severin

Stephen Males who goes by the handle of severin hails from South West London and has been a member of the community since the Dorian Lynskey years. His musical tastes are varied – bit of punk, bit of reggae, bit of folk, bit of old jazz/swing stuff innit – citing Katzenjammer, Olivia Chaney, The Unthanks, Joan Armatrading, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, Nico, and Mary Coughlan among his favourite artists. His first A Lister was Soup Song by Robert Wyatt for the topic of Food on April 7, 2006. He was posting as Stevie at the time. His first stint as guru was on Apr. 18, 2013 for the topic of Left Wing Politics. Severin has taken the reins 39 times.

DateTopicWhereColumnBlog
1Apr. 18, 2013Left Wing PoliticsThe GuardianColumnBlog
2July 4, 2013SmellsThe GuardianColumnBlog
3Aug. 1, 2013BlueThe GuardianColumnBlog
4Mar. 20, 2014ReptilesThe GuardianColumnBlog
5July 3, 2014Best BrassThe GuardianColumnBlog
6Mar. 12, 2015ControlThe GuardianColumnBlog
7Jan. 21, 2016LimboThe GuardianColumnBlog
8May 4, 2016FlavourSong BarColumnBlog
9Sept. 1, 2016WinnersThe GuardianColumnBlog
10Oct. 5, 2016GreenSong BarColumnBlog
11Dec. 8, 2016DisbeliefThe GuardianColumnBlog
12Jan. 18, 2017Fish & Aquatic LifeSong BarColumnBlog
13Mar. 9, 2017PurpleThe GuardianColumnBlog
14May 3, 2017Strange & SurrealSong BarColumnBlog
15June 28, 2017Painters & PaintingSong BarColumnBlog
16Aug. 2, 2017Arresting Opening LinesSong BarColumnBlog
17Dec. 13, 2017 OnomatopoeiaSong BarColumnBlog
18Feb. 14, 2018Honorific TitlesSong BarColumnBlog
19Mar. 29, 2018Clocks & WatchesThe GuardianColumnBlog
20Apr. 25, 2018ConfidenceSong BarColumnBlog
21July 11, 2018Nursing & HealthcareSong BarColumnBlog
22Sept. 5, 2018BrevitySong BarColumnBlog
23Feb. 20, 2019Secret AdmirersSong BarColumnBlog
24June 19, 2019CompromiseSong BarColumnBlog
25Sept. 18, 2019Collecting & ListsSong BarColumnBlog
26Dec. 18, 2019TrustSong BarColumnBlog
27June 24, 2020 Non Sequiturs Song Bar ColumnBlog
28Sept. 23, 2020MasksSong BarColumnBlog
29Apr. 21, 2021TigersSong BarColumnBlog
30Sept. 21, 2021WolvesSong BarColumnBlog
31Nov. 9, 2021ElephantsSong BarColumnBlog
32Mar. 30, 2022Nightingales & ThrushesSong BarColumnBlog
33June 15, 2022Swimming or BathingSong BarColumnBlog
34Oct. 5, 2022Taxes & Wealth DistributionSong BarColumnBlog
35Nov. 30, 2022The Colour PinkSong BarColumnBlog
36Mar. 15 2023Butterflies & MothsSong BarColumnBlog
37Oct. 4, 2023Prayers & PrayingSong BarColumnBlog
38Jan. 10, 2024Conditional PhrasesSong BarColumnBlog
39July 31, 2024National AnthemsSong BarColumnBlog
40Nov. 13, 2024Mysterious & PuzzlingSong BarColumnBlog