30 April

Start of class: "Destiny" by Zero 7 from Simple Things (2001) "Why so dear" by 7 Questions from Air Liquid (2008) "Don't Forget Me" by Harry Nilsson from Pussy Cats (1974) Documentary screened: Glocal Scene directed by Phil Heron and Nick Shane (2009)

25 April

Start of class: "Country House" by Blur from The Great Escape (1995) "You Never Know" by 7 Worlds Collide (Neil Finn) from The Sun Came Out (2009) "Still I Long For Your Kiss" by Lucinda Williams from Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) Industrial Rock example: "Wish" by Nine Inch Nails from Broken (1992) Nu Metal example: "Freak on a Leash" by Korn from Follow the Leader (1998) Pop Punk example: "American Idiot" by Green Day from American Idiot (2004) Indie Rock example: "Last Nite" by the Strokes from Is This It? (2001) Rock response to changing media and technologies: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from OK Computer (1997)

23 April

Start of class: "She Acts Like You" by Lindsey Buckingham from the This Is 40 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2012) "Stuff and Nonsense" by 7 Worlds Collide (Neil Finn and Friends) from 7 Worlds Collide (2001) "Price of Gas" by Bloc Party from Silent Alarm (2005) World Music example: "Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recorded in Birmingham, England (1983) World Music in Pop example: "The Face of Love" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Eddie Vedder from Dead Man Walking Soundtrack (1996) World Music in Pop example: "Desert Rose" by Sting with Cheb Mami from Brand New Day (1999) 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) Neo Soul example: "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" by D'Angelo from Voodoo (1998) Contemporary Country example: "Dust On the Bottle" by David Lee Murphy from Out With a Bang (1994) End of class: "Fox Cub" by Mew from And the Glass Handed Kites (2005) "Likufanele" by Zero 7 from Simple Things (2001)

18 April

Start of class: "Little Tornado" by Aimee Mann from @#%&*! Smilers (2008) "Rock and Roll Rhythm" by Fancey from Fancey (2004) "Milquetoast" by Helmet from Betty (1994) 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) Salsa example: "Pedro Navaja" by Willie Colon and Ruben Blades from Siembra (1978) Latin pop example: "Conga" by Miami Sound Machine from Primitive Love (1985) World Music in Pop example: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon from Graceland (1986) End of class: "Is It For Me?" by Toad the Wet Sprocket from Fear (1991)

16 April

Start of class: "Shame and Fortune" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs from It's Blitz! (2009) "New Terrain" by Mew from No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories, The World Is Grey, I'm Tired, Let's Wash Away (2009) Contemporary Hip Hop example: "Stronger" by Kanye West from Graduation (2007) Techno example: "Icon" by Derrick May (1998 remix of 1991 track) 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: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana from Nevermind (1991) Grunge example and end of class: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam from Ten (1991) End of class: "Modern Man" by Arcade Fire from The Suburbs (2010)

11 April

Start of class: "The Other Man" by Sloan from Pretty Together (2001) "Love Is All Around" by Sloan from Never Heard the End of It (2006) Metal going Pop example: "Jump" by Van Halen from 1984 (1984) Heavy Metal example: "One" by Metallica from ...And Justice For All (1988) Late 80s Hip Hop example: "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy from It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) Late 80s Hip Hop example: "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A. from Straight Outta Compton (1988) West Coast Hip Hop style example: "Who Am I? (What's My Name)" by Snoop Dogg from Doggystyle (1993) East Coast Hip Hop style example: "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G. from Life After Death (1997) End of class: "Columbia" by Oasis from Definitely Maybe (1994)

9 April

Start of class: "Debaser" by the Pixies from Doolittle (1989) "People Got a Lot of Nerve" by Neko Case from Middle Cyclone (2009) "Mystery Juice" by Sean Lennon from Into the Sun (1998) New Wave/Post-Punk example: "So Lonely" by the Police from Outlandos d'Amour (1978) Post-Punk/College Rock example: "An Cat Dubh" by U2 from Boy (1980) 80s Rock example: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2 from The Unforgettable Fire (1984) 80s Pop example: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson from Thriller (1982) 80s Pop example: Clip of "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson from the Motown 25 concert and television special (1983). The song originally appeared on Thriller (1982). 80s Pop example: Clip of "Like a Virgin" by Madonna from the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards. The song originally appeared on Like a Virgin (1984) 80s Pop example: "When Doves Cry" by Prince from Purple Rain (1984) 80s Rock example and end of class: "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen from Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

4 April

Start of class: "When the Lights Go Down" by Armand van Helden from Nympho (2005) "Allison Road" by the Gin Blossoms from New Miserable Experience (1992) Def Jam example: "Walk This Way" by Run D.M.C. from Raising Hell (1986) Def Jam example: "Fight For Your Right to Party" by the Beastie Boys from Licensed to Ill (1986) UK Punk example: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) 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 Ramones (1976) West Coast Punk/Hardcore example: "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys from Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) NYC New Wave example: "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads from Talking Heads '77 (1977) New Wave example: "Radio, Radio" by Elvis Costello from This Year's Model (1978) New Wave/Post-Punk example: "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division from (1979)

2 April

Start of class: "This Is a Fire Door Never Leave Open" by the Weakerthans from Left and Leaving (2000) "Who's Gonna Sing" by the Prototypes from Prototypes (2006) Philly Soul example: "Back Stabbers" by the O'Jays from Back Stabbers (1972) Europop example: "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk from Autobahn (1974) Disco example: "You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees from Children of the World and the film Saturday Night Fever (1976) Disco example: "Love to Love You Baby (7" single version)" by Donna Summer (1975) Funk example: "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" by Parliament from Mothership Connection (1976) Sampling comparison: "Good Times" by Chic from Risqué (1978) Sampling comparison: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979) Breakbeat comparison: "Root Down (And Get It)" by Jimmy Smith from Root Down (1972) Breakbeat comparison: "Root Down" by the Beastie Boys from Ill Communication (1994) Early Hip Hop example: "Zulu Nation Throwdown" by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force (1980) Early Hip Hop example: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (1979) Early Hip Hop example: "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982) End of class: "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order from Brotherhood (1986)