Kick Ons

Kick Ons is here to support you through Level 4 lockdown. This week we have a load of content suggestions to help you get through. Plus, Lorde is releasing her first album in four years this Friday! To celebrate we are hosting a Zoom listening party that you're all invited to. Come dance with friends online. Stay home, stay safe and listen to Solar Power. Kick Ons x Solar Power 7pm 20/8/201 (NZT)...

Sam Brooks is a household name in the Kick Ons mansion. Sam writes our thoughts before we think them in his role as a feature writer for everyone’s favourite publication, The Spinoff. His articles are the perfect amount of informative, heartwarming, and hilarious. Sam also writes plays, uses bath bombs, and keeps up with pop culture like a true champion. It is an honor to have his opinions on the...

A yellow glow shines brightly over the heart of Newtown. Follow the light and you'll be greeted by the smell of leather and our gorgeous friend Lou of Shoe School . Lou spoke with us about how she fell in love with the craft of shoemaking, created Shoe School and what podcasts she just can't get enough of. Sign up to classes using the link below. "If the shoe fits, wear it bitch" - Christina Aguil...

This week, Steph has been glued to the TV - everyone must watch Schmigadoon! Ok? Jason is having a sober time, mostly because there is no red wine in the house and while we aren't ready to fully talk about the loss of NZ hero , we are here to talk Olympics, Lorde, and a theory about Bennifer that will blow your blocks off. First Sip: Girls 5 Eva - TVNZ White Lotus - Neon Schmigadoon! - AppleTV+ Zo...

Repeat after me: "Thank you so much, I am so grateful that Toa found their family. Wow! what a world we live in, miracles do exist." This week’s episode is dedicated to our Lorde and saviour, Toa - we wish this little sea sensation all the love we can. Plus there’s some pop culture bits in there too, oh and trans people are unicorns k? First Sip: Ben Platt - Happy To Be Sad Clairo - Sling Playlist...

Are you ready to kiki with Kick Ons? If seasonal depression is messing with your vibe, this week's episode is here to brighten your day. From the Veronicas, to Six60, to the Maori Party’s TikTok presence - we have you covered. And once again, in true Kick Ons fashion it all falls apart in the end. Playlist Addition: Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long Scissor Sisters - Lets Have A KiKi Playlists:...

She's thirty, dlirty and thriving! Happy Birthday to Kick Ons queen, Steph! Inbetween cake and wine we found a moment to enlist our friends ADAM STANDRING and SHEA HERAT to ask Steph thirty questions for thirty years. If you ever wanted to get to know Steph a little better, this episode is for you. Rā Whānau kia koe, we love you. Playlists: 2001-2008 playlist Kick Ons Aotearoa playlist Follow Kick...

It's with warm hearts and open beers that we welcome SHEA HERAT to a very special pop culture catch-up. She has flown all the way from Byron Bay to debrief on Britney, Lorde and what Level 2 in Wellington is really like. This episode is equal amounts of kooky and cute. Change your passwords and sign up to gmail you're in for a wild ride. Follow Shea Herat Mentions: Lorde King Princess Britney Spea...

This week, we were lucky enough to stalk our way into the house and heart of the face behind ONONO - Jono Nott. We talk about his upcoming album, New Zealand tour and find out whether he beeps in the Mt Vic tunnel or Nott. He's travelled the world with his cousins, Broods and is now taking his own project to a town near you! Playing venues all across New Zealand from the 2nd of July. TICKETS FOR O...

Everybody say, Love! EVERYBODY SAY, LOVE! It's been an emotional 8 weeks of Drag Race Down Under. Kick Ons HQ has been on a spiritual journey and wants to thank all the listeners for coming along for the ride. In this final episode, we are joined by the gayest person Kita has ever met Blaise Clotworthy  from  Ending HIV . Drag Race is our sport and Kita Mean is our captain. Racers, start...

Howdy Y'all! This week we had the absolute honor of sitting down with country music sensation Tami Neilson. Hot off of her big win at the New Zealand Country Music Awards, Tami spoke to us about everything from bus fires to the fight for equality in her industry. Celebrate Matariki and the power of wāhine toa with Tami at TUA WAHINE - Friday 2nd July at the Auckland Civic Theatre. Musically direct...

Welcome to Drag Race Down unDUH - a weekly Kick Ons rucap brought to you by Ending HIV. This week we're joined by extra special co-host  The Bombay Bombshell  from Wellington's  Haus of Sin.   Oi Oi Oi - the crown is so close we can taste it! But before a winner is crowned the queens put on a talent show. Prepare for mystery, magic, confusion and to be left feeling a little thi...

Dearest Kick Ons listener, Your personal invite to the hottest happenings around Aotearoa has finally arrived. Welcome to INVITE ONLY - an ongoing Kick Ons mini-series that brings the countries most exciting happenings right to you. Today you're invited to meet Nikita and Ed from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington-based band, KITA, who along with drummer Rick have just released their debut, self-title...

Pop culture is alive and well darlings. This week, it's just us gals and we are coming at you with opinions on Olivia Rodrigo's Sour, the Friends reunion, Beniffer, The Handmaids Tale, our Lorde and savor AND introduce a brand new segment called First Sip - wooh! So nice to finally catch up with what's truly important and that's gossip! First Sip: Mallrat The Missing Crypto Queen Mentions: Christa...

Welcome to Drag Race Down unDUH - a weekly Kick Ons rucap brought to you by Ending HIV. This week we're joined by extra special co-host  Felicity Frockaccino who finds a new talent in reading out website bios. The queens are challenged to turn sports lovers (ew) The Falcons, New Zealand's gay rugby team, from rugby to runway. As we head towards the end of the season the queens are ready to ru...

The dust has settled on New Zealand Music Month to reveal Wellington local and illustrator Ruby Jones. Ruby's drawings have gone viral, been featured on the cover of Time magazine, and are part of New Zealand's covid vaccination rollout. We talk to her about coming to terms with success, the power of saying no, and how Hilary Duff is a queen and we all must stan! Her book All Of This Is For You is...

Welcome to Drag Race Down unDUH - a weekly Kick Ons Rucap brought to you by Ending HIV. Tonight, it's family only and let's be honest we haven't fully recovered from last week's elimination. 4eva in our hearts - Anita Wigl'it. This week the library is open, the queens get to live in a world where Michelle Visage and Suzanne Paul are best friends, NOTHING is explained enough for our liking, and Sca...

NZ Music Month may be coming to an end but we are Kicking On with one more guest! Welcome Jack Panther, an indie-pop artist whose moody poetry has us crying in the club. Over a Pals, we discuss his new management, freeze dried raspberries, and New Zealand's obsession with drum and bass?! There may be no more lions in the zoo but there is a Panther in the house. Follow Jack Panther Listen To Jack P...

Dearest Kick Ons listener, Your personal invite to the hottest happenings around Aotearoa has finally arrived. Welcome to INVITE ONLY - an ongoing Kick Ons mini series that brings the countries most exciting happenings right to you. Today you're invited to meet BEN - FROM BLACKBOARD THEATRE COLLECTIVE. This Christchurch-based theatre company is bringing back its' Isolation Mixtape for a second yea...

We may be in mourning but the show must go on! Welcome to Drag Race Down unDUH - a weekly Kick Ons rucap brought to you by Ending HIV. Just like a certain contestant, they are back, back, back again - we were joined again this week by Blaise Clotworthy from Ending HIV . The theme is Trash to Fashun. A queen returns, another is burned and who the hell is Shavel Corgi?? Racers, start your engines, a...

Hi hons, taking a moment to highjack the Kick Ons podcast feed to announce the release of my debut Single 'You Rescued Me'. It's available to stream everywhere, please follow me on Spotify, Instagram, Youtube, Facebook but most importantly listen, enjoy and share with your loved ones - Jason Parker CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW JASONS SOCIALS AND LISTEN Follows @niknakmedia @prodbyalvynt @msceelblu Playlis...

Merry NZ Music Month listeners! He's just so sweet, so fine, so polite too - today we are joined by the legend who brought us Goodshirt and now does the Lorde’s work at the New Zealand Music Commision, Rodney Fisher. Learn how to make the most of this NZ Music Month from the NZ Music Man himself. Get involved, buy some merch, go to a gig, support local musicians, and listen to Kick Ons Pod. Side n...

Welcome to Drag Race Down unDUH - a weekly Kick Ons rucap brought to you by Ending HIV. This week we're joined by extra special co-host Felicity Frockaccino she might have left the country but we've still managed to pin her down. We've got two words for you - QUEENS DOWNUNDER. This week saw the queen's writing their own verse to everybody's favourite new drag race anthem. Some were channelling Nic...

Surprise, it's a very special, very pink bonus episode. We were so grateful that media superwoman and Pink Ribbon ambassador, Stacey Morrison, spent some time with us last week. Stacey shared with us her personal story of losing her mother to breast cancer and left us inspired to raise as much money as we can for the Breast Cancer Foundation. We'd love to see you at our Pink Ribbon Bingo Brunch ne...

Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa is in full swing and we're ticking another dream chat off our list. Fresh from her spot at Cuba Dupa, we spoke with the reigning queen of New Zealand hip hop, Jess B. Before adding an absolute banger to the playlist, Jess spoke to us about working as an independent artist, her creative process, Filth plus her dream feature on Doja Cat's 'Best Friend'. Get ready for some...