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 …
Trevor McNevan joined me on the phone for a conversation on the development of Thousand Foot Krutch and their brand new album, The End Is Where We Begin. We run through a bit of TFK discography including a number of songs from the new album.
SoulFest 2012, New England’s largest Christian music festival, is coming up this August 1- 4 and The Antidote is a part of the fun. We are giving away pairs of multi-day passes on each week’s show. How hard are tickets to get? Easy! All you have to do is call the studio …
Fans of Underoath and The Almost are going to want to hear this week’s show. The Antidote had the opportunity to sit down with Aaron Gillespie, ex-Underoath drummer and clean vocalist, headman for The Almost and now in a new solo career as a worship performer. Listen in to the somewhat strained …
A couple of weeks ago I spoke with Dave Prindle, headman for The Skies Revolt. This band has a very unique indie rock, electronic sound. Listen to this weeks show and find out about The Skies Revolt and their excellent new album, Some Kind of Cosmonaut.
A month ago Ska Lives part 1 hit the airwaves. Now it was time for Ska Lives part 2. As you might have already guessed, all things ska was the basis for this show. Matt “Mojo” Morginsky, frontman for The O.C. Supertones joined me for a conversation about The O.C. …
Liam Flagg took the co-pilot set on The Antidote this week. Liam calls Fort Erie home and while attending Ridgeway Crystal Beach high school he gained a wealth of radio experience while being a DJ at the school radio station, “The Beach”. He was a great help during the show. Listen up to the …
I had a great time interviewing Derek Gust, bassist and background vocals for the legendary band, Junkyard Poets. Never heard of them? Unfortunately that seems to be the case for too many people. I first met this band at The Covenant Awards in Calgary last fall. I watched them perform …
Have you ever stayed up late at night wondering why a band record songs with a really strange song title? I’m sure that you have. Episode number 23 of The Antidote asked this very same question, but came up with no answers. What did happen was a collection of songs covering …
Ska Lives, that was the topic of the night this past Wednesday. Josiah joined me in the studio as we played both current and old ska tunes. We also air an exclusive interview with Five Iron Frenzy guitarist Micah Ortega. Micah and I spoke about Five Iron being reformed and what’s happening …
Calgary indie-folk band Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk joined me in the studio this past Wednesday. Lauren, her husband and bandmate Zoltan, and two other band members squeezed into the studio with me for a conversation about their music. We had a great time discussing her soon-to-be-released CD, Over Land and Sea.
The February 15th show featured the Canadian rock band, downhere. In addition to songs by their band we also aired an exclusive two part interview The Antidote had with downhere. Marc Martel answered some questions regarding his new role in The Queen Extravaganza tour, plus you can hear his cover of …
Valentines Day is Feb 14. Yes, we’ve only a couple of more days to go. To you guys who are romantically challenged, this show may provide some inspiration. However love covers a lot of ground. Episode 19 includes songs that not only describe romantic love but familial love, spousal love and the greatest …
If you are a newsboys or Peter Furler fan this show was for you! I had a chance to do a short interview with Peter when he came through Peterborough, Ontario during his “On Fire” tour. The entire show features music performed by Peter Furler, bands that have appeared on his Inpop …
This show is a treat. If you are retro metal fan you will want to hear this episode of The Antidote. We look at the top Christian metal albums of all time as listed by HM Magazine. The show starts off with an excellent, current, metalcore band, For Today, and an interview …
My eldest son, Josiah, was home this week. He laid out the playlist and did the announcing on this weeks show. I had an easy night at Trent Radio, all I had to do was slide a few controls and queue up the tracks. It was great having Josiah on air …
The Christmas holidays are over and The Antidote returned to Trent Radio. My first show back was Jan 11th (yes, I’ve been a slow in posting this show). Over Christmas my son, Abram, helped me lay out a program that featured some of his favourite Christian tracks. You’ll have to excuse some of the …
Christmas is here! Merry Christmas to you all. I pray that you and your family will have Christ at the heart of your Christmas. Wednesday was Christmas music from start to finish. A wide mix of traditional hymns and many new or just fun tunes.
Doesn’t everyone enjoy bagpipes, mandolins, guitars and drums driven at a punk beat? If you do, this show is for you. Episode 13 features the Celtic punk of Chicago’s Flatfoot 56. This band could be considered the biggest band in Christian music. Listen to the interview to find out why.
This episode is special, as we feature the talents of ’80s music legend Steve Taylor. With a career spanning decades, Taylor has spanned the years being a solo new wave artist in the ’80s, frontman for art-rock band Chagall Guevera in the ’90s, CEO of Squint Entertainment, and now as a …
I was asked back for round two of a special Black and White metal show. I was the guest DJ for Andrew Culkeen’s show The Iron Curtain heard on Trent Radio. This is a recording of the show we did Wed Dec 7th, Trent Radio, 92.7 FM Peterborough. For those unfamiliar with …
Worship music has been defined as singing of God’s glory to Him and acknowledging His works and His greatness to Him. How worship music is performed can sometimes be a source of contention in churches. Should music be sung only? Singing with musical accompaniment? Can electric guitars and, horror of …
This is a special listening treat. We had the opportunity to spend some time with the members of Hello Kelly. The band shared some of the fun aspects of touring along with the trials of being a recording artist. Check out some of their tracks from their new CD (EASYFORYOUTOSAY) …
Episode 9 of The Antidote. No special format this week, just great music!
This episode is the final segment of a two part series featuring artists who attended the 2011 Covenant Awards in Calgary. Winners, losers, and bands simply attending the festivities are featured.
Be forewarned language and content may be offensive to some. For those unfamiliar with the terms “black metal” and “white metal” the distinction is simple and meaningful. According to Wikipedia: The most common and founding lyrical theme is opposition to Christianity and other organized religions. As part of this, many …
