Traditionally made out of alpaca, chullos are hats used in the Andes. They always have two long ear flats that help prevent body heat escape through the ears.

I’ve managed to survive the winter cold without a jacket or hat, until now. I know it sounds weird, but to an extent I am proud. Anyways…I searched for my chullos so that they could protect me from this brutal cold. When I tried them on, they felt pretty tight. Turns out that I had forgotten to try them on when I bought them.

I really don’t like having things laying around my room/house that aren’t being used, so I am giving them away. The grey one has a whole on one of the ears. Other than that, they are in perfect condition. I really don’t want to throw them out. So if your interested, hit me up!

P.S.

It’s been about 4 months and I still got some chocolate left. I am willing to share if you guys want. Just send me a comment or email or tweet or watever. I am very reachable.

OK Dear XML files, you win. I guess I was being lazy in trying to find a way to embed a YouTube playlist without the YouTube video player. I will post a how to write an XML RSS files as soon as I wake up. YouTube, you suck for not letting me feed my video player your RERE feed! Here is an example of the stuff you are causing!!!

Here is an example of a Vimeo Video:

I’ll be gone from KORB on Vimeo.

This is a video on YouTube:

Which do you think is the best player? I personally like Vimeo’s player. It’s simple, borderless, beautiful and you barely know the controls are there.  With that said, I have been trying to find a way to embed YouTube videos with a different type of player, one that resembles Vimeo’s player.
Now, I am running Wordpress some I’m on the hunt for some plugins that embed YouTube videos so that they resemble a Vimeo player.

First up is the WordPress Video Player (comes with Wordpress)

I am probably doing something wrong, because evertime I want to post a video through the WordPress embedder, I get a link.

Like this one: Growing up in the streets: Cusco

After a little googling, I found the perfect one.  Flash Video Player Plugin It has several skins, and you can customize it if you want. Here is a example.

And Last but not least, this is the HTML5/FLASH Player hybrid. If you have the updated version of either Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, or Firefox, you should be able to see this in HTML5. Which means, you would have been able to see the video without installing Flash. Unfortunately, I am having trouble with HTML5. The plugin I installed isn’t working properly for some odd reason. For now Flash wins. If you want to try it out, the link for the HTML5/Flash Player is HERE.

Just check the sites out: Make sure that your volume is not too loud!!

Uniqlo.com (Calendar)

Uniqlo.com (Clock)

Calendar Preview

Clock Preview

Artist of the Week is Back! At least for now. Out of the blue I found these guys called the Bronx/Mariachi el Bronx.

I don’t have too much info of them since I just found out about them an hour ago. The singer has an amazing voice and the band is awesome. I am a little confused as to what is what. This is what I got so far.

The Bronx is a rock band whom you would typically hear on games such as RoadRash and TonyHawk ProSkater. They are pure rock goodness. Mariachi el Bronx is a side project of the lead singer. The difference is that in the Mariachi, they are all dressed in the typical Mariachi outfit and are equipped with all typical acoustic mariachi instruments.

What do they sound like? To be honest, pure bliss. The songs are in English and the lyrics aren’t your typical mariachi lyrics. They are awesome. Trust me one listen you will be hooked. Here is a quick playlist I made of their videos. Oh yeah, their videos are awesome too.

Where to find them?

thebronxxx.com

MySpace/theBronx

Twitter/the_Bronx

UPDATE: I FOUND THEIR VIMEO CHANNEL THAT HAS A VIDEO BIOGRAPHY OF WHO IS EL BRONX.

Untitled from Our Videos on Vimeo.

Huayno is a genre of music that comes from the Andes of Peru, although it is also popular in Bolivia. It started out as a combination of traditional folk music and popular urban dance music. In a typical huayno song, you may hear the following instruments: flute, harp, panpipe, accordion, saxophone, charango, lute, violin, guitar, and mandolin. The guitar, violin and harp are by far the most popuplar instruments used in the genre. The vocals are usually high-pitched and sung in quechua and or spanish. I must admit that I like the quechua huaynos better than the spanish ones.

What does huayno sound like? Here is a song that you can listen to.

Siwarcito by Porfirio Ayvar

Here is another by William Luna. It is called Valicha or Walicha

Moving on, I’ve decided to play around with podcasting. I will be working on reconnecting people outside of Peru to the huayno we once heard when we were growing up. It will be a monthly thing, let’s see what happens. More info will be posted later in the week. I’ll probably end up making an english version as well to see if I can introduce world to huayno. The music is too beautiful to not share around.