Myles Deck and The Fuzz is dead. It says so right on the poster for their last show.
“It was time. The band has run its course,” Deck said in an interview at the Paper Chase Café. “It was my decision to end it. There were a lot of disagreements in musical interests; everyone was pulling in different directions. I’m not bitter. The band was fun and exciting, but it was just time.”
Deck, along with bass player Alan Hoskins, guitarist Mike Barnes and drummer Jordan Oakie, have been a part of the Halifax music scene for many years. But now the end is near.
When asked what he will miss about the band, Deck said touring. The band has toured much of eastern Canada, from Ontario to Newfoundland. “I love touring. I get to stay busy and meet lots of interesting people. Now that the band is done I don’t need our van anymore. Let everyone know that it’s for sale!”
But not every touring experience was a great one. On a stop in Montreal on the band’s first tour, fists flew when a bar patron’s beer was spilled during a show. “He climbed on stage and demanded that I buy him a new beer, while we were playing. I politely declined and he punched me in the face.”
Halifax has not heard the last of Myles Deck. “I’m still figuring out what’s next,” he said when asked about the future. “I’ve got other bands; everybody has other bands on the go. It’s not like we are retiring. I will continue to make music and now I can start planning the reunion show.”
While the reunion show is definitely a joke, one last show is not. When asked what fans should expect at the show, Deck was decidedly vague. “Expect the unexpected,” he said. “No two shows are the same. I’ve been scheming but I’m keeping it under my hat.”
By keeping the set lists spontaneous and the stage banter to a minimum, Deck says he keeps the music as the focus of the show. “Riffs are a big part of our music,” he added.
Drawing on the hard rock and punk styles of the 1970s, Deck lists bands like Thin Lizzy, The Dead Boys and The Stooges as influences.
After five years and two albums, they have a connection to many of the local bands, either directly or as fans. The Scoop Outs, Bike Rodeo and Bad Vibrations are just a few of the Halifax bands that Deck says he is a fan of—adding that the Halifax music scene isn’t as competitive as other cities he has been to.
One Halifax musical connection that has been beneficial to the band is with Joel Plaskett, who has recently released a three-song 45 on his label, New Scotland Records. The songs themselves, however, are not new. The first run, released on From Here to There Records, sold out. Now it’s being re-released with new artwork on Plaskett’s label.
“Joel recorded the songs ‘Police Cops,’ ‘Ayatollah’ and ‘Boom! Boom!’ about two years ago in his home studio. Now that he has his own label, he wanted to release things that he had recorded.”
Myles Deck and the Fuzz will be playing their final show March 19 at Gus’ Pub with Sleepless Nights and The Graboids.
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