THIS week we speak with local hard rock band Black Aces\u2019 lead singer and guitarist Tyler Nally-Kinder<\/p>\n
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What motivated you to become a musician and how did the Black Aces come about?<\/strong><\/p>\n Like a lot of people I picked up the guitar as a kid purely because it seemed like something cool to do. It took a couple of years of playing just for the sake of it before I had any idea what I wanted to do or even liked. That\u2019s when I found my father\u2019s old copy of AC\/DC\u2019s T.N.T<\/em> record and had my mind blown. I played it to death. That\u2019s when I knew I wanted to be in a rock n roll band.<\/p>\n Black Aces came about a couple of years later. I was about 15 or 16 hanging around at the open mic nights at the Newmarket Hotel, playing with whoever I could. I met a few guys down there and we got together and started playing locally. Over the next couple of years we had a lot of membership changes until finally Alex and Pete were in the band and we were set.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How would you describe your style?<\/strong><\/p>\n We have always worn our influences firmly on our sleeves. It is quite apparent in our music that we are huge fans of Australian rock from the 70s and 80s. Our influences are quite diverse though. We all listen to a great deal of stuff which comes through if you know where to look. We are all fans of blues, folk and old country. I personally am a huge fan of guys like Warren Zevon, Tom Petty and Springsteen.<\/p>\n Over the last couple of years their work has really started to seep into my writing and approach to lyrics. When we started out we were often written off as AC\/DC copyists; and that may have been right, but if you listen now I think it\u2019s easy to see there\u2019s a lot more going on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n