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And most importantly, this one:

 A Very Personal Message To The Poetry Community On Behalf Of Diane Di Prima

Enjoy!

Respectfully, The Tyrese Sessions 2.0

Dear friends,

So many folks over the last couple of weeks have asked me to make these songs downloadable which I couldn’t do because while I made up the lyrics, the music was not mine.  So I asked my friend Dan The Automator (of Gorillaz and Handsome Boy Modeling School) to write new music for each track and I re-recorded the vocals with some extra new Thugessness added to each one.  (And yes, the Sessions poster is a picture of me from Halloween at age 6 dressed up as a warrior.)

Dan and I threw this together for you (very literally, over night) and we hope you enjoy them, ESPECIALLY because 100% of their proceeds will go directly to The Respect Project, a brand new fund of the 501c3 nonprofit Write Now Poetry Society which will disburse grants to organizations who run creative writing workshops for women and girls and those working to end violence against women, such as The Safe Zone Foundation.  You can donate as much or as little as you want.  Every cent (even if it is literally only a cent) is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. 

Extra special thanks to the other inspirers, friends and people who helped to make this happen:  April Jones, Mindy Nettifee, Rachel McKibbens, Chris Palko (Cage), Syd Butler, Ryan Fagman & French Kiss Records.

The songs are:

SPLITS
CONTRACEPTION MATTERS
DANCEFLOOR ETIQUETTE
ALL IN FAVOR

Very truly yours,
Amber

*After you make the donation of any amount through PayPal (which you can do with any credit card or check card or PayPal account), click on the big orange button that says RETURN TO WRITE NOW POETRY SOCIETY -- it will lead you to your downloads!!!

If you don't know what happened over the last week and primarily yesterday, read it here:

I emailed Tyrese one last time yesterday (as myself of course) after he wrote me saying "you took this shit public?!  Not cool... not even remotely..." I reiterated that yes I took advantage of a man that took adntage of another man's cc list... but it's all good- we should do a song together and laugh at the whole thing.  He said my music was "corny as fuck" and no.  Now I am 86% sorry, Tyrese.   

As a result, last night I got acupuncture in my knees while drinking Maker's Mark.  Because that's how a Thugess rolls.  

Because I'm not even CLOSE to being done with these songs yet.  

Where's Amber Rose?  Girl, let's DO THIS.  It's not even my birthday.  But let's do this.

Because I'm getting ready for more Fem-Squats, with or without the most beautiful man-abs R&B has to offer.

I wonder what song I will write today?  Rick Santorum?  There are so many gems that rhyme with sweater vest....

TONIGHT!  I'm pulling double duty on IFC Network... first up, PORTLANDIA, then the finale of THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET!  Enjoy tonight's Tamblyn extravaganza.  

Well folks, it's that time of year again.... time for check ins, updates, reboots, rewires, retools and twist offs.  As in wine bottles.  

First off, I have a bunch of shows coming up including MISSION CREEK FESTIVAL and Hawaii's GIRLFESTIVAL so check THE CALENDAR PAGE for the full lineup!

This Friday I will be appearing on an episode of IFC's PORTLANDIA (which airs right before THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET!)  Also this Spring... listen for my voice on Adulm Swim's METALOCALYPSE.

As for the show I was developing with Katie Jacobs for FOX, it is very sadly no more.  That's all I can really say at this moment.  But the good news is that Katie and I will be working on new projects  in the coming year and we remain committed to working together.

That's my update for now.  More to come soon!

Happy Hollow Haze, friends!

My mom has released her second single, "Little Wind" from her forthcoming album which comes out in February!  Download it today!

BONNIE TAMBLYN'S WINTER WIND SINGLE

Please come join me at THE HOTEL CAFE on MARCH 11TH for my mom's album release party!!  

MARCH 11th

HOTEL CAFE in LOS ANGELES

8-9:30pm ( COME EARLY!)

ABOUT MY MAMA:

I had a pretty fantastic childhood growing up around artists and musicians and beingexposed to the best culture money can't buy, thanks to my parents. One of my bestmemories is sitting around a campfire with my parents and their friends and listeningto my mom sing and play her guitar. The smell of wood burning in the iron pit. Thesmell of bourbon burning in throats. The glazed cheerful smiles on everyone's faces. Mymom Bonnie has written and performed music that has always had a way of bringingpeople together and inspiring them. All this to say I am incredibly proud and pumpedto let you all know that, after spending 25 years raising me and supporting me in somany invaluable ways (my Father too, especially the raising part. Zing!), my mamahas FINALLY put out a new album of some of her greatest songs to date. If MarianneFaithful made a baby with Hank Williams and Edith Piaf jumped out of her grave to writea song about how in love with that baby she is, it would sound something like BonnieTamblyn's "Winter Wind". I am not writing this because she's my mom. I'm writingit because it's true and I believe in her music. Her album is on sale today so pick up acopy. You'll hear me on several of the tracks too. Congratulations, mom. You are a 60-something fox who can rock out with the best of them. The O.G. Ani Difranco. The Goddess of all 12 strings.  Hope to see you there!

New poem published in THRUSH!  Check it out!  I'm in the company of some poetic legends like Rachel Mckibbens and Cindy Goff.  Amazing!

THRUSH INNAGURAL EDITION 2011

Holy options!

There's good news and bad news about the Fall:  The good news is that my mom and I will be doing back to back kick ass shows this month.  The bad news is, they are only in new York.  But don't worry!  There's more to come in 2012.  So here's the lineup if you live on the East Coast!

October 25th

Amber & Bonnie Tamblyn go BOOM:  

A Mother-Daughter Evening of Explosive Poetry, Music & Foul Language + Open Mic

RESERVE AND READ MORE HERE!

Where: One and One Bar & Restaurant (downstairs Nexus Lounge)
76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue)
Manhattan, NYC
Phone: (917) 703-1512

7pm

Why you should go to this:  Mom and I will be doing a longer set at this compared to the Bowery event.  If you want to experience the show we have been performing with each other for the last 2 years in it's entirety, then this is the show for you.  It combines intimate storytelling  with new and old works by my mom and I.  If you want to get to know our stories and style in a more personal setting, come on down and pull up a front row seat.  We'd love to see you there.

October 27th

Jefferson College performance in Upstate New York!  Get your leadership skills on!

What better way to celebrate Leadership Skills than with my mom, a teacher of 20 years?  Only this time her skills will be with a guitar, her vocals and telling me to stop cussing (more than once).  If you live in the upstate New York area or New England area, come check out our performance at Jefferson College in Watertown, NY.  More info HERE!

October 29th

Shhh.... a very secret something at the opening of The Upright Citizen's Brigade's new East location in the East Village!.... More to come...Shhhh....

October 30th

Bowery Poetry Club Spectacular: Another Word For Word!

RESERVE AND READ MORE HERE!

The Bowery Poetry Club has been an incredible supporter of the Arts for so long and we are so excited to perform on their stage once again.  Derrick Brown, Emily Wells Timmy Straw, me and moms, and special guest Roseanne McAleese will be performing with music and all kinds of rad non-sense.  Show starts PROMPTLY at 7pm, so get there a little early!

Why you shoud go to this:  Mom and I will be doing a short wild set, filled with all the swear words and whiskey fountains you could dream of.   This is a variety show at it's finest.  Derrick Brown will just be returning from his incredible European Tour with Timmy and Emily and you get to see a small chunk of his Opera show, Journey of Impossible Lovers, currated in Holland by the prestigous Noord Danse Collective.  Plus an opening cerenade by Seattle's powerhouse, Roseanne McAleese.  

That's it!  But don't forget.....DRUMS ON NOVEMBER 6TH IN LOS ANGELES....

I'll be performing tonight in Cambridge (near Boston) at the Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam!  Show starts at 8pm.  Hope to see you there!