From eivanov@pipeline.com Wed Mar 09 19:42:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!pipeline!eivanov From: eivanov@pipeline.com (Emi Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar09.194219.6612@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 09 Mar 1994 19:42:19 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 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? -- Emi Ivanov -- The Pipeline Internet Network "Row 14. No joke." From mcampbell@mit.edu Fri Mar 11 10:21:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mit!mcampbell From: mcampbell@mit.edu (Mike Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar11.102119.7516@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 10:21:19 GMT References: <1994Mar09.194219.6612@pipeline.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Mar09.194219.6612@pipeline.com>, eivanov@pipeline.com (Emi Ivanov) 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. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Mike Campbell | mcampbell@mit.edu PGP Key fingerprint: BB6A 5C35 02A8 850B "Keep the channels open." From enovak@uni-hamburg.de Sat Mar 12 05:28:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uni-hamburg!enovak From: enovak@uni-hamburg.de (Élodie Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar12.052819.8696@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 05:28:19 GMT References: <1994Mar09.194219.6612@pipeline.com> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar09.194219.6612@pipeline.com>, eivanov@pipeline.com (Emi Ivanov) 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. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Élodie Novak Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From skarlsson@rwth-aachen.de Sun Mar 13 07:57:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!rwth-aachen!skarlsson From: skarlsson@rwth-aachen.de (Steve Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar13.075719.4093@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 07:57:19 GMT References: <1994Mar09.194219.6612@pipeline.com> <1994Mar11.102119.7516@mit.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar11.102119.7516@mit.edu>, mcampbell@mit.edu (Mike Campbell) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Steve Karlsson "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." Sun SparcStation 20 / System 7.5.1