From smacdonald@stanford.edu Fri Aug 12 16:22:25 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!smacdonald From: smacdonald@stanford.edu (Sven MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 16:22:25 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu 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. 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. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Sven MacDonald Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Stanford University Computer Systems Lab. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mgarcia@cmu.edu Sun Aug 14 08:02:25 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cmu!mgarcia From: mgarcia@cmu.edu (Mikhail García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Aug14.080225.6195@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 08:02:25 GMT References: <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu>, smacdonald@stanford.edu (Sven MacDonald) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Mikhail García US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "Do not worship the copy." From hfournier@utexas.edu Mon Aug 15 01:06:25 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!utexas!hfournier From: hfournier@utexas.edu (Hugo Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Aug15.010625.5912@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 01:06:25 GMT References: <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu>, smacdonald@stanford.edu (Sven MacDonald) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Hugo Fournier *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From mdubois@stanford.edu Tue Aug 16 16:12:25 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!mdubois From: mdubois@stanford.edu (Marta Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Aug16.161225.1141@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 16:12:25 GMT References: <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu>, smacdonald@stanford.edu (Sven MacDonald) 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. -- Marta Dubois "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Decstation 5000/200 / SunOS 4.1.4 From fduarte@berkeley.edu Tue Aug 16 17:06:25 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!fduarte From: fduarte@berkeley.edu (Fiona Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Aug16.170625.3937@berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 17:06:25 GMT References: <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Aug12.162225.1975@stanford.edu>, smacdonald@stanford.edu (Sven MacDonald) 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. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Fiona Duarte Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.