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When it comes to the soundtracks of past relationships, you realize you are never fully separated from your exes. There will always be something keeping you two together forever. The music. The music shared can never be un-shared, and every time you hear that song - be it fondly or otherwise - you think of that person. It all matters - the music, the ex, the good and the bad, the funny and the hard memories - it all still matters. It all still counts. And that's a good thing. About the author: Mary Polizzotti is a travel writer and Digital Media Director at McEvoy Media (7x7.com, CaliforniaHomeDesign.com). The song she's listened more than any other - "Take On Me," by Ah-ha. Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv. Credits: Polizzotti's story was recorded live  in 2012 at Noise Pop's Culture Club (http://www.noisepop.com/). Created by: Phil Lang Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen Producer: Phil Lang Recording Engineer & Mastering: Jerad Paul Fox, Siera Sinclair Music: "Te Fuistes," by Sol Pereyra. Check out the full song at https://bamm.tv/video/Sol-Pereyra/Te-Fuiste/773

We had the rough idea for Musical Yearbook a couple years ago, and BAMM staff members wrote some great stories that got us excited and made us laugh and made us ponder a bit, and so I set out to write a proper proposal to present to the directors at BAMM.tv. The hardest part of that proposal was the “elevator pitch”. You know, that no b.s., straight-to-the-point explanation of the idea...an explanation you could present within the time of an elevator ride. I finally settled on this: "Musical Yearbook is a collection of stories exploring the moments when a piece of music becomes inseparable from who we are. ” And that’s all fine and good, but it wasn’t until Thao Nguyen read this story at Noise Pop’s Culture Club event in 2012 that heard what I wanted this show to be, and that it could matter. About the author: Thao Nguyen is a singer/songwriter based out of San Francisco, California. She has released various albums, most recently We The Common (Ribbon Music) as Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. In addition to critical acclaim from Pitchfork, KEXP, NPR Music (and more), Nguyen's essays have been featured in Spinner, Magnet Magazine, and Dave Eggers' 90 Days 90 Reasons. She has also worked closely with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. She's talented, and she cares, so check it all out at thaoandthegetdownstaydown.com . Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv. Credits: Nguyen's story was recorded live  in 2012 at Noise Pop's Culture Club (http://www.noisepop.com/). Created by: Phil Lang Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen Producer: Phil Lang Recording Engineer & Mastering: Jerad Paul Fox, Sonia Pina, Siera Sinclair Music: "Feet Asleep," by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down was recorded by BAMM.tv at South by Southwest in March, 2012.

Violinist Nathaniel Markman went to an Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros concert and ended up on stage playing a solo on the hit "Home". That would be an incredible story, but Markman's story was just beginning. He ended up touring with the band right as it broke into the mainstream. One day he's a camp counselor up in Yosemite, and the next day he's playing before tens of thousands of fans at major summer festivals. This is a true story and was originally published on Faster Times as "An Improbable Tale of Fate and a Missouri Fiddler" (10/31/11). About the author: Joseph Bien-Kahn is a freelance writer, part-time cafe worker and roving intern in the San Francisco literary world. After interning at both ZYZZYVA and 826 Valencia, he's started freelancing, with articles published in The Rumpus, NFL Alternative, and No Tofu. He is also editor-in-chief of the literary magazine, Otherwheres. Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv. Credits: Created by: Phil Lang Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen Producer: Phil Lang Recording Engineer & Sound Design: Jerad Paul Fox Music: All music, including "Home" (written by Jade Castrinos & Alex Ebert) were performed by Nathaniel Markman. For more music from Markman, be sure to check out his band, Shamati, at http://www.shamatimusic.com/.

At 14, Phil Lang announces his puberty with authoritative idiocy. It’s a series of poor decisions and plain awful luck that lead to his sister and dad discovering Lang’s first foray into music includes singing the line Hike up your skirt a little more and show your world to me.  A truly terrifying tale.   About the author: Phil Lang is the VP of Programming at BAMM.tv and Producer of Musical Yearbook. Lang has been writing music and stories for the past nine years in San Francisco. If he could be any person throughout history for one night, he would be Otis Redding at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. The first album he bought is Vitalogy by Pearl Jam. The most recent album he bought is Thriller. Episode Credits: Created by: Phil Lang Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen Producer: Phil Lang Sound Design: Sonia D. Pina Story: Phil Lang Opening and closing track by Infantree (http://infantree.bandcamp.com/) Musical Yearbook is program produced by BAMM.tv. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv

A person’s music biography is like a baseball game – we all have played, so it’s a shared experience; yet no two games are carbon copies of each other. The same goes for music. We all have are timeline, and there are bands or albums that many of us come to, but ultimately no two music biographies are the same. Musical Yearbook typically focuses on one moment when a piece of music becomes a part of who we are, but today author Lewis Buzbee shares his music biography, in 4 vignettes covering his childhood and taking us all the way up to his daughter falling in love with music. Turns out, hearing about a person’s life through the lens of his music is a pretty fun and accessible way to get to know a stranger. Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv About the Author: Lewis Buzbee is the author of three novels for younger readers, The Haunting of Charles Dickens, Steinbeck’s Ghost, and Bridge of Time. His most recent book for adults is The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop. He teaches in the MFA Program in Writing at the University of San Francisco. Song he’s listened to more than any other song: “Come Together” by The Beatles. For more on Lewis, check out http://www.lewisbuzbee.com/lewisbuzbee.com/Welcome.html Credits: Created by: Phil Lang Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen Producer: Phil Lang Recording Engineer: Sonia Pina Opening and closing segments recorded and mixed by Jerad Paul Fox Music Provided by Tumbleweed Wanderers (http://tumbleweedwanderers.com/)

Perhaps there is nothing more important in adolescence than finding something to keep us afloat while figure out who the hell we are. For Caleb Nichols, that buoy was the alternative rock of the 90s. “Interesting how these snippets of memories, memories of music and music media–an invented world–are more powerful and, well, better than my memories of real life at that time.” This story also features the song “LOVELIFE” from Nichols’ band CHURCHES. Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv About the Author: Caleb Nichols is a musician who lives in Santa Cruz, California. He was a member of Port O’Brien, frontman for Grand Lake, and a touring member of WATERS and Release The Sunbird. His latest project is CHURCHES. Song he’s listened to more than any other song: “River Euphrates” by the Pixies.   Credits: Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen Producers: Phil Lang, Zachary Ryan Sound and Recording Engineer: Sonia Pina Opening and closing segments recorded and mixed by Jerad Paul Fox Music Provided by The Blank Tapes (www.theblanktapes.com) and CHURCHES (www.churchescalifornia.bandcamp.com)

It’s hard to imagine a musician having a difficult time notching that first kiss, but that was precisely the case for Shannon Koehler. Most know Koehler as the drummer/singer/harp slayer from San Francisco’s The Stone Foxes, but there was a time when the blues troubadour was just like the rest of us – an awkward kid looking for a little lip-lock-spit-swap. For Koehler, his first kiss came at a Mennonite summer camp, and it just so happens that Barry White was there for Koehler. “Jesse was my first kiss,” Koehler says. “Barry White was my first love.” About the Author:  Hear that kicking song at the beginning and end of the story? It’s called “Cotto,” by The Stone Foxes. Shannon Koehler is a founding member ofThe Stone Foxes. The band has been featured on NPR, USA Today, Relix, and pretty much everywhere else. The Stone Foxes are currently touring in support of its latest album, Small Fires. For all things Stone Foxes, head on over to thestonefoxes.com. Episode Credits: Producers: Phil Lang & Zach Ryan Sound Design: Jerad Paul Fox Co-Producers: Sophie DeWitt & Jeff LaPenna Narrator: Shannon Koehler Opening and closing track: “Cotto,” by The Stone Foxes Musical Yearbook is produced by BAMM.tv. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv

As a young teen, Bill DeWitt felt stifled by the Leave it to Beaver culture of the 1950’s. It’s safe to say his family life did not match the lives of those portrayed on television. His dad checked out and left, and Bill was punished - harshly - by his mother and stepfather. Sometimes it was for his uncanny resemblance to his biological father and other times because Bill took up physical space. So it’s no surprise that as a teen Bill constantly grappled with what it meant to be a man. After secretly wiring up a radio speaker in the attic, one hot Missouri evening, the music of Muddy Waters changed his life. I’m always taken aback when people say that - a song changed their life - yet it happens often, and it makes sense when you think about it. Music does not observe any rules. You know, it has a superhero quality to it - it can travel through time and space and show up anywhere it’s needed. Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. For all things indie music content, check out BAMM.tv Credits: Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen Producers: Phil Lang, Sophie DeWitt Sound and Recording Engineer: Sonia Pina Opening and closing segments recorded and mixed by Jerad Paul Fox Written and narrated by Bill DeWitt Music by Papa Bear and the Easy Love - www.theeasylove.com (show open) & The Ferocious Few - www.ferociousfew.com (blues riff in the story)

The Early Years. A lot of people grew up listening to The Beatles. For Zachary Ryan, his first flirtation with The Fab Four became a pivotal moment in his young life, one that stuck with him and inspired him to write this story. In “Dad Digs a Pygmy” Ryan tells the story of his father introducing him to the band that would change his world forever.   About the Author: Zachary Ryan is an SF based Camera operator/Editor/Musician/Burrito Enthusiast. He has a habit of humming perspective riffs into his iPhone. Most nights, he watches reruns and and goes to sleep around 11. Song he’s listened to more than any other song: “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. Credits: Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen; Producers: Zachary Ryan, Phil Lang; Sound and Recording Engineer: Jerad Paul Fox Music by: Goodnight, TX., Monsieur Periné, and The Blank Tapes

The Early Years. A lot of people grew up listening to The Beatles. For Zachary Ryan, his first flirtation with The Fab Four became a pivotal moment in his young life, one that stuck with him and inspired him to write this story. In “Dad Digs a Pygmy” Ryan tells the story of his father introducing him to the band that would change his world forever.   About the Author: Zachary Ryan is an SF based Camera operator/Editor/Musician/Burrito Enthusiast. He has a habit of humming perspective riffs into his iPhone. Most nights, he watches reruns and and goes to sleep around 11. Song he’s listened to more than any other song: “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. Musical Yearbook is a BAMM.tv production. Credits: Executive Producers: Chris Hansen, Nick Hansen; Producers: Zachary Ryan, Phil Lang; Sound and Recording Engineer: Jerad Paul Fox Music by: Goodnight, TX., Monsieur Periné, and The Blank Tapes