Episode 13: Meet Stu Brooks!

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09/13/22 • 43 min

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Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society

Stu Brooks is a multi talented bassist, producer, and founding member of Dub Trio. He’s Danny Elfman’s bassist, and he co-produced Elfman’s album of remixes, Bigger, Messier. We got to chat with him about his upcoming solo album 40Hz, what it was like working with Danny Elfman on a big, messy project in the middle of a pandemic, and why, for Stu, playing bass is like swinging a telephone pole.

Stu is about to release his first solo album, 40Hz, featuring different collaborators on every track. Listen to the first single, Sound the Alarm, feat. Patrick Stump, here.
Find out more from Stu Brooks at his website, where you can find playlists, articles, merch, and more.
The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/co-produced by Robynne Winchester & co-produced/edited by Matt Ellsworth.
Song Clips:

“We Belong (feat. Rebekah Del Rio)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
“Insects (Stu Brooks Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
"Kick Me (feat. FEVER333)" - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“True (Stu Brooks Remix)” - Danny Elfman & Trent Reznor, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“Happy (Boy Harsher Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“We Belong (Squarepusher Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“Sound The Alarm” - Stu Brooks (2022)

Fan-Supplied Content:

“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo

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“We Belong (feat. Rebekah Del Rio)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
“Insects (Stu Brooks Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
"Kick Me (feat. FEVER333)" - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“True (Stu Brooks Remix)” - Danny Elfman & Trent Reznor, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“Happy (Boy Harsher Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“We Belong (Squarepusher Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
“Sound The Alarm” - Stu Brooks (2022)

Fan-Supplied Content:

“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo

Thoughts? Send OBSAS a Text Message! (Please note, we can't respond directly to texts, but we read them all!)

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Episode 12: Gratitude

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It's on the tip of everyone's tongue! In this episode, the Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society finds themselves in the middle of a big tornado and unwraps the gift that is Gratitude.
The music video for Gratitude is referenced in this episode, and can be viewed here.

The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/co-produced by Robynne Winchester & co-produced/engineered by Matt Ellsworth.
Song Clips:

“Tough As Nails” - Danny Elfman, So-Lo (1984)
“Gratitude” - Danny Elfman, So-Lo (1984)
"Gratitude (Extended Dance Mix)" - Danny Elfman, Gratitude 12" Single (1984)
“Gratitude” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)

Fan-Supplied Content:

“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
“Gratitude” - Oingo Boingo, 4-27-1985, The Palace, bootleg concert
“Gratitude” - Oingo Boingo, 11-02-1991, Irvine Meadows, bootleg concert
"Gratitude" - Oingo Boingo, 10-21-1995, Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, bootleg concert

TV, Film, and Music Video Clips:

Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Thoughts? Send OBSAS a Text Message! (Please note, we can't respond directly to texts, but we read them all!)

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Episode 14: Meet the Dead Man's Fan Society

Meet the creative forces behind the fanzine Dead Man’s Fan Society!
In this episode, Robynne and Matt talk with Ashley, Sarah, and Rocky about their shared love of Boingo, what first hooked them, and how their fanzine evokes the original Secret Society spirit. It’s a fun discussion among different generations of Boingo fans.
Join their Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/deadmansfansociety/
The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/produced by Robynne Winchester & produced/engineered by Matt Ellsworth.

Song Clips:

“Ain't This The Life” - Oingo Boingo, Oingo Boingo (1980)
“I'm So Bad” - Oingo Boingo, Oingo Boingo (1980)
“Grey Matter” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
"Insects" - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
“Gratitude” - Danny Elfman, So-Lo (1984)
"Cinderella Undercover" - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
"Insects" - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
“Happy (Boy Harsher Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)

Fan-Supplied Content:

“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
“Gotta Get Out” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, 3-31-1979, The Roxy, bootleg concert
“I Always Talk To Pictures” - Oingo Boingo, 1-31-1981, The Whisky, bootleg concert
"Violent Love" - Oingo Boingo, 4-18-1980, Madame Wong's Chinatown, bootleg concert
"Cinderella Undercover" - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo (1981)
"Lost Like This" - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo (1983)
"Remember My Name" - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo (1986)
"Cinderella Undercover" - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo (1986)
"Who Do You Want To Be" - Danny Elfman, 4-16-2022, Coachella