Thursday, May 10, 2012

10 May

Start of exam: "Lost Weekend" by Art Brut from Brilliant! Tragic! (2011)



"When I'm With You" by Best Coast from Crazy For You (2010)



"Debaser" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1989)



"Just What I Needed" by the Cars from The Cars (1978)



Exam excerpt 1: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang



Exam excerpt 2: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols



Exam excerpt 3: "Jump" by Van Halen



Exam excerpt 4: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer



Exam excerpt 5: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk



Exam excerpt 6: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana



Exam excerpt 7: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

2 May

Start of class: "Who By Fire" by Leonard Cohen from Live in London (2009)



"Little Red Rooster" by Sam Cooke (1963)



Contemporary Pop example: "Rude Boy" by Rihanna from Rated R (2010)



Indie Rock aesthetic example: "Last Nite" by the Strokes from Is This It? (2001)



Example of new streams in Rock: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997)



Example of new streams in Rock: "Dawned on Me" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)



End of class: "Art of Almost" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)