Lead singer Danny Elfman (who has already penned the themes and scores to more than 30 movies and television shows, including The Simpsons), stated that, "The time is right (for the end). After 17 years, it finally occured to me that we had survived about 16 years longer than I expected. It's been good, crazy times and I am always amazed how loyal our fans have consistently been, but I think it's better to let things go before they turn sour."
Online fans can check out the newsgroup alt.fan.oingo-boingo, subscribe to the newsletter at oben@boingo.com, or write to Boingo Secret Society, P.O. Box 10815, Beverly Hills, CA 90213.
> Jeff Buckley was recently invited by producer Lenny Kaye to contribute to the New York City sessions for an upcoming album of new material by Patti Smith. Buckley has contributed a brief vocal part to a song with the working title "Southern Cross" and may contribute to other selections as well.
> The Megadog tour which was mentioned in a previous issue of Consumable has been postponed until Spring 1996.
> Violent Femmes' founding member Victor DeLorenzo will be chatting online in Delphi's "Music Fandom" conference room on Friday, October 6 at 10 p.m. EDT. Prizes and giveaways, including autographed copies of his forthcoming disc Pancake Day, will be awarded to lucky online participants.
