<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878392230035353053</id><updated>2011-05-03T07:17:50.305-04:00</updated><category term='January 2011'/><category term='Album Review'/><category term='Songs'/><category term='Indie Rock'/><category term='Dance Pop'/><category term='Single'/><category term='Punk Pop'/><category term='Britney Spears'/><category term='December 2010'/><category term='2010'/><category term='Ryan Adams'/><category term='Alternative Country'/><category term='Top Ten'/><category term='Social Distortion'/><category term='Pop/Rock'/><category term='Most Played'/><title type='text'>Trim Your Sails</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Thomas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06166271502986940746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_stv840oEiPA/SHLRzOc9WsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/f8OF8Bx6g-o/S220/071520043.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878392230035353053.post-8114873656303007614</id><published>2011-02-11T16:28:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-11T16:28:09.061-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Single Review: Lady GaGa - Born This Way</title><summary type='text'>Album: Born This WayArtist: Lady GaGaYear: 2011Rating: 4.5/5 StarsStyle: Pop/RockGenre: Dance PopI must say I'm a little disappointed in this track. Don't get me wrong, I love the message in the lyrics, it's the lyrics that actually makes this work for me. But there's something musically that's bothered me all morning. The track sounded too familiar. Like eeirely familiar. As I was listening, on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/feeds/8114873656303007614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4878392230035353053&amp;postID=8114873656303007614' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/8114873656303007614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/8114873656303007614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/2011/02/single-review-lady-gaga-born-this-way.html' title='Single Review: Lady GaGa - Born This Way'/><author><name>Thomas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06166271502986940746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_stv840oEiPA/SHLRzOc9WsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/f8OF8Bx6g-o/S220/071520043.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_stv840oEiPA/TVWp5q0fIoI/AAAAAAAAAJw/Xj7NpFzsHMU/s72-c/1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878392230035353053.post-1885472689002723071</id><published>2011-02-01T21:17:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-01T21:42:00.824-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Alternative Country'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='December 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ryan Adams'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Album Review'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Indie Rock'/><title type='text'>Album Review:  Ryan Adams - III/IV</title><summary type='text'> Artist: Ryan Adams &amp; The CardinalsAlbum: III/IVRating: 5/5 StarsGenre: Pop/RockStyle: Alternative Country, Indie RockRelease: December 2010 I'm a huge Ryan Adams fan, that is to say, I own every album (minus Orion but this will be taken care of shortly... at least I hope).  So to say I nearly jizzed myself when it was announced another album was going to drop culled from the Easy Tiger sessions </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/feeds/1885472689002723071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4878392230035353053&amp;postID=1885472689002723071' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/1885472689002723071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/1885472689002723071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/2011/02/album-review-ryan-adams-iiiiv.html' title='Album Review:  Ryan Adams - III/IV'/><author><name>Thomas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06166271502986940746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_stv840oEiPA/SHLRzOc9WsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/f8OF8Bx6g-o/S220/071520043.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_stv840oEiPA/TUi_IhSF92I/AAAAAAAAAJk/AaC9ylj1sD0/s72-c/34.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878392230035353053.post-239368973717407998</id><published>2011-01-29T16:56:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-29T18:18:56.794-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Most Played'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Songs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Top Ten'/><title type='text'>Top Ten Most Listened To Tracks From A 2010 Album</title><summary type='text'>Every music blogger usually does a "year-end best of" list consisting of songs that came out during 2010 that they absolutly loved, adored, or just plan believed in. Why shouldn't I be any different? I mean, really, why shouldn't I tell you all about the songs that came out that I absolutly fell in love with? Why don't I you may ask? 'Cause I can't. I've not even made it through most of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/feeds/239368973717407998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4878392230035353053&amp;postID=239368973717407998' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/239368973717407998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/239368973717407998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/2011/01/top-ten-most-listened-to-tracks-from.html' title='Top Ten Most Listened To Tracks From A 2010 Album'/><author><name>Thomas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06166271502986940746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_stv840oEiPA/SHLRzOc9WsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/f8OF8Bx6g-o/S220/071520043.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878392230035353053.post-4513782406843823804</id><published>2011-01-23T17:59:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-24T00:21:30.538-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Britney Spears'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Single'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='January 2011'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dance Pop'/><title type='text'>Single Review:  Britney Spears:  Hold It Against Me</title><summary type='text'>Album:  Hold It Against MeArtist:  Britney SpearsRating:  3.5/5 StarsGenre:  Pop/RockStyle:  Dance PopYear:  January 2011Oh, Brit-Brit, sometimes you just try too hard.  You know, and I'm kind of sad to admit this, but deep down I actually do love you and your music.  It's one of my guilty pleasures.  After all, I couldn't really claim to be gay if I didn't at least somewhat enjoy you're music.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/feeds/4513782406843823804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4878392230035353053&amp;postID=4513782406843823804' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/4513782406843823804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/4513782406843823804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/2011/01/single-review-britney-spears-hold-it.html' title='Single Review:  Britney Spears:  Hold It Against Me'/><author><name>Thomas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06166271502986940746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_stv840oEiPA/SHLRzOc9WsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/f8OF8Bx6g-o/S220/071520043.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4878392230035353053.post-8621335110444696460</id><published>2011-01-23T16:00:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-23T16:49:11.181-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social Distortion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Punk Pop'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='January 2011'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Album Review'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop/Rock'/><title type='text'>Album Review:  Social Distortion - Hard Times And Nursey Rhymes</title><summary type='text'>Artist: Social DistortionAlbum: Hard Times And Nursey RhymesRating: 4/5 StarsGenre: Pop/RockStyle: Punk PopRelease: January 2011It's been said that I'm pretty much a punk boy, or a rocker, or as a dear friend would say: "A straight man trapped in a gay man's body." I don't have any issues with any of these terms or ideas, in fact I probably embrace them more than anything. I love my rock music, I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/feeds/8621335110444696460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4878392230035353053&amp;postID=8621335110444696460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/8621335110444696460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4878392230035353053/posts/default/8621335110444696460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://trimmingsails.blogspot.com/2011/01/album-review-social-distortion-hard.html' title='Album Review:  Social Distortion - Hard Times And Nursey Rhymes'/><author><name>Thomas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06166271502986940746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_stv840oEiPA/SHLRzOc9WsI/AAAAAAAAAAM/f8OF8Bx6g-o/S220/071520043.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_stv840oEiPA/TTycgjXgCdI/AAAAAAAAAJA/oFnkfHjYp7g/s72-c/social.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
