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From his early work with The Birthday Party to the future sounds of
Ghosteen, Nick Cave has rewritten the language of rock ‘n’
roll. Darker with the Dawn uncovers the history and deeper meanings
behind Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ most well-known songs from
“Tupelo”, “The Mercy Seat”, “Red Right Hand”,
“Stagger Lee”, “Into My Arms”, to “Higgs Boson Blues”
and beyond. The book explores Nick Cave’s life in music drawing
upon his inspirations of the Bible, Greek myth, and literature, as
well as his enduring passion for gospel, blues, and progressive
rock. Steiner reflects upon Cave's journey from his childhood in
Australia, struggles with drug addiction, his young fascination
with the nightmare landscapes of America's wild west and the
southern gothic towards a reckoning with his own sense of Christian
spirituality. In a career spanning four decades Cave's songwriting
has moved from the saints and sinners of the traditional murder
ballad to piano-based heartbreak songs, deconstructed garage rock
and ambient fever dreams delivered through minimalist electronica.
Adam Steiner dives into the world of a complex songwriter who, in
his universal expressions of love and death, continues to speak to
us of the light and shade of humanity.
Ushering in a new era of confessional music that spoke openly about
experiences of trauma, depression, and self-loathing, Nine Inch
Nails' seminal album, The Downward Spiral, changed popular music
forever-bringing transgressive themes of heresy, S&M, and body
horror to the masses and taking music technology to its limits.
Released in 1994, the album resonated across a generation,
combining elements of metal, industrial, synth-pop, and ambient
electronica, and going on to sell over four million copies. Now,
Into the Never explores the creation and cultural impact of The
Downward Spiral, one of the most influential and artistically
significant albums of the twentieth century, or ever. Inspired by
David Bowie's Low and Pink Floyd's The Wall, the album recounts one
man's disintegration as he descends into nihilism and nothingness.
Blurring the lines between autobiography and concept album,
creation and decay, it is also the story of Trent Reznor (the man
who is Nine Inch Nails) as he pushed himself to the edge of the
abyss, trapped in a cycle of addiction and self-destruction. The
Downward Spiral also presents a reflection of America and a wider
culture of violence, connecting the Columbine High School shooting,
the infamous Manson family murders, and the aftermath of Vietnam
and the Gulf War. Featuring new interviews with collaborators and
artists inspired by the album, Into the Never sets The Downward
Spiral in the context of music of the era and brings the story up
to date, from Reznor's recovery to his reinvention as an
Oscar-winning soundtrack artist.
Remixing the Curriculum offers educators a way to rethink
traditional curricular approaches through a "curricular remix," a
concept in which a curriculum becomes different from its original
form, retaining its basic foundational elements, but experiencing a
metamorphosis to create a new version. Remixing the Curriculum
suggests that the way to develop curriculum to maximize student
access and engagement is to employ essential elements of
traditional pedagogy, but infuse it with technology to create new
features through the X Framework (XFW). XFW capitalizes on four
essential features of educators' practice and learning: Technology
Fitness, in which a teacher self-evaluates their comfort level
using technology; Proactive Teaching, which front-loads the
planning and preparation for instruction to prior to
implementation; Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a set of
principles which guide the conditions for learning, including
flexible learning environments to accommodate individual learning
differences; and Assistive Technology, technology to improve the
capabilities of students with disabilities. At the intersection of
these four quadrants is X, which serves as a fulcrum for access to
the curriculum.
Remixing the Curriculum offers educators a way to rethink
traditional curricular approaches through a "curricular remix," a
concept in which a curriculum becomes different from its original
form, retaining its basic foundational elements, but experiencing a
metamorphosis to create a new version. Remixing the Curriculum
suggests that the way to develop curriculum to maximize student
access and engagement is to employ essential elements of
traditional pedagogy, but infuse it with technology to create new
features through the X Framework (XFW). XFW capitalizes on four
essential features of educators' practice and learning: Technology
Fitness, in which a teacher self-evaluates their comfort level
using technology; Proactive Teaching, which front-loads the
planning and preparation for instruction to prior to
implementation; Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a set of
principles which guide the conditions for learning, including
flexible learning environments to accommodate individual learning
differences; and Assistive Technology, technology to improve the
capabilities of students with disabilities. At the intersection of
these four quadrants is X, which serves as a fulcrum for access to
the curriculum.
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