30 April

Start of class: "Tournament of Hearts" by the Weakerthans from Reunion Tour (2007)

Boy Band example: "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync from No Strings Attached (1999)

Late 90s Pop example: "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears from ...Baby One More Time (1999)

Digital technology in pop music production example: "Amarillo" by Gorillaz from The Fall (2011)

Digital technology and the musical past example: "Natural Blues" by Moby from Play (1999)

End of class: "Until We Bleed" by Kleerup featuring Lykke Li (2008)

27 April

Start of class: "Unlikely Rock Shock" by Subtle from ExitingARM (2008)

"Bad News" by Kanye West from 808s & Heartbreak (2008)

"21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson from In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)

World Music in Pop example: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986)

World Music in Pop example: "The Face of Love" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Eddie Vedder from Dead Man Walking Soundtrack (1996)

End of class: "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" by Sinéad O'Connor from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990)

25 April

Start of class: "Stand By Me, Yeah" by Sloan from Navy Blues (1998)

"Isaac Bashevis Singer" by the Owls from Daughters and Suns (2007)

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by the Band from The Band (1969)

Grunge example: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

Grunge example: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam from Ten (1991)

Riot Grrl example: "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" by Sleater-Kinney from All Hands On the Bad One (1999)

Feminism in Rock example: "Not a Pretty Girl" by Ani DiFranco from Not a Pretty Girl (1995)

Jam Band Rock example: "Bouncing Around the Room" by Phish from A Live One (1995)

World Music in Pop example: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986)

End of class: "Romance" by Wild Flag from Wild Flag (2011)

23 April

Start of class: "Dragon Queen" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from It's Blitz! (2009)

"Marquee Moon" by Television from Marquee Moon (1977)

EDM in contemporary Pop: "Stronger" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

EDM example: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001)

Techno example: "Icon" by Derrick May (1998)

House example: "Your Love" by Frankie Knuckles (1987)

Contemporary EDM example: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk from Discovery (2001)

Late 80s Alternative Rock example: "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies from Surfer Rosa (1988)

Grunge example/end of class: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991)

20 April

Start of class: "Ophelia" by Levon Helm from Ramble At the Ryman (2011)

"The Weight" by Levon Helm from Ramble At the Ryman (2011)

Levon Helm - singer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founder of The Band - passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. I play this in class as a way to remember his music and to pass on the sound of one of the central figures in rock music in the US. The Band pioneered Americana and Roots Music. Levon Helm's voice was central to the sound of The Band and to the sound of Americana. He was an incredible influence on a large number of contemporary musicians, and music and musicians in the US will miss him greatly.

Example of east coast engagement in Rap: "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

Example of west coast engagement in Rap: "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A. from Straight Outta Compton (1988)

Example of alternative Hip Hop: "Me Myself and I" by De La Soul from 3 Feet High & Rising (1989)

West Coast Rap style example: "Who Am I? (What's My Name)" by Snoop Dogg from Doggystyle (1993)

East Coast Rap style example: "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G. from Life After Death (1997)

Contemporary Rap example: "Forgot about Dre" by Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem) (1999)

Contemporary Rap example: "Champion" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007)

End of class: "The Shape I'm In" by Levon Helm from Ramble At the Ryman (2011)

18 April

Start of class: "A Rose For Emily (Alternate Version)" by the Zombies from Odessey [sic] and Oracle: 30th Anniversary Edition (1997)

Example of Metal going Pop: "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest from British Steel (1980)

Example of Metal going Pop: "Jump" by Van Halen from 1984 (1984)

Example of Thrash Metal: "One" by Metallica from ...And Justice For All (1988)

College Rock/U2 example 1: "An Cat Dubh" from Boy (1980)

U2 example 2: "Pride (In the Name of Love) from The Unforgettable Fire (1984)

College Rock/R.E.M. example: "Radio Free Europe" from Murmur (1983)

End of class: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by the Band from The Band (1969)

13 April

Start of class: "Turn It On" by the Flaming Lips from Transmission From the Satellite Heart (1993)

Michael Jackson example 1: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" from Off the Wall (1979)

Michael Jackson example 2: "Beat It" from Thriller (1982)

Michael Jackson example 3: "Billie Jean" from Thriller (1982) (Video from the Motown 25 concert and television special in 1983)

80s Pop example: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna from Like a Virgin (1984) (Video from the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards)

Example of 80s pop: "When Doves Cry" by Prince from Purple Rain (1984)

11 April

Start of class: "If I Could" by Jack Johnson from In Between Dreams (2005)

Early Rap example: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

Early Rap example: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

Example of Def Jam sound and B-boy image in Rap: "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J from Radio (1985)

Rap as Pop example: "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith from Raising Hell (1986)

End of class: "Nine Words" by the Dudes from Beepuncher (2003)

4 April

Start of class: "Georgia" by Luc DS from The Rover (2008)

"Sitting Still" by R.E.M. from Murmur (1983)

UK New Wave example: "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello from This Year's Model (1978)

West Coast Punk example: "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

Psychedelic Soul/Early Funk example: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone (1969)

Funk example: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" by Parliament/Funkadelic from Mothership Connection (1976)

Late Disco sample for Rap: "Good Times" by Chic from Risqué (1978)

Early Rap example/End of class: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979)

2 April

Start of class: "Jesus Etc." by Wilco from Kicking Television - Live in Chicago (2005)

"Funny How Time Slips Away" by Willie Nelson from And Then I Wrote (1962)

Disco example: "Bad Girls" (1979)

NYC Punk example: "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" by the Ramones from Rocket to Russia (1977)

NYC Punk example: "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" by the Ramones from The Ramones (1976)

London Punk example: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

London Punk example: "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A." by the Clash from The Clash (1977)

NYC New Wave example: "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads from Talking Heads '77 (1977)