From mrodriguez@cmu.edu Sun Mar 05 12:30:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cmu!mrodriguez From: mrodriguez@cmu.edu (Mathieu Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar05.123012.6236@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 12:30:12 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Mathieu Rodríguez US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From mgarcia@berkeley.edu Mon Mar 06 07:46:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!berkeley!mgarcia From: mgarcia@berkeley.edu (Mike García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar06.074612.4488@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 1995 07:46:12 GMT References: <1995Mar05.123012.6236@cmu.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar05.123012.6236@cmu.edu>, mrodriguez@cmu.edu (Mathieu Rodríguez) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Mike García -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS "Row 14. No joke." From rlee@inria.fr Tue Mar 07 09:28:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!inria!rlee From: rlee@inria.fr (Rodrigo Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar07.092812.7288@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 09:28:12 GMT References: <1995Mar05.123012.6236@cmu.edu> <1995Mar06.074612.4488@berkeley.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar06.074612.4488@berkeley.edu>, mgarcia@berkeley.edu (Mike García) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Rodrigo Lee | rlee@inria.fr PGP Key fingerprint: 12B4 3803 CABE 656D "Keep the channels open." From hkarlsson@pacbell.net Thu Mar 09 04:29:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pacbell!hkarlsson From: hkarlsson@pacbell.net (Heather Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar09.042912.3889@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 1995 04:29:12 GMT References: <1995Mar05.123012.6236@cmu.edu> <1995Mar06.074612.4488@berkeley.edu> <1995Mar07.092812.7288@inria.fr> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar07.092812.7288@inria.fr>, rlee@inria.fr (Rodrigo Lee) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Heather Karlsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From dbrennan@netcom.com Thu Mar 09 22:15:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!netcom!dbrennan From: dbrennan@netcom.com (Diego Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar09.221512.3746@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 1995 22:15:12 GMT References: <1995Mar05.123012.6236@cmu.edu> <1995Mar06.074612.4488@berkeley.edu> <1995Mar07.092812.7288@inria.fr> <1995Mar09.042912.3889@pacbell.net> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar09.042912.3889@pacbell.net>, hkarlsson@pacbell.net (Heather Karlsson) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Diego Brennan Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of NETCOM On-Line Communication Services. ------------------------------------------------------------