Up until March, when Covid-19 lockdowns began being enforced, things had been going well. Shilling opened Totara Street when he saw a space formerly occupied by a metalwork company and realised it resembled a small version of long-running Auckland venue The Powerstation. “It was a tin shed, but it had the basic bones sitting there,” he says. “There was an opening – there was nowhere (for bands coming to Tauranga) to play. The stars just aligned and we jumped in.” He and Munro fixed it up, put in a sound system and crammed in 400 people for sold out shows by L.A.B., Tiki Taane and Hollie Smith.
• Source: Sunday
Cory Newman never stops talking. Even when you’re talking. But when you’ve been through as much as he has, it’s not surprising he has a lot to say.
Your playlist will load after this ad Sit Down In Front’s Cory Newman wasn’t expected to survive infancy, but has gone on to open for Jimmy Barnes. Source: Sunday
The 17-year-old lead singer of Gisborne punk rock band, Sit Down In Front wasn’t expected to survive infancy.
“What do I have? How long have you got?” He works through a list which includes cerebral palsy and hemiplegia or partial paralysis which means he has limited use of his left side.
The Superturtle session gisborneherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gisborneherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.