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

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)