Episodes

Are they ambient, rock, post-rock, grunge, post-metal, psychedelic, or indie rock? The answers to those questions and more are found on the exclusive interview The Antidote had with O’Brother. We’ll also be airing a number of tracks from their new album, Disillusion, and their past releases.

The pace of punk is fast and furious and with an emphasis on social commentary. The same holds true with the Christian artists found on the Thumper Punk Records label. Listen in as we focus on these artists.

The Antidote returns to Trent Radio as the station switches from the sunny days of summer and heads into the new fall season. On this, the third year episode opener of The Antidote, we’ll look at a wide range of genres from artists who have released new music in the …

The Antidote delves into the independent music produced by Josh Garrels. His 2011 album, Love & War & The Sea In Between was described by Christianity Today as “prophetic, incisive, achingly human, and longingly spiritual,”. His unusual blend of music styles will grab your attention.

Electronic music occupies only a very narrow niche in Christian music. Major artists and underground bands offer up some of the best electronic music found on this episode of The Antidote.

The Antidote drops into the realm of indie/post-hardcore as we visit with the Denton, Texas based, Least of These. The band joins us in conversation to discuss their past music and the August 3 release of their first full length, Change Will Come.

Conceivably August Burns Red’s newest album, Rescue & Restore, could be considered as the greatest metalcore album of all time. On this episode of The Antidote we air the entirety of Rescue & Restore plus portions of our interview with ABR frontman and lead vocalist, Jake Luhrs. During that conversation, Jake …

The Antidote headed back to the not so distant past of the 1990s. During the 1990s Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton made the headlines as world leaders. Schindler’s List, Forest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption were tops at the box office. The territory of Nunavut was formed, OJ Simpson was …

Check out this episode of The Antidote as we look into the music of SONS and feature an interview that took place with their lead vocalist Aaron Newberry. We also offered up a number of songs that have been released in the past few weeks.

The Antidote teamed up with Sara Ostrowska, the host of Trombones, Accordions, and Distortion, for a two hour ska and punk extravaganza. Despite computer difficulties at Trent Radio, the show went on. Sara’s programme proceeds The Antidote on Wednesday evenings and her passion and knowledge for these styles of music …

Canada Day arrives on July 1st, but The Antidote wants to beat the holiday rush and crush. Listen in to this episode as we feature a number of Canadian musicians who produce outstanding music during our celebration of all things Canadian and the founding of our nation.

So Say We All is a little band from the little town Moriarty, New Mexico, but they have a huge sound. Sci-Fi enthusiasts will recognize the band’s moniker from the series Battlestar Galactica. This blend of space rock and thunderous grooves is what Optimus Prime would work out to before …

The Antidote joined Trent Radio for WMD. No not weapons of mass destruction, but “Weird Music Day” a day of strange and peculiar music. Some songs on The Antidote were unquestionably weird, while others could be considered be simply odd. You be the judge. Find out what we had lined …

The Antidote heads to the musical past as we visit with two Christian metal bands who gained considerable significance in the music scene of the ’80’s and ’90’s. Listen to a round table discussion with Dan McCabe of Daniel Band and Rex Scott of X-Sinner. Check out some excellent early …

Mega producer, musician, and song writer, Aaron Sprinkle comes to The Antidote to share his thoughts on today’s music scene and the role he plays in working with bands during the recording process. We’ll also be highlighting Aaron’s musical career with Fair, Poor Old Lu, and solo work. Listen in …

The insanity that is Family Force 5 returns to The Antidote. This is the second episode of a two part series on FF5. Listen in to our conversation with lead guitarist, Chap Stique, of Family Force 5 as he shares about the recording process of their upcoming album, the filming of their new …

The insanity that is Family Force 5 comes to The Antidote. Part one of a two part series on FF5. Listen in to our conversation with lead guitarist, Chap Stique, of Family Force 5 as he shares details of their live performances, how they enjoy changing their musical style, and  (most …

Traditional hymns and modern choruses have always been the mainstay of church worship services, but what if metal, ska, rock, and pop bands had a go at it? Listen in to this broadcast of The Antidote for some musical and worshipful surprises.

The Antidote had a one week break as Trent Radio geared up for the summer season. When we returned to the studio we featured several artists who cross genre boundaries as they produce music with an usual mix of styles. Whosoever South offer up their own unique blend of music as …

One of the great vocalists of Christian music, Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter joins The Antidote for a conversation about Demon Hunter’s career and the aesthetics of art in music. Listen in to a band that transcends the divide between Christian and non-Christian metal with their unique sound.

2012 was a great year for new albums from artists such as Thousand Foot Krutch, The Violet Burning, War of Ages, The Burial, Metanoia, Showbread, and Project 86. It was also a year where a number of significant bands called it quits. Even though we are well into 2013 The …

On episode, 71 the Antidote delves into the post-rock of Over The Ocean, a band who offers up a degree of honesty rarely found in Christian musicians. Lead vocalist and lyricist for Over The Ocean, Jesse Hill, speaks with The Antidote about where the band draws their musical and lyrical  inspirations. …

It was a lively and entertaining night as Daniel Biro of Hawk Nelson joined host, Dave Hawkins, live in the studio for a chat about this enormously popular pop rock powerhouse.  Hits from the past, a discussion of their hometown Peterborough, and a number of tracks from their about to be …

Stryper has long been considered as a band that defined the sound of ’80’s metal and the band was equally accepted by both Christian and mainstream audiences, which was unusual for the ’80’. But the’80’s were far from the end of Stryper’s career. In fact, they’re set to release their …

The Antidote returned to the topic of folk music as we offered a number of tracks from some significant artists. Our feature for the night was an interview with Norfolk, VA based, indie folk band, The Last Bison. We also aired a number of tracks from their brand new release, Inheritance.