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 068: Pocket Full of Kryptonite

August 16, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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August 16, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
Music, 90s, '90s, Spin Doctors, Dan, Jam Bands, Alternative
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 066: Three Sides to Every Story

July 16, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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July 16, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
Naomi, Extreme, Metal, 90s
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 065: Up to our Hips

July 01, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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July 01, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
Naomi, Indie, Charlatans, 90s, Alternative
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 063: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

May 01, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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May 01, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
music, interview, podcast, Olav, Smashing Pumpkins, Grunge, 90s
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 061: Introducing Happiness

April 01, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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April 01, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
music, 90s, cancon, mike, power pop
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 060: Slipknot

March 15, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Slipknot - Slipknot

Slipknot on Wikipedia

Slipknot on TVTropes

There was a lot of cross-pollination between dance and metal post-Firestarter

Knotfest, if you wanna go!

Stone Sour, who are also good!

You could absolutely donate stuff to the Drop In, thanks for asking!

March 15, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
Music, interview, podcast, Chelsea, Slipknot, nu-metal, 90s
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 057: Let Love In

February 03, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

Nick Cave - Let Love In

Nick Cave on Wikipedia

Nick Cave on TVTropes

Peaky Blinders, which frankly everyone needs to see

Where the Wild Roses Grow, with Kylie

Leonard Cohen: Is he Goth?

And the Ass Saw the Angel, by Nick Cave

Mute Records

February 03, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
music, interview, podcast, Nick Cave, 90s, Goth
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 037: Odelay

April 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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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 033: Charmer

February 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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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 012: Fashion Nugget

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

Cake - Fashion Nugget

Cake's Wikipedia

They Might be Giants

Fastball

A Monologue from Coupling

Radiohead have something that they're trying to accomplish here, and if you don't listen to it all you're not going to know what that is.

Actual Nobel Prize Winner Bob Dylan

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Are Cake Touring?

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

I Will Survive - Cake

March 15, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Podcast, 90s, Cake, Interview
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