Mike Badger
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Michael Clifford "Mike" Badger is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist and sculptor from Liverpool
, England
. He was co-founder of The La's
and went on to form alternative country/roots rockabilly band The Onset
in 1988 and The Kachinas in 1996. He is also a partner in Liverpool's independent Viper Label.
's album "Tin Planet
", and for their video of "Avenging Angels".
He has released solo albums including Volume in 1999 and Double Zero in 2000 and has recently archived much of his previously unreleased material with albums that include: Lost La's, Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends
and Lo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends
, and Mike Badger's Country Side
.
In 2006, Mike Badger's sculpture was selected by The Prince's Foundation for Children and The Arts
for UK primary school education package, and later that year he began work as the Artist in Residence at ITV Granada, celebrating 50 years of broadcasting.
Badger also showcased at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas in 2009 and again in 2010, where he performed with local and international acts, and formed a band called the Nashville Liverpool Underground Medicine Show. In 2010 Mike was commissioned to create a permanent suspended sculpture, titled A Musical Composition which hangs in Cavern Walks, Mathew Street, Liverpool.
Mike Badger's current band, Mike Badger and The Shady Trio formed in Summer 2010. His next solo album, titled Rogue State is to be released in 2011.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He was co-founder of The La's
The La's
The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, originally active from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. Fronted by singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers, the group is most famous for their hit single "There She Goes". The band was formed by Mike Badger in 1984 and Mavers joined soon after...
and went on to form alternative country/roots rockabilly band The Onset
The Onset
The Onset were formed in 1987 by Mike Badger after he left his former band The La's. Mike teamed up with local Liverpool legend Danny Dean on guitar, Hamish Cameron on Piano and Colin Becket on Drums. The first demo "Let's Go Home" can be found on the 2006 compilation CD, Lo Fi Electric...
in 1988 and The Kachinas in 1996. He is also a partner in Liverpool's independent Viper Label.
Career
In 1997, Badger's first one man exhibition of recycled art was titled Lost and Found, and was on display in Warrington Museum, which was also on show in Bristol Museum in 1998, and Leicester City Gallery in 1999. In 1999, Badger created several tin sculptures for Liverpool band SpaceSpace
Space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum...
's album "Tin Planet
Tin Planet
Tin Planet is the second album from Liverpool-based Britpop group Space. It was released on March 9, 1998 and peaked at #3 in the UK charts, two places higher than their debut album Spiders....
", and for their video of "Avenging Angels".
He has released solo albums including Volume in 1999 and Double Zero in 2000 and has recently archived much of his previously unreleased material with albums that include: Lost La's, Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends
Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends
Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions is the first in a brace of album released by Mike Badger featuring a compilation of his various musical incarnations including the La's and The Onset. Its sister album being Lo Fi Electric Excursions. Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions was released by the Generator Label in 2004...
and Lo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends
Lo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends
Lo Fi Electric Excursions is the second of a brace of album released by Mike Badger featuring a compilation of his various musical incarnations including the La's and The Onset. Its sister album being Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions...
, and Mike Badger's Country Side
Mike Badger's Country Side
Mike Badger's Country Side features a compilation of Mike's country style songs from 1988 to 2008, including previously unreleased material from his solo projects and his back catelogue with The Onset...
.
In 2006, Mike Badger's sculpture was selected by The Prince's Foundation for Children and The Arts
The Prince's Foundation for Children and The Arts
The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts is an independent educational charity that provides access to professional arts venues for young people in the UK who would otherwise grow up having had no, or very limited opportunity, to engage with the arts....
for UK primary school education package, and later that year he began work as the Artist in Residence at ITV Granada, celebrating 50 years of broadcasting.
Badger also showcased at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas in 2009 and again in 2010, where he performed with local and international acts, and formed a band called the Nashville Liverpool Underground Medicine Show. In 2010 Mike was commissioned to create a permanent suspended sculpture, titled A Musical Composition which hangs in Cavern Walks, Mathew Street, Liverpool.
Mike Badger's current band, Mike Badger and The Shady Trio formed in Summer 2010. His next solo album, titled Rogue State is to be released in 2011.
Personal life
Badger currently resides in Liverpool, England. He married his long term girlfriend Jeanette in 1999, and the couple have two children.Compilation albums
- Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & FriendsLo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & FriendsLo Fi Acoustic Excursions is the first in a brace of album released by Mike Badger featuring a compilation of his various musical incarnations including the La's and The Onset. Its sister album being Lo Fi Electric Excursions. Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions was released by the Generator Label in 2004...
(2004) - Lo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & FriendsLo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & FriendsLo Fi Electric Excursions is the second of a brace of album released by Mike Badger featuring a compilation of his various musical incarnations including the La's and The Onset. Its sister album being Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions...
(2006) - Mike Badger's Country SideMike Badger's Country SideMike Badger's Country Side features a compilation of Mike's country style songs from 1988 to 2008, including previously unreleased material from his solo projects and his back catelogue with The Onset...
(2008)