oingo boingo was an american new wave band formed in 1979 by danny elfman and several of the members from a theatre troupe called the mystic knights of the oingo boingo. their most popular song is weird science, the theme to the movie of the same name.
i like this band a normal amount
gonna be a history section, in progress
aka stuff i used to write this
benson, alex. "mystic knights of the oingo boingo." medium, 15 may 2018. medium.com/loopandreplay/mystic-knights-oingo-boingo-49f5170166a9
sullivan, dan. "return to calculated pandemonium." los angeles times, 26 mar. 1975, p. 22.
archived version found here. image version if page doesn't load
gevins, adi. "mad mystics conquer city!" berkeley barb, oct. 28-nov. 3 1977, p. 12, p. 8.
read page 12. read page 8.
elfman, richard. "oingo boingo: the complete history." buzzine, 11 nov. 2011, http://www.buzzinemusic.com/article/music-oingo-boingo-05072009
[archived version]
speaking of the mystic knights...
none of the writing is here yet i have it in a doc somewhere waaaaa
i'll elaborate on the ratings some day i promise
this list does not include the demo EP, the 10" EP, you got your baby back, live albums such as boingo alive and farewell, compilations such as best o boingo and marching in time, or the forbidden zone soundtrack