Ashlee Simpson’s announcement of her tour cancellation starts with a surprising degree of candor–”My team gave me a few reasons I could use: 1. jury duty (but you can get out of jury duty once) 2. creative differences (but I’m a solo artist so that didn’t make sense)”–but stops short of blaming low sales for the abrupt change of plans, claiming “the truth is I want to put on an amazing show for you the next time I come to your town.” Which may be true in the sense that amazing shows usually require a large, enthusiastic audience full of people excited to hear your music. [Myspace]