Eminem throws some Shady on Donald Trump
Also in Tattle: Bill Murrays scheduling woes, Chuck Berry and Brooke Thomas
IF
DONALD TRUMP
thinks the mainstream media is
biased against him, just wait until he hears "Campaign Speech," the new single from mainstream rapper Eminem.
According to Billboard.com, it's "a multitude of puns and clever rhymes offering his stance on the most controversial topics in the news," and namedrops Edward Norton, Chuck Norris, George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, Colin Kaepernick, Robin Thicke, Stacey Dash, Casey Anthony, Dylann Roof, Prince, Ben Stiller, Vivica A. Fox, Christopher Reeve, Agatha Christie, Piper Chapman and ... Trump. Eminem raps:
"Consider me a dangerous man/But you should be afraid of this dang candidate/You say Trump don't kiss a-- like a puppet/'Cause he runs his campaign with his own cash for the funding/And that's what you wanted?/A f---in' loose cannon who's blunt with his hand on the button/Who doesn't have to answer to no one?
"Great idea."
Bill Murray's dilemma
Noted Cubs fanatic
Bill Murray
is scheduled to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night in Washington, D.C.
If the Cubs-Dodgers series makes it to a Game 7 at Wrigley Field, that too will be on Sunday night.
Will Murray definitely be in D.C.?
"He has to, pretty much, right?" his youngest brother Joel Murray asked, er, told the Washington Post.
"They've won every game he's been to," Joel noted. "He's got that going. Thinking, 'maybe I'm the good luck charm.' "
"As of today," the Kennedy Center said, "(there has been) no discussion about special provisions for Cubs playoffs game watching or monitoring during Mark Twain."
What about moving the ceremony to Wrigley?
Berry ripe for new rock
The Washington Post reports that rock legend
Chuck Berry
, who celebrated his 90th birthday Tuesday, has announced a new album:
CHUCK
.
It's his first record since 1979's Rock It.
"This record is dedicated to my beloved Toddy," Berry, referring to his wife of 68 years, Themetta Berry, said in a statement on his website. "My darlin' I'm growing old! I've worked on this record for a long time. Now I can hang up my shoes!"
The statement offered little about the record - it's reportedly dropping in 2017, but the statement said:
"Comprised primarily of new, original songs written, recorded and produced by the founding rock and roll legend, CHUCK is Berry's first new album in thirty-eight years. It was recorded in various studios around St. Louis and features Berry's longtime hometown backing group - including his children Charles Berry Jr. (guitar) and Ingrid Berry (harmonica), plus Jimmy Marsala (Berry's bassist of forty years), Robert Lohr (piano), and Keith Robinson (drums) - which has supported him for over two decades on over two hundred residency shows at the famed Blueberry Hill club. More details about CHUCK and other Berry-related events will be revealed in the coming weeks."
By the way, according to rateyourmusic.com, 43 acts have released albums more than 38 years apart. The unofficial record-holder is Dean Gitter, who released Ghost Ballads in 1957 and Old Folkies Never Die, 57 years later in 2014, when he was 79.
TATTBIT
* Anchor
Brooke Thomas
, who worked on the morning and noon newscasts at CBS3, is out.
A spokesperson for the station confirmed that Tuesday was Thomas' last day, and that her contract has not been renewed.
Thomas joined the station in March, so that's about a seven-month run.
Prior to joining CBS3, Thomas cohosted Tribune Television's syndicated Eye Opener. She also contributed to morning news programs in Lubbock, Texas and Memphis, Tenn.
- Daily News wire
services contributed
to this report.
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