From msilva@demon.co.uk Tue Apr 16 05:11:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!demon!msilva From: msilva@demon.co.uk (Mei Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 05:11:42 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Mei Silva Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK. ------------------------------------------------------------ From hpetrov@purdue.edu Tue Apr 16 18:01:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!purdue!hpetrov From: hpetrov@purdue.edu (Hana Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr16.180142.1297@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 18:01:42 GMT References: <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk>, msilva@demon.co.uk (Mei Silva) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Hana Petrov -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "They will send a copy in my place." From ggarcia@earthlink.net Wed Apr 17 01:17:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!ggarcia From: ggarcia@earthlink.net (Göran García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr17.011742.7550@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 01:17:42 GMT References: <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk>, msilva@demon.co.uk (Mei Silva) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Göran García | ggarcia@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: A331 5CE6 C531 ED1F "Keep the channels open." From esmirnov@berkeley.edu Thu Apr 18 07:37:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!berkeley!esmirnov From: esmirnov@berkeley.edu (Élodie Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr18.073742.8029@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 07:37:42 GMT References: <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk> <1996Apr17.011742.7550@earthlink.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Apr17.011742.7550@earthlink.net>, ggarcia@earthlink.net (Göran García) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Élodie Smirnov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UC Berkeley Department of EECS. ------------------------------------------------------------ From jkuznetsov@stanford.edu Fri Apr 19 04:33:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!stanford!jkuznetsov From: jkuznetsov@stanford.edu (Ji-woo Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr19.043342.2545@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 04:33:42 GMT References: <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr16.051142.2349@demon.co.uk>, msilva@demon.co.uk (Mei Silva) 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 Kuznetsov "When every node is whole, the channel opens." Atari TT030 / TOS 4.04