Aaron Badgley
Badgley in 2021
Born	(1964-08-29)August 29, 1964 (age 60)[1] Oshawa,Ontario, Canada[2]
Occupation	Music journalist music critic radio host podcaster author biographer
Language	English
Education	Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute Centennial College University of Ottawa University of Toronto [2]
Subject	Music review artist interview music biography
Years active	1978–present
Website
www.aaron-badgley.com

Aaron Badgley (born August 29, 1964)^[1] is a Canadianmusic journalist,music critic,radio host,podcaster, author, and biographer.^[2][3][4] As a music critic and journalist, he has written forAll-Music Guide,The Fulcrum,The Spill Magazine,Lexicon Magazine,Immersive Audio Album, WA12Radio, theAnderson Collegiate Vocational Institute student newspaper, and severalBeatlesfan magazines, includingStrawberry Fields Forever,Beatlefan, andGood Day Sunshine Magazine.^[2][5][6][7]

He worked as a writer,producer, andproduction manager for several radio stations in Ontario'sDurham Region, includingCKAR-FM andCKQT-FM (both inOshawa), andCHOO-FM (inAjax).^[3][4][8] His first radio show was broadcast on CKCC-FM,Centennial College's campus radio station (inScarborough), and he later hosted another show,The Meltdown Pot, onUniversity of Ottawa's campus radio station,CFUO-FM (inOttawa).^[2] For CKAR, CKQT, and CHOO, he produced such shows asDurham Top 40,The Inside Track,The Rod Hunter Show,The Scottish Review,Continental Breakfast,Canadian Sunrise, andCanada Country, and also produced commercials.^[2][9][10] Badgley'sBeatles radio program,Beatles Universe, was broadcast for four years onCKGE-FM (in Oshawa),^[11] and was later syndicated across North America.^[2][5] He then hosted theonline radio showBackwards Traveler for two years on PerturbRadio.^[12][13][14] His currentCanadian music-focused show,Here Today, is broadcast fromGuelph'sCFRU-FM.^[15][9]

Badgley has co-hosted several radio programs and podcasts with Tony Stuart, includingThe Stueytunes Show (RedCircle Podcast),^[16]The Way-Back Music Machine Podcast (RedCircle Podcast),^[17]The Way-Back Music Machine Radio Hour (Bombshell Radio / syndicated toCJNU-FM inWinnipeg,Manitoba and Rideau Lakes Radio inWestport, Ontario),Before My Time (Spotify Podcast),^[18]From Memphis to Merseyside (Bombshell Radio / syndicated toCHBB-FM inNorris Point,Newfoundland,CFAJ-AM inSt. Catharines, Ontario, and Rideau Lakes Radio),^[19] and8 Days This Week (Bombshell Radio / syndicated to CJNU-FM, CFAJ-AM, and Rideau Lakes Radio).^[15][20]

His contributions to All-Music Guide have appeared in four books co-published byAll Media Guide andBackbeat 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), andAll Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music (2003);^[2] as well as in the liner notes ofSplinter'sHarder to Live reissue on Grey Scale (2017)^[21] andBig Country'sDriving to Damascus box set reissue onCherry Red Records (2023).^[22] Badgley's biography ofGeorge Harrison's record labelDark Horse Records,Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison's Post-Beatles Record Label, was published in 2023 by Sonicbond Publishing.^[23][24][25] In promotion of this book, he was an invited guest at both 2024 events ofThe Fest for Beatles Fans (in New York City in March and in Chicago in August),^[2][26][15] as well as Toronto'sThe Word on the Street festival in September.^[27][9] In 2024, the book was selected for preservation into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Library and Archives.^[9] Badgley is currently writing a book aboutRingo Starr,^[28][26][29] as well as the biography of Canadian progressive rock bandKlaatu.^[26][9]

• Boddanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris;Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2001).All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (4th ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States:All Media Guide /Backbeat Books.ISBN 0-87930-627-0.
• Boddanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris;Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Bush, John, eds. (2001).All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music (1st ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States:All Media Guide /Backbeat Books.ISBN 0-87930-628-9.
• Boddanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris;Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2002).All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (3rd ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States:All Media Guide /Backbeat Books.ISBN 0-87930-653-X.
• Boddanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris;Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2003).All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music (2nd ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States:All Media Guide /Backbeat Books.ISBN 0-87930-760-9.
• Badgley, Aaron (2023).Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison's Post-Beatles Record Label. Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom: Sonicbond Publishing.ISBN 978-1-7-8952-287-7.

• Official website
• Badgley's contributions atAllMusic
• Badgley's contributions atThe Spill Magazine
• Badgley's liner notes contributions discography atDiscogs
• Badgley's liner notes contributions discography atMusicBrainz

• 1964 births
• 20th-century Canadian male writers
• 20th-century Canadian non-fiction writers
• 21st-century Canadian male writers
• 21st-century Canadian non-fiction writers
• AllMusic people
• Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute alumni
• Beatles historians
• Canadian male biographers
• Canadian music critics
• Canadian music journalists
• Canadian podcasters
• Canadian radio hosts
• Centennial College alumni
• Journalists from Toronto
• Living people
• People from Oshawa
• People from Whitby, Ontario
• University of Ottawa alumni
• University of Toronto alumni
• Writers from Ottawa
• Writers from Toronto

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Use Canadian English from August 2024
• All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English
• Use mdy dates from August 2024
• MusicBrainz artist same as Wikidata
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