Kick Ons

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. It's episode two and blow me down, it's the Snatch Game. Which queens were good as hell and who royally fucked up? Racers, start your engines and may the best drag queen DUH! Art: By the stunning Matthias @somatt...

It's the most wonderful time of the year - New Zealand Month! And we're kicking off our coverage with a chat that is sweeter than a Cookie Time cookie. We were lucky enough to sit down with pop dream boy, Thomston, while he was back in the country. Thomston has amassed over 150 million streams worldwide and opened for the likes of Billie Eilish and Broods. More importantly, he's the owner of an ai...

Kia Ora, Kia Ora, Kia Ora! 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 Blaise Clotworthy from Ending HIV . The premiere is finally here - which moments made us squeal with pride? And which queens have us singing 'I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Head?' Racers, start your engines and may the best drag queen DU...

Welcome to One Hit Wonduh - A Kick Ons mini series where we take a look at some of the biggest one hit wonders of all time. Can you say controversy? Can we spell controversy? This final one hit wonder proves that rivals can Settle Down their differences to become Somebody That We Used To Know (Goyte's Version). One dream, one hit, wonduuuh. FOLLOW JASON @ ONE HIT WONDUH Art by @madebymimi Follow K...

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. You're invited today to meet GEORGIA LINES who will be touring Wellington, Auckland and Tauranga and Christchurch with friends of the pod Laiika in what promises to be...

In the words of Britney Spears, its been a while ahhhhhhhh! We're here with a lil recap on the past few months for us. Jason's dreams of being the Joe Cotton of 2021 have been crushed, Steph landed herself in a casual conversation with Gin, Boh and Ladyhawke and we introduce you to the most amazing woman to exist ever, Miss Sarah Zonneveld. It's been a wild ride, thanks for joining us every week w...

Welcome to One Hit Wonduh - a Kick Ons mini series where we take a look at some of the biggest one hit wonders of all time. This week, we're talking about a song that was a New Zealand first. That perfectly captures the state of music in 1999 and that is still performed today by most of its original members. That band is True Bliss, New Zealand's first and only (?) girl band. One dream, one hit, w...

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. You're invited today to meet LAIIKA, an exciting new pop act   consisting of best friends Grace Moller and Heidi Simpson. LAIIKA will be touring We...

Welcome to One Hit Wonduh - a Kick Ons mini series where we take a look at some of the biggest one hit wonders of all time. We're going to preface this one by saying, we know this is a stretch but we are standing by our vision. Come with us, to open Pandora's Box to celebrate their poorly received, one and only single It's All Coming Back To Me Now. A song that caused the feud of a lifetime and if...

Welcome to One Hit Wonduh - a Kick Ons mini series where we take a look at some of the biggest one hit wonders of all time. This week, we are forecasting a deep dive into It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls. A song that no one wanted to record, that made us forgive Geri Halliwell (although do we forgive her for the blonde hair?) and just featured in our new favourite film. One dream, one hit, wo...

Welcome to One Hit Wonduh - a Kick Ons mini series where we take a look at some of the biggest one hit wonders of all time. This week, we want you to open your ears, hearts and fridges to the most delicious of one hit wonders - The Ketchup Song. One dream, one hit, wonduhhhh. FOLLOW JASON @ ONE HIT WONDUH Art by @madebymimi Follow Kick Ons: @kickonspod @stephaaniemoore @jasonatthebasin If you've e...

Welcome to One Hit Wonduh - a Kick Ons mini series where we take a look at some of the biggest one hit wonders of all time. This week we are talking about the kiwi classic, How Bizzare by OMC. A song released in 1995 that went on to top the charts in mulitple countries and has recently returned to the cultural zeitgeist on TikTok. One dream, one hit, wonduhhhh. FOLLOW ONE HIT ONEDUH Art by : @made...

This one is for the South Cantabrians. Timaru’s literary darling Jordan Hamel is a writer and national poetry slam champion. He's also one of the co-editors Stasis Journal and the soon to be releasedy Climate Change Poetry Anthology. His poetry is policial, thought provoking and hilarious. Oh and Marama Davidson follows him on Instagram - huge flex.  Jordan breaks down what exactly slam...

We're feeling Peachy and oh so Keen to bring you a Kick Ons takeover by Wellington's juiciest new music festival Peachy Keen. Get your tickets at sopeachykeen.com to see an incredible line up play Wellington's Basin Reserve - it's the perfect Easter treat. Benee, Gin Wigmore, Paige, Stellar*, Ladi6, Foley, Chelsea Jade and so many more live on April 3rd. This is the festival of our dreams and we a...

THIS IS A RIGHT ROYAL POP CULTURE EMERGENCY. After watching Queen Oprah sit down with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry a combined 5.5 times, we give you our thoughts. Diana would be so proud, It's Serena's house, Charles has gout. Enjoy your majesties. Follow Kick Ons: @kickonspod @stephaaniemoore @jasonatthebasin If you've enjoyed our pod please rate, comment and share. Appreciate all the love. Pla...

We're feeling Peachy and oh so Keen to bring you a Kick Ons takeover by Wellington's juiciest new music festival Peachy Keen. Get your tickets at sopeachykeen.com to see an incredible line up play Wellington's Basin Reserve - it's the perfect Easter treat. Benee, Gin Wigmore, Paige, Stellar*, Ladi6, Foley, Chelsea Jade and so many more live on April 3rd. This is the festival of our dreams and we a...

We're feeling Peachy and oh so Keen to bring you a Kick Ons takeover by Wellington's juiciest new music festival Peachy Keen. Get your tickets at  sopeachykeen.com  to see an incredible line up play Wellington's Basin Reserve - it's the perfect Easter treat. Benee, Gin Wigmore, Paige, Stellar*, Ladi6, Foley, Chelsea Jade and so many more live on April 3rd. This is the festival of our dre...

We're feeling Peachy and oh so Keen to bring you a Kick Ons takeover by Wellington's juiciest new music festival Peachy Keen. Get your tickets at sopeachykeen.com to see an incredible line up play Wellington's Basin Reserve - it's the perfect Easter treat. Benee, Gin Wigmore, Paige, Stellar*, Ladi6, Foley, Chelsea Jade and so many more live on April 3rd. This is the festival of our dreams and we a...

We're feeling Peachy and oh so Keen to bring you a Kick Ons takeover by Wellington's juiciest new music festival Peachy Keen. Get your tickets at sopeachykeen.com to see an incredible line up play Wellington's Basin Reserve - it's the perfect Easter treat. Benee, Gin Wigmore, Paige, Stellar*, Ladi6, Foley, Chelsea Jade and so many more live on April 3rd. This is the festival of our dreams and we a...

You asked, we delivered and BING, BANG, BONG, she's back. We're taking you back to the church of Erin Clare, it's been a full 180 of a year and we caught up with what Erin has been doing since we last spoke. We touch on her song writing process, imposter syndrome, letting go and how much we want to lick our baristas. Erin's single 'don't' is out very soon - keep your eye on our socials for updates...

Finally, after way too long, we invited Vivian Lyngdoh over for chats and sweet Indian treats. Vivian is the founder of Frills, a sell out queer events collective and the Board Chair of Wellington Pride. We spoke to Vivian about immigrating to New Zealand twelve years ago, growing up in India and the amazing work he does for our BIPOC and queer communities here in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. This was suc...

Surrounded by sequins, feathers and fuelled by a tonne of coffee, we sat down with George Fowler, the face behind drag king Hugo Grrrl. We talked about drag, his recent top surgery, how the pandemic affected his work and how much he loves his cat. Put your tap shoes on, make an extra strong stovetop and snuggle into a crochet blanket for this one. Follow George Watch Hugo Grrrl Watch House of Drag...

Accompanied by a glass of champagne and surrounded by the decor of our dreams, we sat down with Michael Beel. Michael is a multi award winning hairdresser, a Dyson and Loreal ambassador and the creative director of Buoy Salon & Spa in Wellington. We spoke to Michael about his young years on the farm in Palmerston (the actual deep south) to accidentally finding his passion for hair and his dete...

Our first guest of the year is here and it's our pal, Liam Peter Taylor. Liam is a Melbourne based nail artist whose work has been featured in the pages of Teen Vogue and has been worn by many glamazons including Kim Chi, Naomi Smalls oh and um Kick Ons Pod! We spoke to Liam about how they turned their passion into their career, gender identity, Invasion Day and of course, that Bernie Sanders meme...

Fresh off a weekend of festival going, we're back and ready to rant. Start your engines because we're breaking down the announcement of Drag Race Down Under, discussing How the Sex And The City reboot could diversify and getting our heads around THAT Vogue cover. Get ready to download and debrief with us and remember, unless you’re invited, don’t flick the mullet. Oh and P.S we need to note that i...