From hlaurent@kth.se Sun Nov 17 04:10:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kth!hlaurent From: hlaurent@kth.se (Hana Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 04:10:26 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se 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? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Hana Laurent *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From gokonkwo@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Nov 17 07:40:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!gokonkwo From: gokonkwo@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Göran Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov17.074026.4497@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 07:40:26 GMT References: <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se>, hlaurent@kth.se (Hana Laurent) 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. -- Göran Okonkwo | gokonkwo@u-tokyo.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 0C34 C046 259A 5EB9 "Keep the channels open." From kkim@berkeley.edu Mon Nov 18 04:32:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!berkeley!kkim From: kkim@berkeley.edu (Kenji Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov18.043226.8038@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 04:32:26 GMT References: <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se>, hlaurent@kth.se (Hana Laurent) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Kenji Kim | kkim@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 1F9F 2675 0092 08A2 "Keep the channels open." From jpopov@unam.mx Tue Nov 19 00:19:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!unam!jpopov From: jpopov@unam.mx (Ji-woo Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov19.001926.9418@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 00:19:26 GMT References: <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se>, hlaurent@kth.se (Hana Laurent) 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 Popov Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From mlaurent@pacbell.net Wed Nov 20 23:47:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!mlaurent From: mlaurent@pacbell.net (Mathieu Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov20.234726.2117@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:47:26 GMT References: <1996Nov17.041026.2118@kth.se> <1996Nov18.043226.8038@berkeley.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Nov18.043226.8038@berkeley.edu>, kkim@berkeley.edu (Kenji Kim) writes: > The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Mathieu Laurent === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Pacific Bell Internet Services "They will send a copy in my place."