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 064: England Keep My Bones

May 15, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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May 15, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
Olav, Punk Rock, Folk, 2000s, Frank Turner
Podcast, Music, Interview
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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
Podcast, Music, Interview
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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
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 039: The Clash

May 01, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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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 024: Sing the Sorrow

September 15, 2018 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview

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Episode Notes:

AFI - Sing the Sorrow

AFI on Wikipedia

Straight Edge Punk, an overview

Emo, an overview

AFI - Answer That, and Stay Fashionable

ZZ Top, killing it live

David Byrne, appreciated on a purely academic level

Tony Hawk 3, featuring AFI

AFI, covering Head Like a Hole

September 15, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Podcast, Interview, AFI, Punk Rock, Emo, Music
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 013: The Holy Bible

April 01, 2018 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode Notes:

The Manic Street Preachers new album, Resistance is Futile. Buy it and pay money so they come to Canada

Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers on Wikipedia

 

Richie Edwards carving "4-Real" into his arm. Please don't do this

Richie Edwards' disappearance

If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next, the best title a song has ever been given

Blondie - Parallel Lines, a punk band produced like a pop band

April 01, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Music, Punk Rock, Manic Street Preachers, Interview, Podcast
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 004 - Dear You

November 15, 2017 by Christopher Munroe in Music, Podcast, Interview
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Show Notes:

Jawbreaker - Dear You

Much Music

Thursday - Understanding in a Car Crash

Napster

Jawbreaker - I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both

Tropes Relevant to Emo

That one Offspring album that bought a bunch of SoCal punks very nice houses

Riot Fest

Tropes Relevant to Ska

The Smurfs Movie, which I have watched on Twitter

November 15, 2017 /Christopher Munroe
Music, interview, Podcast, Punk Rock, Jawbreaker, Dear You
Music, Podcast, Interview
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Episode 003 - 101 Damnations

November 01, 2017 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
Carter USM.jpg

Show Notes:

Carter USM - 101 Damnations

CJSW

An Overview of Madchester

Sheriff Fatman

Watchman's Pub

Michael Bolton in 1990

Mariah Carey in 1990

Garth Brooks in 1990

The Most Romantic Song Ever Written About Nicolas Cage

Green Day - Dookie

Nirvana - Nevermind

Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut to the Feeling

Kesha, who you can not judge me for liking

Ke$ha, who you can probably judge me for liking

Japanther - First of All

Shaggy - Fired Up

Jesus Jones - Right Here, Right Now

C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat

November 01, 2017 /Christopher Munroe
Music, interview, Podcast, Punk Rock, Carter USM
Podcast, Music, Interview
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