Tag Archives: Oingo Boingo

#821: O is for Oingo Boingo + Boingo

In the first year or so of MTV, fronted by the theatrical, vocalist extraordinaire, andfuture film scoring giant, Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo made their debut into the punk rock new wave universe and the national consciousness with the insane music video for their first single, the cringy (especially in hindsight), “Little Girls.” As a highContinue reading “#821: O is for Oingo Boingo + Boingo”

#686: E is for Elfman, Danny

I was horrifiedby the A$AP Rocky performance on SNL. No live music. Couldn’t tellyou if he was lip syncing or really singing, and the staging ofwhatever that was, of the dancingor whatever, was nonsensical and sloppy. But what was most horrifying is that I recognized the drummer. Who is that naked torso man with allContinue reading “#686: E is for Elfman, Danny”