From nsouza@pipeline.com Mon Sep 25 14:00:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!nsouza From: nsouza@pipeline.com (Natalia Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep25.140003.8110@pipeline.com> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 14:00:03 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Natalia Souza "We don't sign stars. We build them." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / FreeBSD 2.1 From astewart@cam.ac.uk Wed Sep 27 03:31:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!astewart From: astewart@cam.ac.uk (Andrei Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep27.033103.8591@cam.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 03:31:03 GMT References: <1995Sep25.140003.8110@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep25.140003.8110@pipeline.com>, nsouza@pipeline.com (Natalia Souza) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Andrei Stewart Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ljohansson@uu.net Thu Sep 28 07:41:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uu!ljohansson From: ljohansson@uu.net (Lars Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep28.074103.3533@uu.net> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 07:41:03 GMT References: <1995Sep25.140003.8110@pipeline.com> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep25.140003.8110@pipeline.com>, nsouza@pipeline.com (Natalia Souza) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Lars Johansson "Marcus is not one man." Sun SparcStation 20 / System 7.5.1 From reriksson@utexas.edu Sat Sep 30 09:47:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!utexas!reriksson From: reriksson@utexas.edu (Raj Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Sep30.094703.5406@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 09:47:03 GMT References: <1995Sep25.140003.8110@pipeline.com> <1995Sep27.033103.8591@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep27.033103.8591@cam.ac.uk>, astewart@cam.ac.uk (Andrei Stewart) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Raj Eriksson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From aweber@hanse.de Sun Oct 01 12:28:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!aweber From: aweber@hanse.de (Astrid Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct01.122803.3871@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 01 Oct 1995 12:28:03 GMT References: <1995Sep25.140003.8110@pipeline.com> <1995Sep27.033103.8591@cam.ac.uk> <1995Sep30.094703.5406@utexas.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep30.094703.5406@utexas.edu>, reriksson@utexas.edu (Raj Eriksson) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Astrid Weber | aweber@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: 1851 255D 845D 0D84 "Keep the channels open."