event in Seattle, Wa. The Blood Brothers and Botch also performed.</p> <p>January 27, 2001</p> <p>IBEW Local 46, Seattle, Wa</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23079257716http://josh.badempire.com/post/23079257716Mon, 14 May 2012 18:59:36 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m414w9vX4r1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a></p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23054627551http://josh.badempire.com/post/23054627551Mon, 14 May 2012 13:28:57 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zh4clUvl1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Food cart heaven on Mississippi (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/23001394554http://josh.badempire.com/post/23001394554Sun, 13 May 2012 15:57:48 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zfrcINXG1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Portland mom’s day party (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22999545185http://josh.badempire.com/post/22999545185Sun, 13 May 2012 15:28:24 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3xpci9xWb1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>These dudes @dietrich and @gabekerbrat (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22934829264http://josh.badempire.com/post/22934829264Sat, 12 May 2012 17:00:17 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vjd3iz9W1qz7bz3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://boingboing.net/features/morerock.html" target="_blank">Less Talk More Rock- Boing Boing</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22853897896http://josh.badempire.com/post/22853897896Fri, 11 May 2012 12:55:50 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tnrlpaOE1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a></p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22791747819http://josh.badempire.com/post/22791747819Thu, 10 May 2012 12:35:45 -0700“What moves us is not the realization that the world falls short of being completely just - which few of us expect - but that there are clearly remediable injustices around us which we want to eliminate.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/" target="_blank">Amartya Sen</a></em>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22671681885http://josh.badempire.com/post/22671681885Tue, 08 May 2012 14:25:31 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3l4aoTidu1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a></p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22498160970http://josh.badempire.com/post/22498160970Sat, 05 May 2012 21:54:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3hh2vcEep1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Always nice to come home to new tubes (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22370952577http://josh.badempire.com/post/22370952577Thu, 03 May 2012 22:40:07 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3hbrslfyn1qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jordan owns it (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22366364204http://josh.badempire.com/post/22366364204Thu, 03 May 2012 20:45:28 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3h95s5EU71qz7bz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We won. High five new team. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://josh.badempire.com/post/22363124190http://josh.badempire.com/post/22363124190Thu, 03 May 2012 19:49:04 -0700