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 067: The Lexicon of Love

August 01, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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August 01, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
'80s, new wave, new romantic, podcast, music, interview, Dan
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 062: Fear Inoculum

April 15, 2020 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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April 15, 2020 /Christopher Munroe
Music, podcast, Tool, Mike, Metal
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 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 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 038: Save Rock and Roll

April 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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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 036: Permutations

March 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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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 034: Photophore

February 15, 2019 by Christopher Munroe in Podcast, Music, Interview
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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
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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 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 026: Grow Up and Blow Away

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

Metric - Grow Up and Blow Away

Metric, on Wikipedia

Stars new record from last year, which I’m still very much on board with

Scott Pilgrim, featuring a soundtrack by Metric

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, a real movie

Gimmie Sympathy, the song that soured Sarah on Metric

The Black Eyed Peas, NOT in 2008

The Pet Shop Boys, doing a Village People cover shortly after Nevermind came out

Women in a Ghostbusters movie, and now we’re all gonna die

Read some Peter David X-Factor

The Casual Libationist

October 15, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Music, cancon, metric, interview, podcast
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Episode 023: The It Girl

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

Sleeper - The It Girl

Sleeper on Wikipedia

Goodnight, Steve McQueen

Mid-90s Britpop, an Overview

Inbetweener, by Sleeper

Sale of the Century, by Sleeper

Records Produced by Stephen Street

The New Sleeper, on Pledgemusic

September 01, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Sleeper, Britpop, podcast, Interview, Power Pop, Music
Podcast, Music, Interview
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Episode 021: Split

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

Lush - Split

Lush on Wikipedia

Shoegaze on TVtropes

Lush, a full on pop act!

The Cure - Disintigration

The Boo Radleys, being Pop!

I don't know where it comes from, by Ride, which I will still defend

blur, trying to sound like Pavement

Harvey Danger, to whom I paid $16 because I liked one song

Flo Rida, to whom I paid $1.29 because I liked one song

Hard Core Logo

Ride's record from last year

Slowdive's record from last year

Lush's E.P. from last year

Ke$ha, making good pop music that puts me in a good mood, because that is her job

August 01, 2018 /Christopher Munroe
Music, podcast, Interview, Lush, Britpop, Shoegaze
Podcast, Music, Interview
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