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The first release was a collection of songs by themselves and two other bands - The Libertines and Limebunny . The three groups weren't completely separate - there was some overlap between members. Machine Gun Fellatio's first well known track was ''Isaac or Fuzz'', a song made of parts of a voice message left at a recording studio (mostly humming the tune to "Reach Up" by the Paul Oakenfold -related project Perfecto Allstarz), put to a fast dance beat. They remained quiet until 1999 when they released ''Mutha Fukka On A Motorcycle'', and ''Unsent Letter'', which, like "Isaac or Fuzz", were very popular with Triple J listeners. By this stage the band comprised seven members. In 2002 they played the Big Day Out festivals, and have since played at many others, including Homebake , Livid and Gone South . Their album ''Paging Mr. Strike'' was released in 2002 and was a big turning point for the band. By this time they were very popular on Triple J and also started to receive some airplay on other stations, with ''Rollercoaster'' being one of their more commercial friendly tracks. In 2003 the album was re-released with 2nd CD of remixes and rare tracks. The group has caused some controversy for their wild performances, which often involve both male and female Nudity , light bondage gear and implied sexual intercourse with their instruments. After a Student Union organised performance at the University Of Melbourne , fellow Victoria n universities RMIT University and Swinburne University Of Technology cancelled their scheduled performances because of the band's lewd behaviour at Melbourne University. This hasn't stopped universities in New South Wales and Queensland allowing the band to perform on their campuses, and didn't stop Melbourne University hiring the band again the following year. The band's last album ''On Ice'' (2004) was met with a relatively muted response, as their outrageous novelty value had obviously worn thin, in addition to much of their fanbase moving on. Although it is inconclusive as to whether or not MGF have disbanded (their official website hasn't been updated since March 2005), various band members have since moved on to other projects. Pinky's new band 'Matthew' are based in Sydney (with a guitarist on an overseas hiatus) while the former MGF frontman is based in colder climates. He travels for gigs and at last word the band were still working on a new album. Loveshark has formed the 'Stoner Funk Orchestra' and gigs around Sydney and Australia, bringing his eclectic rock/groove/funk/pop mix to the masses. Chit Chat Von Loopin now hosts many programs on the adult-orientated Australian cable music channel, MusicMAX . MEMBERS
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