From bkarlsson@kth.se Sat Mar 04 12:15:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kth!bkarlsson From: bkarlsson@kth.se (Bastien Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar04.121530.4067@kth.se> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 12:15:30 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Bastien Karlsson -- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From deriksson@pipeline.com Sat Mar 04 14:17:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!deriksson From: deriksson@pipeline.com (Diego Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar04.141730.3838@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 14:17:30 GMT References: <1995Mar04.121530.4067@kth.se> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Mar04.121530.4067@kth.se>, bkarlsson@kth.se (Bastien Karlsson) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Diego Eriksson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From kpopov@utexas.edu Sat Mar 04 19:28:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!utexas!kpopov From: kpopov@utexas.edu (Kenji Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar04.192830.5459@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 04 Mar 1995 19:28:30 GMT References: <1995Mar04.121530.4067@kth.se> <1995Mar04.141730.3838@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar04.141730.3838@pipeline.com>, deriksson@pipeline.com (Diego Eriksson) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Kenji Popov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From hgarcia@titech.ac.jp Mon Mar 06 20:45:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!hgarcia From: hgarcia@titech.ac.jp (Hugo García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar06.204530.8505@titech.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 1995 20:45:30 GMT References: <1995Mar04.121530.4067@kth.se> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar04.121530.4067@kth.se>, bkarlsson@kth.se (Bastien Karlsson) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > 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. -- Hugo García "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Amiga 3000T / SunOS 4.1.4 From akang@clari.net Wed Mar 08 06:49:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!clari!akang From: akang@clari.net (Amy Kang) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar08.064930.6780@clari.net> Date: Wed, 08 Mar 1995 06:49:30 GMT References: <1995Mar04.121530.4067@kth.se> <1995Mar06.204530.8505@titech.ac.jp> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar06.204530.8505@titech.ac.jp>, hgarcia@titech.ac.jp (Hugo García) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Amy Kang Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.