From clindqvist@demon.co.uk Mon Dec 11 06:45:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!demon!clindqvist From: clindqvist@demon.co.uk (Callum Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec11.064550.8558@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 06:45:50 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Callum Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From jduarte@delphi.com Mon Dec 11 09:41:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!delphi!jduarte From: jduarte@delphi.com (Joachim Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec11.094150.6847@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:41:50 GMT References: <1995Dec11.064550.8558@demon.co.uk> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec11.064550.8558@demon.co.uk>, clindqvist@demon.co.uk (Callum Lindqvist) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Joachim Duarte SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 28,800 bps "Marcus is not one man." From tnakamura@stanford.edu Mon Dec 11 22:49:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!tnakamura From: tnakamura@stanford.edu (Takeshi Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec11.224950.5003@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 22:49:50 GMT References: <1995Dec11.064550.8558@demon.co.uk> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec11.064550.8558@demon.co.uk>, clindqvist@demon.co.uk (Callum Lindqvist) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Takeshi Nakamura Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.