From dlindqvist@illinois.edu Fri May 27 13:59:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!dlindqvist From: dlindqvist@illinois.edu (Dave Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May27.135910.6501@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 13:59:10 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Dave Lindqvist | dlindqvist@illinois.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 54D2 FC26 22E8 7DE1 "Keep the channels open." From eokonkwo@ox.ac.uk Sun May 29 15:27:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!ox!eokonkwo From: eokonkwo@ox.ac.uk (Elaine Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May29.152710.2736@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 29 May 1994 15:27:10 GMT References: <1994May27.135910.6501@illinois.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994May27.135910.6501@illinois.edu>, dlindqvist@illinois.edu (Dave Lindqvist) writes: > 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. 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. -- Elaine Okonkwo Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Oxford University Computing Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From tmartinez@demon.co.uk Mon May 30 02:14:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!demon!tmartinez From: tmartinez@demon.co.uk (Takeshi Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May30.021410.9441@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 30 May 1994 02:14:10 GMT References: <1994May27.135910.6501@illinois.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1994May27.135910.6501@illinois.edu>, dlindqvist@illinois.edu (Dave Lindqvist) writes: > 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. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Takeshi Martínez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tperez@panix.com Tue May 31 13:47:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!panix!tperez From: tperez@panix.com (Takeshi Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994May31.134710.6437@panix.com> Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 13:47:10 GMT References: <1994May27.135910.6501@illinois.edu> <1994May29.152710.2736@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994May29.152710.2736@ox.ac.uk>, eokonkwo@ox.ac.uk (Elaine Okonkwo) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Takeshi Pérez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0