13 May

Prior to final exam: "California Stars" by Wilco from Mermaid Avenue (1998) "World Where You Live" by Crowded House from Crowded House (1986) "A Little Respect" by Erasure from The Innocents (1988) "It's Different For Girls" by Joe Jackson from I'm the Man (1979) "I'm Not Through With You Yet" by Sloan from Navy Blues (1998) "Happy" by the Rolling Stones from Exile on Main Street (1972) "I'm a Wheel" by Wilco from A Ghost Is Born (2004) Exam excerpt 1: "Pancho and Lefty" by Townes Van Zandt Exam excerpt 2: "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols Exam excerpt 3: "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy Exam excerpt 4: "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan Exam excerpt 5: "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk Exam excerpt 6: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson Exam excerpt 7: "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

2 May

Start of class: "Rockin' Stroll" by the Lemonheads from It's a Shame About Ray (1992) "Prove It All Night" by Bruce Springsteen from Darkness On the Edge of Town (1978) "All I Want" by Toad the Wet Sprocket from Fear (1991) Viral Video example: "A Million Ways" by OK Go (2005) Changing recording and production technology example: "Amarillo" by Gorillaz from The Fall (2011) Sampling example: "Natural Blues" by Moby from Play (1999) Pop in the contemporary music industry example: "Rude Boy" by Rihanna from Rated R (2009) Rock in new forms of distribution: "Reckoner" by Radiohead from In Rainbows (2007) End of course: "Dawned on Me" by Wilco from The Whole Love (2011)