Today In Music News: Weezer Cancel Rest Of North American Tour, The UK Is Wrapped Up In Christmas Song Battle And John Frusciante Quits Chili Peppers

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, December 18, 2009...Weezer have canceled the rest of it's North American tour, per doctors orders, because of their bus crash. Apparently the UK music press is only-concerned-about-Rage-Against-The-Machine vs. Joe-McElderry-Christmas-song-battle.If your guitarist quits the band and no one notices does it count?...

By Lance Lester

December 18, 2009

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Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, December 18, 2009...

Weezer have canceled the rest of it's North American tour, per doctors orders, because of their bus crash.
Apparently the UK music press is only-concerned-about-Rage-Against-The-Machine vs. Joe-McElderry-Christmas-song-battle.
If your guitarist quits the band and no one notices does it count?

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