From mcampbell@mit.edu Wed Jan 19 04:48:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mit!mcampbell From: mcampbell@mit.edu (Min-jun Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan19.044837.6548@mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 04:48:37 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? 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? -- Min-jun Campbell Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ssuzuki@illinois.edu Thu Jan 20 15:51:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!illinois!ssuzuki From: ssuzuki@illinois.edu (Steve Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan20.155137.9496@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 15:51:37 GMT References: <1994Jan19.044837.6548@mit.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan19.044837.6548@mit.edu>, mcampbell@mit.edu (Min-jun Campbell) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Steve Suzuki Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From pweber@kiae.su Fri Jan 21 04:25:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kiae!pweber From: pweber@kiae.su (Pavel Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan21.042537.5230@kiae.su> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 04:25:37 GMT References: <1994Jan19.044837.6548@mit.edu> <1994Jan20.155137.9496@illinois.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan20.155137.9496@illinois.edu>, ssuzuki@illinois.edu (Steve Suzuki) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Pavel Weber -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From fivanov@delphi.com Sat Jan 22 16:39:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!fivanov From: fivanov@delphi.com (Freya Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan22.163937.5641@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 1994 16:39:37 GMT References: <1994Jan19.044837.6548@mit.edu> <1994Jan20.155137.9496@illinois.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jan20.155137.9496@illinois.edu>, ssuzuki@illinois.edu (Steve Suzuki) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Freya Ivanov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Delphi Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From skuznetsov@earthlink.net Mon Jan 24 17:50:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!skuznetsov From: skuznetsov@earthlink.net (Steve Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan24.175037.3199@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 1994 17:50:37 GMT References: <1994Jan19.044837.6548@mit.edu> <1994Jan20.155137.9496@illinois.edu> <1994Jan22.163937.5641@delphi.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan22.163937.5641@delphi.com>, fivanov@delphi.com (Freya Ivanov) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Steve Kuznetsov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.