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Oingo Boingo: Danny Elfman

by Xaviar XerexesSeptember 1, 2015March 9, 20201

The artistic genius, the driving force, the hub of Oingo Boingo is unquestionably Danny Elfman. Others made key contributions to the sound of the band, but there would be no oingo in the boingo with Elfman. He put out a solo album which for all intents and purposes is another Oingo Boingo album. The fact that the theater troupe transformed into the rock band and then ended before it faded away is all due to Elfman. Maybe a little bit to Tim Burton who hired him to score Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and then went on to work with him …

Oingo Boingo: The Mystic Knights Of

by Xaviar XerexesAugust 31, 2015

The pop band Oingo Boingo started off an basically an experimental avant garde theatre troupe called the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. When I was growing up I just missed this phase of the band and in the pre-Internet era tracking down “knowledge” of all aspects of the band was not just a badge of your “fandom” of the band — it was hard. I’ve learned a thousand times more about the history of the band in the last 10 years then I ever did in the moment back then. Pictures and music of them playing in clubs from …

Oingo Boingo: Weird Science

by Xaviar XerexesAugust 30, 2015

The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo was the sound track to my years in highschool and some of college. For those of us growing up listening to KROQ one would think Oingo Boingo was really popular and they were, but after moving to the East Coast as an adult it was interesting to learn it was actually a bit of a west coast phenomenon. I think I’m going to do a series of posts this week on different aspects of the band. (Nothing too deep and probably I’ll have to come back and update them) Their biggest hits probably …