The band Oingo Boingo first began as a theater troupe called The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a moniker inspired by the 1950s television series Amos ‘n’ Andy, in which there was a ...

Elfman gave Vatos permission to use the name Oingo Boingo Dance Party. This is where this story takes an odd turn. It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Over the years ...

Some of Oingo Boingo's most popular songs include "Weird Science" – featured in the 1985 movie of the same name. It reached ...

The LP even gave the group its first and only Top 40 song, “Weird Science,” which came from the movie of the same name. Elfman’s movie influences have become part of Oingo Boingo.

While the band officially dissolved in 1995, members have reunited for tribute shows and at times currently perform under the name Oingo Boingo Dance Party. After the City Council resolution ...

If there was one band that resonated the most with this awkward, pudgy kid from Lancaster, it was Oingo Boingo. They were weird ... I mean, the lead singer's last name was Elfman!

The name Music Plus will bring back memories for ... who are part of an active Facebook group of ex-Music Plus employees. Of having Oingo Boingo in the store, Miller says: “They were all really ...

You have to go all the way back to Memorial Weekend of 1983 to find the last time Oingo Boingo and The Clash shared the same stage, and what a night that was. It was Mick Jones' final performance ...

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Former Oingo Boingo keyboardist Richard Gibbs, now a successful film composer and music producer, was elected to the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Thursday ...

“Oingo Boingo was successful because they truly did ... including “Weird Science,” which was written for the movie of the same name. They played their last official show in 1995 at their ...