Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Light up
your news

About Privacy Terms Help

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

160 followers 63 following 890 posts

Retired DJ Don Stevens and his music-obsessed engineer neighbour Kurt amuse themselves with stories from Don's career and interviews with friends new-and-old. Tune in to “I Don’t Know Radio”!

Posts Replies Media Videos

Pinned

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio @cidkradio.bsky.social · Dec 22

56 years ago today (December 21, 1969), Don interviewed #JohnLennon from #RonnieHawkins home near Toronto. Broadcast that same day on #CHED in Edmonton, the tape was then lost. But we found it a few years ago, tucked away in a dusty box.

Happy Christmas to all.

open.spotify.com/episode/5LuK...

Episode 16: Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

open.spotify.com

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 10 - A perfect song for dancing

Caribbean Queen - #BillyOcean

youtu.be/K8mlYZ5FGq8

Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) (Official Audio)

YouTube video by BillyOceanVEVO

February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 9 - A song that feels underrated

The Good in Everyone - #Sloan 🇨🇦

A blistering 2 minutes of Power Pop that’s 30 years old this year. Whew!

youtu.be/QJSfJgDMszI

The Good in Everyone

YouTube video by Sloan - Topic

February 9, 2026 at 4:17 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 8 - A song that made you explore an era of music

Canarios - #GasparSanz (1640-1710)

A wonderful 1.5 minutes of Baroque guitar, played by the legendary John Williams. Have loved this era of music since discovering it in 1987.

youtu.be/Mlpqztj3ix8

YouTube video by John Williams - Topic

February 8, 2026 at 5:05 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 7 - A song with a unique voice

Please Do Not Go - #ViolentFemmes

youtu.be/sFVzhTWGCNk

Please Do Not Go

YouTube video by Violent Femmes - Topic

February 7, 2026 at 5:14 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 6 - A song with no clear chorus

Up the Junction - #Squeeze

(And it didn’t need one. Pure genius.)

youtu.be/EpZDYKi5sJc

Up The Junction

YouTube video by Squeeze - Topic

February 6, 2026 at 4:54 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 5 - A song you wish was longer

Oh Claire - #CheapTrick
(Just over a minute long)

The (hidden) closing track from 1978’s Heaven Tonight LP opens this 1998 live show recording.

“Whoaaaaa oh ohhhhh
Konnichiwa (こんにちは)”

youtu.be/SrITb8gfQDM

Oh Claire (Live)

YouTube video by Cheap Trick - Topic

February 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 4 - A song that feels brutally honest

Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns - #MotherLoveBone

youtu.be/6HRb6gBkQCw

Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns (2025 Remaster)

YouTube video by Mother Love Bone - Topic

February 4, 2026 at 4:13 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 3 - A song outside your usual taste

Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) - #BeeGees

When #NickLowe says it’s a masterpiece, you give it a listen. And it is.

youtu.be/YrXDmPthQKk

Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)

YouTube video by Bee Gees - Topic

February 3, 2026 at 5:19 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 2 - A song that captures a generation

Today - #SmashingPumpkins
(1993)

youtu.be/mQq_BbyNEpM?...

Smashing Pumpkins - Today

YouTube video by Emmet

February 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 1 - A song that makes you feel unstoppable

Human Race - #RedRider 🇨🇦

“Knock me down and I'll get back up
And I'll get myself back in the race again”

youtu.be/y-iBYS414O8

YouTube video by Red Rider - Topic

February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 31 - A song that feels like a long journey

Cortez the Killer - #NeilYoung 🇨🇦

youtu.be/uX9k9aoX6gk

Cortez the Killer (2016 Remaster)

YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic

January 31, 2026 at 10:51 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 30 - A song with a memorable bridge

Hollywood Nights - #BobSeger

The 7-second bridge (at the 1:55 mark) is the only respite from the relentless hook that drives this classic tune.

“Uh huh… yeah-ah!”

youtu.be/UhuVwVpr3WY

Hollywood Nights

YouTube video by Bob Seger - Topic

January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 29 - A song that sounds best loud

End - #TheCure

youtu.be/QSfebpk8HxU?...

YouTube video by The Cure - Topic

January 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 28 - A song driven by rhythm

This one, the B-side from an extended single of Sledgehammer back in ‘86.

Don’t Break This Rhythm - #PeterGabriel

youtu.be/Po1hYRHlIFY

Peter Gabriel - Don't Break This Rhythm [Edited]

YouTube video by Per Christian Frankplads

January 28, 2026 at 6:47 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 27 - A song you understood only later in life

Both Sides Now - #JoniMitchell

youtu.be/Pbn6a0AFfnM

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides, Now [Original Studio Version, 1969]

YouTube video by BluesAnders

January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 26 - A song that led you to an artist’s entire catalogue

Green and Grey - #NewModelArmy
#NMA

Saw an artist spotlight on 🇨🇦 #MuchMusic in early 90s and hunted down all their work (hard to do back then). Huge fan ever since.

youtu.be/3fzm3Da5HUY?...

YouTube video by New Model Army - Topic

January 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 25 - A song that changed your opinion on an artist

Bring on the Dancing Horses - #Echo&theBunnymen
#EATB #E&TB

In 1986, a #CHMR student radio DJ spun this track and my eyes rolled. “Pretentious sh*ts,” I thought. Sooo wrong.

youtu.be/owLR6CRsjGY

Bring on the Dancing Horses

YouTube video by Echo & the Bunnymen - Topic

January 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 23 - A song that feels like a warning

Fall on Me - #REM #R.E.M.

youtu.be/qHsXOA_vK2A

YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic

January 24, 2026 at 4:45 AM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 23 - A song that feels hypnotic

Now My Heart is Full - #Morrissey

youtu.be/Q94YPvy1zg0

Now My Heart Is Full (2014 Remaster)

YouTube video by Morrissey - Topic

January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 22 - A song that builds slowly

It can only be this one, can’t it? Perhaps the most unlikely hit of all time. Epic.

Bohemian Rhapsody - #Queen

youtu.be/0taahRSkqIE

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - A Night At The Opera - Lyrics (1975) HQ

YouTube video by QueenMusicFanPage

January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

On Wednesdays We Wear Black

January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 21 - A song with a powerful live version

You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) - #JoeJackson

An explosive live recording featuring incredible guitar work by #TomTeeley (look him up).

youtu.be/ElbjIV0oMkU?...

You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (The Big World Tour /1986)

YouTube video by Joe Jackson - Topic

January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 19 - A song that introduced you to a new genre

When the Sun Hits- #Slowdive

Our intro to what became known as the Shoegaze genre.

youtu.be/HN-KHZ9NDVA?...

When the Sun Hits

YouTube video by Slowdive - Topic

January 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Day 18 - A song that feels happy but has sad lyrics

Born in the USA - #BruceSpringsteen

youtu.be/tRx212PUa4g

Born in the U.S.A.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic

January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM

🇨🇦 CIDK Radio

@cidkradio.bsky.social

#metalreimagined
#MusicSky

“Rainbow and a Duck” - #RonnieJamesDio
#Dio

January 19, 2026 at 12:26 AM