The Soundtrack to a Life

The Soundtrack to a Life is an autobiographical music interview podcast hosted by Christopher Munroe, in which he and a guest review and discuss at length the albums that have had an emotional impact on us.

New episodes the first and fifteenth of the month...

  • Episodes

Episode 048: Paranoid

September 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Black Sabbath on Wikipedia

Black Sabbath on TVTropes

Ozzy’s reality show, which does kind of take me out of the moment on this record…

Billie Eilish, sampling The Office, which is a weird move…

A Keith Richards solo record. Which is pretty good!

The Mess Hall Podcast

Mess Hall Podcast on Twitter

Mess Hall Podcast on Facebook

September 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Metal, Black Sabbath, Avery
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 047: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

September 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

Modest Mouse on Wikipedia

Johnny Marr, on Wikipedia

Modest Mouse kill it live!

It’s messed up that Sled Island, Folk Fest, and Terminus are so close together!

See Electric 6 live, you owe it to yourself

Aeon Flux, the Modest Mouse Boat Crew of cartoons

King Princess, whose audience makes me feel very old…

The Mess Hall Podcast on Twitter

The Mess Hall Podcast on Facebook

The Mess Hall Podcast itself

September 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Podcast, Interview, Indie, Hipster, Portland
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 046: Soul Messin

August 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Cookin on 3 Burners - Soul Messin

Cookin on 3 Burners on Wikipedia

Contact TLC and cyberbully them into giving Mike and I a travel show!

Kylie is so effing good

Nick Cave: Is it Goth?

The Bamboos, if you want more by members of this band

Cars, a song that is cold and austere

Go visit New Zealand

Huey Lewis & the News, the cute local bar band TO THE WORLD!

Danny Boyle: Is he good?

August 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Mike, Funk, Music, Podcast, Interview
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 045: 0+>

August 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Prince.jpg

Episode Notes

Prince - 0+>

Prince on Wikipedia

Prince on TVTropes

The video for My Name is Prince

Prince, covering songs he wrote but did not perform

Todd in the Shadows, who I would highly recommend

Watch Purple Rain

Maybe watch Graffiti Bridge?

Probably avoid Under the Cherry Moon

Miley Cyrus doing a NIN cover that will make you question your sanity

MC Hammer, doing the craziest video in history

Emancipation, by Prince. It’s even good!

7, a gorgeous song that’s fun to sing

August 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Mike, Prince, Music, Interview, Podcast, Funk
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 044: Believe

July 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Disturbed - Believe

Disturbed on Wikipedia

Disturbed, playing live

Disturbed, doing a cover

Disturbed, doing a different cover

Nobody should let me sing Def Leppard

The Periodic Table of Metal Bands

Disturbed’s Tattoo-Friendly Mascot

Avenged Sevenfold, live

The Calgary Drop-in Centre

July 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
music, podcast, nu-metal, metal, Chelsea
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 043: Lost Together

July 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Blue Rodeo - Lost Together

Blue Rodeo, on Wikipedia

The Dixie Chicks, hating the government

Five Days in July, which I’ll also be doing an episode on some day

Bryan Adams, Sting and Rod Stewart, doing a lozenge commercial

Barenaked Ladies, getting Ketchup and KD thrown at them

Chelsea’s favourite BNL song

The Blue Rodeo show Chelsea and I saw

Flaming Lips are also fun live!

Blue Rodeo, doing a Christmas album

July 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
chelsea, country, cancon, blue rodeo, music, podcast, 90s
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 042: Bentley Rhythm Ace

June 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Bentley.jpg

Episode Notes:

Bentley Rhythm Ace’s Debut

Bentley on Wikipedia

Pop Will Eat Itself, who for the record are also super dope!

Travis, making amazing chillout music

The new Prodigy record, for the record, is fantastic

Bentley, playing live

Mercury Machine, who are fantastic

Aqua, in 1997, not crafting an album

Peter Hook’s book about his time with Joy Division

S2 Unlimited, doing a full song

Crystal Method, who come to my town every year

The Britpop Banter Podcast

Britpop Banter on Twitter

June 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
music, big beat, Kev, Dance Music, Electronic
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 041: Fully Completely

June 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

The Tragically Hip - Fully Completely

The Tragically Hip on Wikipedia

The Britpop Banter Podcast

The Britpop Banter Podcast on Twitter

The Hip, hitting #1 with Ahead by a Century

The Watch that Ends the Night, by Hugh MacLennan

Pidgeon Camera’s Story

The FLQ Crisis, if you were wondering

Bill Barilko’s story, if you were wondering

The last Tragically Hip show

The last Gord Downie album

June 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
music, cancon, the tragically hip, canada, interview
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 040: Uneasy Listening Music, Vol. 1

May 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
HIM.jpg

Episode Notes:

HIM - Uneasy Listening Music, Vol. 1

HIM on Wikipedia

HIM doing Wicked Game, by Chris Issac

Chris Issac’s sitcom

A Selection of HIM tattoos

Go read A Clockwork Orange, if you haven’t lately

My early 20s breakup jam

Tori Amos makes pretty good breakup music

Leave Britney Alone Guy, the hero the internet needs

May 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
music, Sarah, Interview, HIM, Emo, Goth
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 039: The Clash

May 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
The Clash.jpg

Episode Notes:

The Clash - The Clash

The Clash on Wikipedia

The Clash on TVTropes

Paris Hilton’s reggae single

How on earth was Pink Floyd Radio Music?

The Mister Miracle run everyone on my comics Twitter is talking about

Genius, by Mark Bernardin

Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros

May 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Sarah, Punk Rock, The Clash, music, interview, podcast
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 038: Save Rock and Roll

April 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Fall Out Boy.jpg

Episode Notes:

Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll

Fall Out Boy on Wikipedia

Fall Out Boy on TVTropes

Ewan McGregor introducing a generation to Elton John

Elton John doing a song with Eminem

The Ariana song Liv hates to Love

That one stalker song I couldn’t remember the name of, which isn’t even by a Jonas anyway…

Glitter, by Tyler the Creator, which Liv’s dad hates

Liv’s band on Bandcamp

April 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Interview, podcast, Liv, Fall Out Boy, Emo
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 037: Odelay

April 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Beck.jpg

Episode Notes:

Beck - Odelay

Beck on Wikipedia

Beck on TVTropes

Elvis Costello, being VERY wordy in a song

Bobby McFerren Live

That one Kesha song about being a woman

That one Post Malone song from Into the Spiderverse

Bikini Kill, because Riot Grrrl bands are dope

Iceland’s Eurovision song from this year

Rolling Stone’s greatest albums of the ‘90s

Kanye and Paul McCartney, together at last

The Andy Band on Bandcamp

April 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Beck, Liv, 90s, music, Indie, Alternative, Interview, Podcast
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 036: Permutations

March 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Amon Tobin.jpg

Episode Notes:

Amon Tobin - Permutations

Amon Tobin on Wikipedia

For real though, listen to Paul’s Boutique

The Grey Album, by Danger Mouse, The Beatles, and Jay-Z

Look, the Beatles mostly made children’s music. Deal with it

The Fall, who also use repetition effectively

March 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
music, Interview, podcast, Electronic
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 035: Rockin' the Suburbs

March 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Ben Folds.jpg

Episode Notes:

Ben Folds - Rockin’ the Suburbs

Ben Folds on Wikipedia

Ben Folds on TVTropes

Sleeper, who also does detail-oriented pop lyrics

The mosque in town that does meet & greets

William Shatner’s album, Has Been

NBC’s The Sing-Off, featuring Ben Folds

The Canadian Podcasting Awards

March 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Ben Folds, Mike, Music, interview, 2000s
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 034: Photophore

February 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Photophore.png

Episode Notes:

Photophore

Photophore on Soundcloud

Every Band needs a Bez

24 Hour Party People

Peter Hook’s book about running the Hacienda into the ground

Electronic, who are pretty good

Prince wailing on a guitar and then tossing it effortlessly into the crowd, looking cool as fuck

I am a sucker for Kurt Vonnegut, any time, anywhere

The best thing about Ghostbusters 2

If Tricky comes to your town, go see!

February 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Calgary, music, Dance Music, podcast, Electronic
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 033: Charmer

February 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Red Autumn Fall.jpg

Episode Notes:

Getting on Speaker’s Corner to record a music Video

CJSW

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Just, by Radiohead

I’ll say it again, go to Sled Island

Zuckerbaby, on the radio for a hot minute

Bob Geldof, singing about Gun Violence

Bob Geldof, singing about famine

Lemon, by U2, which has aged weird

Anne Murray, being defiantly unhip

February 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
music, podcast, Red Autumn Fall, Calgary, 90s
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 032: 2018 In Review, Part Two, My Favourite Albums of 2018 Ranked

January 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music
2018.jpg

…no episode notes this time around, the episode is a list of 20 albums. Find them and listen to them!!!

January 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
2018, Year in Review, Top Albums
Podcast, Music
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Episode 031: 2018 In Review, Part One, Concerts I Saw

January 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Music, Podcast
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Episode Notes:

My March trip, in greater Detail

The Morrissey show I got engaged outside

Luukas and I talking about Them Crooked Vultures

David Byrne’s most recent tour

January 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Music, podcast, Year In Review, Concerts
Music, Podcast
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Episode 030: This Album Does Not Exist

December 15, 2018 by Christopher Munroe in Music, Podcast, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Dreamers - This Album Does Not Exist

Dreamers on Wikipedia

Dreamers on Instagram

Girls Rock Camp Calgary

The song that made Liv ask: Does Avril Lavigne suck now?

The Janelle Monae record is pretty good this year

The Chris and the Queens record is pretty good this year

Dreamers, covering Zombie

Science Cake!

The Stranger, by Camus

Afternoon Tea Party on Instagram

December 15, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
music, Interview, Podcast, indie, Dreamers
Music, Podcast, Interview
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Episode 029: Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

December 02, 2018 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Dandy Warhols.jpg

Episode Notes:

The Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia

The Dandy Warhols on Wikipedia

Terminator: Featuring a really good Linda!

A girl with brown hair and glasses, playing Wonderwall

Pink Floyd, taking themselves VERY seriously

Liv’s punk band

December 02, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Hipster, Podcast, Indie, 2000s, Inerview
Podcast, Music, Interview
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