Episodes

The Antidote searched the planet for some exceptional international bands to air on this week’s show. Benjamin Lopez of the skate punk band, Metanoia from Temuco, Chile joined The Antidote. We had a great conversation, discussing both their music, their ministry, and the state of punk music.

The Antidote spends time covering the extraordinary band, MUTEMATH. This genre defying band has been on the road and in the studio generating some incredible music since 2006. Listen in to this episode as The Antidote spends some time in conversation with lead vocalist and keyboardist Paul Meany of Mutemath.

This episode of The Antidote delivered a featurette on The O.C. Supertones. The reunited Supertones released their new album, For the Glory, Nov 6th and The Antidote aired a number of ska tunes from this album. Also included is an interview with Tony “Toneman” Terusa of The O.C. Supertones. Listen in for …

The Antidote returned on Halloween with the conclusion of the feature on the raw rock band Showbread. Listen in to more of the conversation The Antidote had with headman and lead vocalist, Josh Dies and Showbread’s music. A special Halloween song was added at the very end of the show. Send an email to …

Showbread headman and lead vocalist, Josh Dies joined The Antidote for an insightful interview. We also aired a number of tracks of their outstanding music. We ran through some of Showbread’s discography which illustrates their tremendous lyrical and musical style as Josh describes the development of their albums and some interesting facets of this unique band.

Abram joined me in the studio of Trent Radio for this weeks episode of The Antidote. We offered up another night of eclectic music. Fathers were made to disappoint their children. Listen in as Abram recounts how he missed a great concert experience in Toronto. We also aired one of the longest tracks …

This past summer I had the chance to see Ravenhill live at the Cornerstone festival. Joshua Clifton, lead vocalist and founder of Ravenhill, spent some time with The Antidote discussing the band and their music. Listen in to the band Ravenhill on the recording of this week’s broadcast and their unique and passionate blend …

I was delighted to be able to see August Burns Red during their concert date in London, Ontario a couple of weeks ago. Even better was having the opportunity to sit down with Jake Luhrs, lead vocalist of this amazing band. This week The Antidote shares some of the discography of August Burns …

This past July I attended the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois where I saw the highlight of the summer. I happened to chance upon a performance by The La De Les. It was simply incredible. This ambient, shoe gaze, experimental band sounds like no other. The La De Les offer up …

The Antidote has had a birthday! Yes, this the second year of The Antidote where we play “Christian music that doesn’t suck”, dispelling the myth that Christian music is second-rate. The Antidote endeavours to display the artistry of Christian musicians. Followers of this site are well aware that I spent most …

At the SoulFest music festival I was delighted to spend some time with Andrew Schwab of Project 86. He spoke with The Antidote about the new album, Wait for the Siren, and the new band members that make up P86. You can hear the interview with Andrew on this broadcast of …

My wife, nephew, and I headed off to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for the SoulFest music festival just over a week ago. This was the second music festival I’d attended in the past 6 weeks. It was another long drive to see some great bands and artists. The …

At the Cornerstone Festival I was able to meet up with The Kings Kids, a classic style punk band from Salinas, California. After a four day drive from California to Illinois, The Kings Kids arrived only an hour before they had to hit the stage. After a great, but wearying performance in the heat, …

A few weeks ago I met up with Newworldson. This Niagara region based band offers up an eclectic mix of styles, using a blend of soul, pop, reggae, gospel and jazz, but the particular emphasis of Newworldson’s music is soul. Joel Parisien, keyboardist and lead vocalist of Newworldson, spent some time with …

The final Cornerstone festival was quite and experience and I’m glad that I had a chance to experience it. This episode of The Antidote pays tribute to the Cornerstone festival and airs songs by a number of the artist who performed there. A big treat with attending Cornerstone was the chance to speak with …

This was my first few days back from the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois. I had roughed out this show prior to leaving for the festival. I knew I would have a very limited amount of time to prepare before going on air Wednesday night. The intention of this installment of …

I was off into the burning heat of Southern Illinois last week. I was off listening to a huge number of somewhat underground Christian bands. When I mentioned about the heat, it was no joke. 40 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) with a humidex reaching the low 50s (120 Fahrenheit) each and every day. Even highway pavement …

Summer road trips is the topic once again on The Antidote. Listen in to Extreme Road Trip music on this week’s show. If you like it loud, you’re going to love this show. Next week I’ll be at the Cornerstone festival in southern Illinois. I realize that not everyone can …

Summer is officially here and the heat and humidity were in the studio this past Wednesday. No air conditioning (because of the noise) makes Trent Radio a sweltering spot. Summer road trips was the topic for the evening. Listen in to Mellow Road Trip music on this week’s show.

The Antidote carries on with our continued look into a wide range of music style on Episode 36: Eclectic Mix, Part 2.

I had a difficult time deciding what to play on episode 35 of The Antidote. I had too many ideas floating around, but the final decision was reached, a feature on the Facedown Record label. I’ve always been impressed with Facedown for a number of reasons. The overt stance of most …

There were too many concerts happening in Toronto on my typical night at the radio station. I had to make the difficult decision of going to see Creed or to check out Thrice performing along with O’Brother. Thrice was the winner. They are on their farewell tour as the band is going …

The Brothers Martin were the center of attention on this show. Josiah joined me in the studio to air music from Ronnie and Jason Martin. These two underplayed but uber talented musicians have/or do front a number of extraordinary bands. The two brothers joined together for a single album, aptly titled, The Brothers Martin. …

Round two of the feature on Michael Pritzl and The Violet Burning. You can hear more of the interview with Michael and his thoughts on faith, his artistry, the internet, and the new concept album, The Story of Our Lives by The Violet Burning. Our final winner of the SoulFest ticket giveaway was …

The Antidote featuring Michael Pritzl of The Violet Burning joined me on the phone to share his views on faith, his artistry, the internet, and the band’s amazing, 3 disc, 34 track concept album, The Story of Our Lives. I neglected to give away a pair of tickets to attend SoulFest, the largest Christian music festival …