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Originally published in Flaunt Magazine.
RAW ROCK AND ROLL
By
Deana Morgan
Machine Gun Fellatio (MGF) is a genre-amalgamation of pop, opera, soul, country, funk, and rock-and-roll, delivered with a theatrical sensibility, in a palette of period piece costumes, surrealist strip teases, onstage nudity, copious drug references, and loads of laughs. The lead front man is Pinky Beecroft, but MGF features Widow Jones, KK Juggy, 3K Short, Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab, Bryan Ferrysexual, and The Loveshark just as prominently, in an onstage free for all that allows for an infinite combination of characters, voices, and pieces. Regardless of who's up on the mic, however, with MGF, every performance is raw, heartfelt, and may very well be the funkiest, craziest, and addictive rock ‘n' roll show ever.
Pinky explains MGF's camera-hungry cockiness: “Frankly, I'm shy. Widow Jones is shy. 3K Short is quite shy. We just happened to be surrounded by three psychopathic show-ponies—Chit Chat, KK, Loveshark, and Ferrysexual.” Chit Chat interrupts, “If it's not funny or sexy, what's the point?” “Unless it tastes good,” adds KK Juggy. “In which case it's sexy,” concludes Pinky.
And sexy, makes it worthy.
Sex and drugs are a major part of a MGF show, contributing to their reputation of a band that employs shocking antics, on and off stage. Chit Chat, who plays loops, stabs, and vocals, is often seen humping people in the audience. And it's “not just people,” says Chit Chat, “Often, it's inanimate objects. Or flowers,…fruit,…or flowers and fruit.”
KK Juggy, the band's “special guest vocalist,” employs extravagant costume changes and burlesque strip routines. During the band's show at The Viper Room, KK began as a14 th Century French Aristocrat, dressed in black leather, singing, “Let Me Be Your Dirty Fucking Whore.” Later, she sang, “I'm A Motha Fukka On A Motorcycle,” while stripping down to nothing but a little moustache taped above her crotch, and plastic, google-eyeballs swinging above her nipples. Even later, Chit Chat decided to strip, as well, at which the security guard screamed, “Put your goddamn clothes back on!”
MGF feels that nudity is a personal issue. “It's about freedom of choice.” When asked about censorship and art, they responded, “Censorship has no place in art. But neither do black and white answers to complicated questions.” And therein lies the rub. MGF is extraordinarily witty, intelligent, and clear-headed. As shocking as they are, what they truly encourage is laughter, and a responsible love of life.
Most recently, MGF adventures have taken them into a soundtrack deal. Chit Chat and 3K scored the film, “Gettin' Squared,” which features “Voice in My Head,” a MGF track. Right now in Australia , their last record -- “Paging Mr. Strike,” is about to go “double platinum, or something like that,” says Pinky, and it's no wonder why. The record begins its ridiculously shocking ride with “Butter My Ass With A Pigeon,” and crowd-favorite “Motha Fukka On a Motorcycle,” but on the flip side, there's also beautiful rock-ballads, such as “The Girl of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares,” and “My Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend.”
MGF is certainly a one in a kind band. If you catch them live, you'll guaranteed to leave as a MGF fan. In the meantime, check out “Paging Mr. Strike,” or their fabulous documentary, “Machine Gun Fellatio: To Pussytown and Back.”
