As some of you may already know Glasgow band Aereogramme have decided to 
call it a day at the end of their current tour. From their MySpace site: 
"...It is however fair to say that the never ending financial struggle 
coupled with an almost superhuman ability to dodge the zeitgeist have taken 
their toll, ensuring that we just don't have any fight left in us"...

I've known Campbell and Craig from the band for over 10 years and their 
latest album (IMHO, probably their most accessible and commercial to date) 
was really the last throw of the dice. Critical acclaim and 5 star reviews 
don't put food on the table unfortunately. I bumped into Craig recently and 
he was pretty down about the whole thing but they can now look forward he 
says to the rest of the tour and treat it as a celebration of the group and 
not a wake. He doesn't have any immediate plans for the future...

After the "Great Debate" that's been raging on this list recently it's news 
like this that really brings home the plight of those musicians who give us 
so much pleasure for so little gain....

Bryzo