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 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
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Episode 050: Beachboy

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

McCafferty - Beachboy

McCafferty on Wikipedia

Go listen to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, you deserve it

Treat yourself, watch Maximum Overdrive!

The Andy Band on Instagram

The Andy Band on Bandcamp

GRCC, go if that’s your bag!

October 15, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Podcast, Indie, Punk Rock, Tik Tok
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Episode 049: 30 Something

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

Carter USM - 30 Something

Carter USM on Wikipedia

Grandson - Thoughts and Prayers

CJSW, which is fantastic

Carter USM, featuring a very large wall of lights

I can’t stress enough that you ought to watch 24 Hour Party People

Jim Bob books and merch, he’ll sign it for you if you ask

Andy Band on Bandcamp

Andy Band on Instagram

October 01, 2019 /Christopher Munroe
Punk Rock, Music, Interview, Carter USM, Liv, Indie
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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
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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 029: Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

December 02, 2018 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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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
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Episode 020: I Think You Think too Much of Me

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

Eden - I Think You Think Too Much of Me

Eden on Wikipedia

How Eden plays this live

Black Tea Anarchy - Afternoon Tea Party

The Wrecks

Bad Sons

Petra Haden - The Who Sell Out

Eden is playing Vancouver in October!

Dadeo’s, who make a very good sandwich

A girl with brown hair, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele

A second girl with brown hair, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele

A THIRD girl with brown hair, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele

A fourth girl with brown hair and glasses, playing a Lil Jon song on a Ukulele

Afternoon Tea Party on Instagram

July 15, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Interview, Eden, Indie, Podcast
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