hey kids. heavy travel week otherwise would have posted earlier.
thursday june 7th works for me. 8th, 9th and 10th are out as i'm away for the weekend for sarah's birthday (good memory d-man). the only other date that won't work would be the following june 14th, which will probably be the book club date.

as for soundscapes, i confess i haven't been in a long, long while, partly because i'm just not in that part of town as often as i used to be, and partly because, like derek, i get most of my stuff online. kind of sad because i do like supporting stores like soundscapes which, attitude aside, really seems to care about and promote good music, which i agree is increasingly rare in this day and age. there's a great little canadian music store around the corner from my house on queen, where i like to shop and talk with the staff but since i can get most of these releases on emusic for a few dollars, i seldom buy a lot anymore.

the last time I was in hmv, i got the similar impression that the cd business is headed for its last days. even when i'm at home, i find it just as convenient to plug in an ipod to the stereo as i do to throw in a disc into the changer and with the latter, i can create a multi-hour playlist that will last me well into the night. still like the cd but my buying preferences will likely help kill it.

speaking of new music that isn't available on emusic, i'm enjoying the new National disc, courtesy of Sarah's brother, who somehow snagged an advanced copy. Do grab a listen when it comes out...very carthartic drumming, which I quite enjoyed on their last disc.