Episodes

The Antidote recaps the music highlights heard at the 2018 edition of the preeminent Audiofeed Music Festival. Listen to our conversations with Parental Petulance, Sick/Sea, and Idle Achiever, plus a wide range of music found at this year’s event. Part 1 of 2.

“A supergroup is a music group whose members have successful solo careers or are part of other groups or well known in other musical professions. Usually used in the context of rock and pop music” – Wikipedia. That definition fits these Christian bands who bring a faith perspective into their music. Band List: …

Travelling 10,00 miles across the United States and camping in a Sprinter van isn’t a typical recording process. But the 13 National parks the band Paper Lights visited turned into the audible backdrop for  their latest album, Everything Is Sound. Hear the entire story as we speak with Dan Snyder.

The music of Convictions has been defined as “aggressive worship”. Can hard music and a prayerful tone mesh into a single entity? Find the answer when we speak with Convictions band member Zach Schwochow about the nature of their music and new album, Hope For The Broken.

Melodic power metal is common in Europe. Not so in North America, but there are exceptions, like the extraordinary Millennial Reign. Join us for our talk with Dave Harvey about the band’s past music and their new full length, “The Great Divide”.

Anarcho-punk that carries Christian themes? I didn’t think it possible, but it’s here and it’s excellent. The Antidote heads across the Atlantic for a talk with Scotland’s Dystopian Futures and Sweden’s Svarteskerm.

How can the small locale of Westminster, Maryland generate such exceptional music talent? We find out when we speak with Wild Harbors about their superb, debut EP, Monument Part 1. I also meet with singer/songwriter Young Novalis, who explores the realities of life and God in his music.

Sometimes a music style can be indefinable. That’s the case with Illinois’ Must Build Jacuzzi. Their new ska-pop-punk-core (however you want to describe it) album may be titled, Last Place, but their music is the best. The band chats about life, faith, music, and their insanely fun shows.

Boyhood Bravery delivers indie folk-rock with a unique vocal style, creative songwriting, and a poetic approach to lyrics. Luke Livingston speaks with The Antidote about the struggles of an up and coming band and how faith plays a major role in the music. Photo courtesy of Christy Rose Photography

2Minute Minor has all four “P’s”. Passion, purpose, positivity, and punk. Frontman, Wiley Willis, meets The Antidote for a talk about the streets of Chicago and the band’s awesome sophomore release, Blood on Our Front Stoop.

Rising record label, Nosral Recordings have released two outstanding albums by Canadian metal bands. Find out why it took 25 years for a re-release of Outrage AD’s “New Blood” album and how a small British Columbia town has the best progressive death metal with Cruentis.

Church Tongue is a hot band. So hot that their guitarist set himself on fire at a show. The music is hard, fast, and outstanding. Join The Antidote for this conversation with Church Tongue vocalist Michael Sugars.

Milliyon spent years supporting other hip hop artists. In 2013 he broke out on his own with the stellar I Live Milliyonic. Now Milliyon excels with his exceedingly smooth and honest songs found on his new EP, Passion. Give a listen to an insightful talk with this passionate artist.

The art of music has no boundaries. That’s evident with the music coming from Captive Portal and Ospreyshire. Both artists come to The Antidote for a discussion about their unusual and brilliantly unique music.

David Zach returns for the second half of The Antidote feature on the music and message of Remedy Drive. David shares about his involvement as a covert operative with The Exodus Road, seeking to combat human trafficking. He reveals how justice can come in the hands of the ordinary. Part …

I first heard of Remedy Drive a decade ago with their Daylight Is Coming release. It was safe music, designed to appease the masses. Today Remedy Drive is far different. The band’s last two releases reveal strong messages on faith and their role in opposing human trafficking. David Zach speaks …

The Antidote brings in worship music that won’t make you cringe. I speak with Sam John, former frontman of India’s metal giant Whitenoiz, and now pastor and founder of Canada’s first metal church, Church Underground. We also head to Canada’s easternmost city for a conversation with the alt rock worship …

Time to meet newcomer rock band UntilWeDie! Their debut self-titled release is incredible and so is their story. Join The Antidote as we spend an hour with the band whose music will infect you with earworms.

It’s a twin bill on The Antidote. We meet with two new bands who are blazing to the top of the music charts. The members of XIII Minutes speak about their unique style of metal and Jim Settle shares about the strong opinions found in the thrash of Hand of …

It’s been 11 long years since a new release came from Georgia’s Chasing Victory. The Antidote welcomes the band back as we speak with Chasing Victory’s vocalist Adam Harrell about the band’s past and their new release, Friends Vol. 1.

Remember the pop-punk days of Hawk Nelson? So does the band’s former frontman Jason Dunn. He’s rejuvenated that sound with the original members of HN by forming Aid & Effect. Jason and the band come live to The Antidote for a talk and to share the first single from the …

The name Seaside Holiday brings to mind happy summertime songs. That’s not what the band’s music is about. Sister and brother, Cara & Morgan McQuate speak to The Antidote about their dark wave, synth-pop.

The Antidote says goodbye to the enormously influential Thumper Punk Records. The label forged a path for artists and fans in the Christian punk scene for over a decade. Now The Antidote and several artists say farewell with this heartfelt tribute.

The Antidote airs a wide, wide range of genres and artists. One record label in particular carries that same theme. I speak with Dave Emmerson of ZAP Records about the variety of artists on their label. We also share the thoughts and music of one of their artists, South Africa’s Skree …

The Antidote airs a wide, wide range of genres and artists. One record label in particular carries that same theme. I speak with Dave Emmerson of ZAP Records about the variety of artists on their label. We also share the thoughts and music of one of their artists, South Africa’s Skree …