From hrodriguez@utexas.edu Mon Aug 14 03:20:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!hrodriguez From: hrodriguez@utexas.edu (Heather Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug14.032047.2762@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 03:20:47 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu 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? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Heather Rodríguez | hrodriguez@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: D34F 2BE8 3249 0535 "Keep the channels open." From lkowalski@uu.net Mon Aug 14 18:42:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uu!lkowalski From: lkowalski@uu.net (Liam Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug14.184247.9214@uu.net> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 18:42:47 GMT References: <1995Aug14.032047.2762@utexas.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug14.032047.2762@utexas.edu>, hrodriguez@utexas.edu (Heather Rodríguez) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Liam Kowalski -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From jdubois@pacbell.net Wed Aug 16 06:57:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!jdubois From: jdubois@pacbell.net (Julien Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug16.065747.7766@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 06:57:47 GMT References: <1995Aug14.032047.2762@utexas.edu> <1995Aug14.184247.9214@uu.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Aug14.184247.9214@uu.net>, lkowalski@uu.net (Liam Kowalski) writes: > The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Julien Dubois *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From tlaurent@purdue.edu Fri Aug 18 00:12:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!tlaurent From: tlaurent@purdue.edu (Thiago Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug18.001247.1924@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 00:12:47 GMT References: <1995Aug14.032047.2762@utexas.edu> <1995Aug14.184247.9214@uu.net> <1995Aug16.065747.7766@pacbell.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug16.065747.7766@pacbell.net>, jdubois@pacbell.net (Julien Dubois) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Thiago Laurent -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Hold for relay." From asmirnov@utexas.edu Sat Aug 19 10:10:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!utexas!asmirnov From: asmirnov@utexas.edu (Astrid Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug19.101047.9417@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 10:10:47 GMT References: <1995Aug14.032047.2762@utexas.edu> <1995Aug14.184247.9214@uu.net> <1995Aug16.065747.7766@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Aug16.065747.7766@pacbell.net>, jdubois@pacbell.net (Julien Dubois) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Astrid Smirnov | asmirnov@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: DBF3 D110 57C7 FB5E "Keep the channels open."