Aaron Badgley Explained

Aaron Badgley
Birth Date:29 August 1964
Birth Place:Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Language:English
Years Active:1978–present

Aaron Badgley (born August 29, 1964)[1] is a Canadian music journalist, music critic, radio host, podcaster, author, and biographer.[2] [3] [4] As a music critic and journalist, he has written for All-Music Guide, The Fulcrum, The Spill Magazine, Lexicon Magazine, Immersive Audio Album, WA12Radio, the Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute student newspaper, and several Beatles fan magazines, including Strawberry Fields Forever, Beatlefan, and Good Day Sunshine Magazine.[5] [6] [7]

He worked as a writer, producer, and production manager for several radio stations in Ontario's Durham Region, including CKAR-FM and CKQT-FM (both in Oshawa), and CHOO-FM (in Ajax).[8] His first radio show was broadcast on CKCC-FM, Centennial College's campus radio station (in Scarborough), and he later hosted another show, The Meltdown Pot, on University of Ottawa's campus radio station, CFUO-FM (in Ottawa). For CKAR, CKQT, and CHOO, he produced such shows as Durham Top 40, The Inside Track, The Rod Hunter Show, The Scottish Review, Continental Breakfast, Canadian Sunrise, and Canada Country, and also produced commercials.[9] [10] Badgley's Beatles radio program, Beatles Universe, was broadcast for four years on CKGE-FM (in Oshawa),[11] and was later syndicated across North America. He then hosted the online radio show Backwards Traveler for two years on PerturbRadio.[12] [13] [14] His current Canadian music-focused show, Here Today, is broadcast from Guelph's CFRU-FM.[15]

Badgley has co-hosted several radio programs and podcasts with Tony Stuart, including The Stueytunes Show (RedCircle Podcast),[16] The Way-Back Music Machine Podcast (RedCircle Podcast),[17] The Way-Back Music Machine Radio Hour (Bombshell Radio / syndicated to CJNU-FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Rideau Lakes Radio in Westport, Ontario), Before My Time (Spotify Podcast),[18] From Memphis to Merseyside (Bombshell Radio / syndicated to CHBB-FM in Norris Point, Newfoundland, CFAJ-AM in St. Catharines, Ontario, and Rideau Lakes Radio),[19] and 8 Days This Week (Bombshell Radio / syndicated to CJNU-FM, CFAJ-AM, and Rideau Lakes Radio).[20]

His contributions to All-Music Guide have appeared in four books co-published by All Media Guide and Backbeat Books: All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (2001), All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music (2001), All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (2002), and All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music (2003); as well as in the liner notes of Splinter's Harder to Live reissue on Grey Scale (2017)[21] and Big Country's Driving to Damascus box set reissue on Cherry Red Records (2023).[22] Badgley's biography of George Harrison's record label Dark Horse Records, , was published in 2023 by Sonicbond Publishing.[23] [24] [25] In promotion of this book, he was an invited guest at both 2024 events of The Fest for Beatles Fans (in New York City in March and in Chicago in August),[26] as well as Toronto's The Word on the Street festival in September.[27] In 2024, the book was selected for preservation into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Library and Archives. Badgley is currently writing a book about Ringo Starr,[28] [29] as well as the biography of Canadian progressive rock band Klaatu.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 2007 . The Creative Team: Aaron Badgley (Host, Producer & Writer) and Eric Walker (Engineer, Mixer, Co-Producer) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071231235158/http://www.beatlesuniverse.com/index_files/Page372.htm . December 31, 2007 . March 17, 2024 . Beatles Universe . en-US.
  2. Web site: Julien . Alexander . Alexander Julien . August 28, 2024 . An Interview With Music Journalist and Biographer Aaron Badgley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240828233620/https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2024/08/an-interview-with-music-journalist-and-biographer-aaron-badgley.html . August 28, 2024 . August 28, 2024 . . en-US.
  3. Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aaron Badgley Interview . . Ted Woloshyn Podcast . . February 22, 2024 . March 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306002626/https://www.tedwoloshyn.ca/season-3-episode-24-aaron-badgley . March 6, 2024.
  4. Web site: Fordham . Glenda . December 29, 2023 . New Book About George Harrison's Dark Horse Records Hits the Shelves & Author Aaron Badgley's 100's of Hours of Research Result in a Great Look at Music History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229151217/http://www.fordhampr.ca/new-book-about-george-harrisons-dark-horse-records-hits-the-shelves-author-aaron-badgleys-100s-of-hours-of-research-result-in-a-great-look-at-music-history . December 29, 2023 . March 6, 2024 . Fordham PR . en-US.
  5. S2E8 Music Journalist Aaron Badgley Interview . . The Stueytunes Show . Stuart, Tony . August 10, 2020 . March 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305230649/https://shows.acast.com/stueytunes/episodes/604535d6ef76d5401403340e . March 5, 2024.
  6. Web site: Lopez . Amanda . May 27, 2021 . About the Author: Aaron Badgley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129134628/https://immersiveaudioalbum.com/a-a-la-mode-40th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-by-jethro-tull-5-1-surround-sound . November 29, 2022 . March 17, 2024 . Immersive Audio Album . en-US.
  7. Web site: Musk . Garth . June 26, 2020 . WA12 Radio Welcomes a New Member to the BB Music Team . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928002209/http://www.wa12radio.net/wa12-radio-welcomes-a-new-member-to-the-bb-music-team . September 28, 2020 . March 17, 2024 . WA12Radio . en-US.
  8. Web site: Aaron Badgley Biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170204004140/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aaron-badgley-mn0001801133 . February 4, 2017 . March 17, 2024 . . en-US.
  9. Episode 128: Tommy Solo presents Aaron Badgley Interview . . Tommy Solo's Famous Friends . Solo, Tommy . September 4, 2024 . September 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240905100102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMHi9B2ESEg . September 5, 2024.
  10. Author Aaron Badgley Interview . . Beats By Ger . Harris, Gerrod . March 18, 2024 . September 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240905105737/https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Ih14g1GZPO8QtMSVFrEmI . September 5, 2024.
  11. Web site: August 2007 . The Beatles Universe . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070824054823/http://www.therock.fm/pages/page_66.asp . August 24, 2007 . August 29, 2024 . 94.9 The Rock.
  12. S2E25 - Aaron Badgley Interview . Bombshell Radio . The Essence of Cool . Frazer, Bernard . February 25, 2023 . March 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305232633/https://theessenceofcool.com/Season%202%20episodes/Season%2002%20Ep%2025.html . March 5, 2024.
  13. Web site: Bateman . Chris . January 13, 2016 . How David Bowie Fans Are Coping With a Newly Bowie-less World . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418131026/https://torontolife.com/culture/david-bowie-opera-house-streeters . April 18, 2021 . March 6, 2024 . . en-US.
  14. Web site: Verdi . Marina . June 2021 . Backwards Traveler - Aaron Badgley Biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016064744/https://www.perturbradio.com/backwardstraveler.html . October 16, 2021 . March 17, 2024 . Perturb Radio . en-US.
  15. January 28, 2024 from 3-5 pm Aaron Badgley Interview . January 8, 2024 . Groove Britain . Pearce . Nigel . . January 28, 2024 . en-US.
  16. Web site: Stuart . Tony . September 2020 . Meet the Team . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024224242/https://www.stueytunes.com/about-us . October 24, 2020 . March 17, 2024 . The Stueytunes Show . en-US.
  17. Web site: Meet the Guys: Tony Stuart, Aaron Badgley, and Ric Dennis . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421083906/https://www.podpage.com/musicmachine/about . April 21, 2021 . March 17, 2024 . The Way-Back Music Machine Podcast . en-US.
  18. Web site: June 2021 . Before My Time with Tony Stuart & Aaron Badgley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721152031/https://open.spotify.com/show/61COBQZ9bxmy42zAmaM4CT . July 21, 2024 . March 17, 2024 . . en-US.
  19. Web site: October 2022 . Meet the Guys: Tony Stuart and Aaron Badgley . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207012633/https://www.memphistomerseyside.com/about-us . December 7, 2022 . March 17, 2024 . From Memphis to Merseyside . en-US.
  20. S1E12 - Aaron Badgley Interview . Bombshell Radio . The Essence of Cool . Frazer, Bernard . July 30, 2021 . March 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305232149/https://theessenceofcool.com/Season%201%20episodes/Season%2001%20Ep%2012.html . March 5, 2024.
  21. Book: Splinter - Harder to Live liner notes . Grey Scale . 2017.
  22. Book: Big Country - Driving to Damascus liner notes . . 2023.
  23. Easlea . Daryl . March 2024 . 555 . Reviews: Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison's Post-Beatles Record Label . 10 . . United Kingdom . Diamond Publishing.
  24. Web site: Harris . Gerrod . January 26, 2024 . Spill Book Review: Aaron Badgley - Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison's Post-Beatles Record Label . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226133418/https://spillmagazine.com/spill-book-review-aaron-badgley-dark-horse-records-the-story-of-george-harrisons-post-beatles-record-label . February 26, 2024 . March 4, 2024 . The Spill Magazine . en-CA.
  25. Beatles Books with Aaron Badgley, Jeremy Louwerse and Tom Weitzel, and Debbie Gendler . The History of Rock and Roll . The History of Rock and Roll . Paese, Megan . March 11, 2024 . March 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240312213558/https://thehistoryofrockandroll.net/podcast-2024 . March 12, 2024.
  26. Aaron Badgley Interview . . SleeveNotes . Kennedy, Mike . February 12, 2024 . March 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306003513/https://sleevenotes.uk/podcasts.html . March 6, 2024.
  27. Web site: 2024 . 2024 Festival Programming . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240905095443/https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/event-directory/annual-festival/2024-festival . September 5, 2024 . September 5, 2024 . . en-CA.
  28. Aaron Badgley Interview - Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison's Post-Beatles Record Label . . Beatles Books . Wisbey, Joe. January 12, 2024 . March 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306003604/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/aaron-badgley-dark-horse-records-the-story-of/id1531397001?i=1000642195815 . March 6, 2024.
  29. Episode 419: – Aaron Badgley and "Dark Horse Records" . . Things We Said Today - A Beatles Video Podcast . Michaels, Ken . . DeVivo, Darren . September 12, 2024 . September 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912232428/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMX7eqqR320 . September 12, 2024.

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