From llindqvist@tum.de Thu Feb 03 20:13:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!tum!llindqvist From: llindqvist@tum.de (Liam Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Feb03.201340.6090@tum.de> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 1994 20:13:40 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Liam Lindqvist | llindqvist@tum.de PGP Key fingerprint: 1DF6 9E3D CF8E E30E "Keep the channels open." From psmirnov@cmu.edu Sat Feb 05 02:32:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cmu!psmirnov From: psmirnov@cmu.edu (Pavel Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Feb05.023240.4038@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 05 Feb 1994 02:32:40 GMT References: <1994Feb03.201340.6090@tum.de> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb03.201340.6090@tum.de>, llindqvist@tum.de (Liam Lindqvist) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Pavel Smirnov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Carnegie Mellon University School of CS. ------------------------------------------------------------ From keriksson@rwth-aachen.de Sat Feb 05 19:21:40 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!rwth-aachen!keriksson From: keriksson@rwth-aachen.de (Karen Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Feb05.192140.2702@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 05 Feb 1994 19:21:40 GMT References: <1994Feb03.201340.6090@tum.de> <1994Feb05.023240.4038@cmu.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb05.023240.4038@cmu.edu>, psmirnov@cmu.edu (Pavel Smirnov) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Karen Eriksson "Marcus is not one man." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / AmigaOS 3.1