Episodes

Taking the title being the most forceful and opinionated band in punk is Germany’s Praiser. Their music crushes all the clichés of “soft” Christianity. Enjoy our talk with vocalist Marcus Bender.

The music of Slow Bullet is vibrant yet vulnerable, revealing but masked, gently melodic and loud. Sam DeBurgh explains how his music can be totally contradictory and incredibly unique.

How does the Christian community react when a believer changes his path and becomes an ardent atheist? Find the answers as Shannon Low of The Order of Elijah joins The Antidote. He boldly tells why he left his faith on TOOE’s latest release, War At Heart.

The Contact sails into The Antidote from Canada’s east coast with their gorgeous indie rock. Known for their flawless 2007 release, “Canvas Tears”, then the band virtually disappeared. The Contact has now returned with a new single. Vocalist, Geoff Fifield, comes to share about The Contact’s past and future.

The new year has arrived, making it time to look back to the music highlights of 2016. The Antidote pulls out our list of the greatest releases of the year. You’ll be sure to enjoy this interesting mix. Photo credit:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/locomotive8/

Leanor Ortega Till (aka Jeff the Girl, mother of children, breaker of saxophones), meets The Antidote for a talk about how she joined forces with other members of Five Iron Frenzy to create the new synth pop band, The Fast Feeling. Enjoy this exclusive first listen to their upcoming debut …

Christmas is here. The Antidote gives a gift of song with an hour of music from that modern day Christmas songster, Sufjan Stevens.

The Antidote meets for a solid talk with Come Wind. This Ohio based indie rock quintet has produced a series of amazing EP’s. Now it’s time to be blown away (pun intended) by their first full-length, Move In Place.

Chris Jackson brings his R&B/Soul mix to The Antidote. Jackson is known for writing songs for Cheryl Cole, Tank, Toni Braxton, and B. Smyth. On this episode Chris reveals his own recording talents on his just released album, “No Chaser”.

The Antidote’s hometown, Peterborough, Ontario, is highly regarded for it’s vibrant music scene. This small city is also home to a number of well-known Christian artists; Thousand Foot Krutch, Hawk Nelson, and FM Static, plus a number of musicians from the fringe of the Christian music scene. Discover new and …

NUTEKI has found major success in Europe. Now you can find out what you’ve been missing as this Belarus rock/metal band brings their music to The Antidote. We look into their role in Christian music as we spend time in conversation with vocalist, Misha Nokarashvili.

Often called an indie pop band, the music of Hushpad also draws from shoegaze and a multitude of other styles. Made up of a rotating cast of players, Hushpad often draws in family members to complete the band lineup. Frontman, Matthew Welchel comes with his sons to talk about their music …

Eric Krewson brings the indie rock/pop of The Chairman Dances to The Antidote. Drawing their topics from a multitude of literary and historical sources, the band creates uniquely styled and thought provoking songs that are guaranteed to shake up your mindset.

Theocracy has been creating outstanding progressive power metal since 2002. The band is set to to deliver the next part of their legacy with their latest release, Ghost Ship. Join us for our talk with Theocracy vocalist and founder, Matt Smith.

How is it possible for an entertainer to be quiet? Strange as it sounds, that is the case with the Quiet Entertainer, Greg Freeman. Greg takes The Antidote in a new direction, as he shares the music scene from an electronic, hip-hop, ambient music producers eyes. Photo courtesy – Jonathan Nation

Even Oxen has been described as one of the most unique sounding artists to come out of 2015. Blending numerous opposing genres such as indie folk, worship and power electronics seamlessly into a brilliant style of music. Bersain Beristain shares about his innovative music and why Christ is the key component.

Disciple has been at the top of the Christian hard rock scene for two and a half decades. Find out why they’ve had such amazing longevity when frontman Kevin Young comes for a talk about their art and their upcoming release, “Long Live the Rebels”.

What happens to the vocalist of a hardcore punk band when he can no longer scream? Josh Gilbert of Household answers that question and many more as he speaks with The Antidote about the band’s amazing music.

Fans of the Ramones are going to have their allegiance challenged. A long standing internet rumour stated that the Ramones thought that Huntingtons did the Ramones sound better than they did themselves. You’ll find out the truth when we meet with members of Huntingtons and their incredible punk music.

Do you want to dance or mosh? Both are possible while listening to the music of Light The Fire and their superb blending of electro with post-hardcore. Their songs are amazing and so is our talk with Andrew Penland who brings the band’s upcoming release, “Ascension”.

Artifex Pereo. The band name is unusual and so is their experimental rock music. Guitarist, Jamie Davis speaks about Artifex Pereo’s just released album, Passengers, and we delve into the aspects of societal dysfunctionality shared in their songs.

Newcomers to The Antidote will want to hear our season opener. We celebrate the beginning of our 6th year of airing “Christian music that doesn’t suck” with a wide variety of songs from a few of our favourite artists. Photo credit www.flickr.com/photos/ands78/.jpeg

American rock band REDLANDS hails from the mile high city of Denver. That city towers above the rest of North America and so does the music REDLANDS create. The band chats with The Antidote about their upcoming release, Is There Anybody Out There?

Doom Tiger is the creation of its sole band member, David Taylor. David meets with The Antidote to share his extraordinary blending of metal sub-genres and how he can be so prolific.

Australia’s The Quick & The Dead is 3 brothers (2 biological) who create Southern folk rock with a side serving of blues music to express their insides through art. Frontman and drummer, Rhys Duursma, joins The Antidote for a talk about their new self-titled release.