From nsantos@kiae.su Sun Aug 13 22:10:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kiae!nsantos From: nsantos@kiae.su (Nadine Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug13.221012.7668@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 22:10:12 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Nadine Santos Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mstewart@stanford.edu Tue Aug 15 12:01:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!mstewart From: mstewart@stanford.edu (Mateo Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug15.120112.7582@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 12:01:12 GMT References: <1995Aug13.221012.7668@kiae.su> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Aug13.221012.7668@kiae.su>, nsantos@kiae.su (Nadine Santos) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Mateo Stewart === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From jmoreau@rwth-aachen.de Thu Aug 17 10:46:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!jmoreau From: jmoreau@rwth-aachen.de (Ji-woo Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug17.104612.9162@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 10:46:12 GMT References: <1995Aug13.221012.7668@kiae.su> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug13.221012.7668@kiae.su>, nsantos@kiae.su (Nadine Santos) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- === Ji-woo Moreau === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From tlaurent@titech.ac.jp Fri Aug 18 05:22:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!tlaurent From: tlaurent@titech.ac.jp (Tomas Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug18.052212.4925@titech.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 05:22:12 GMT References: <1995Aug13.221012.7668@kiae.su> <1995Aug15.120112.7582@stanford.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug15.120112.7582@stanford.edu>, mstewart@stanford.edu (Mateo Stewart) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Tomas Laurent *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From ilopez@panix.com Sat Aug 19 08:21:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!panix!ilopez From: ilopez@panix.com (Ines López) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug19.082112.8649@panix.com> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 08:21:12 GMT References: <1995Aug13.221012.7668@kiae.su> <1995Aug17.104612.9162@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug17.104612.9162@rwth-aachen.de>, jmoreau@rwth-aachen.de (Ji-woo Moreau) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Ines López *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0