magicman

Ralph Brown, aka magicman, has been playing the game for a long time. When the call went out for volunteer gurus, he was the second to stickhandle the blog for Songs About Bravery on Aug. 30, 2012. He’s taken the helm 35 times now.

DateTopicWhereColumnBlog
1Aug. 30, 2012BraveryThe GuardianColumnBlog
2Mar. 14, 2013DisappointmentThe GuardianColumnBlog
3June 6, 2013FalsettoThe GuardianColumnBlog
4Jan. 2, 2014A Cappella SongsThe GuardianColumnBlog
5Feb. 20, 2014Stops and StartsThe GuardianColumnBlog
6Oct. 2, 2014Flutes, Pipes or WhistlesThe GuardianColumnBlog
7Nov. 27, 2014SamplingThe GuardianColumnBlog
8Jan. 1, 2015Vibrato, Tremolo or OscillationsThe GuardianColumnBlog
9April 30, 2015AmbitionThe GuardianColumnBlog
10Oct. 22, 2015Songs That Contain TalkingThe GuardianColumnBlog
11Feb. 24, 2016Songs That Trigger DancingThe Song BarColumnBlog
12Dec. 28, 2016Spiritual SongsThe Song BarColumnBlog
13Jan. 3, 2018Great Backing VocalsThe Song BarColumnBlog
14Jan. 25, 2018Great DrummingThe GuardianColumnBlog
15Mar. 21, 2018HarmonicaSong BarColumnBlog
16June 6, 2018Electronic Music to 1983Song BarColumnBlog
17Oct. 17, 2018Harp, Lyre or ZitherSong BarColumnBlog
18Dec. 12, 2018Influenced by GospelSong BarColumnBlog
19July 17, 2019AmbiguitySong BarColumnBlog
20July 24, 2019From New York CitySong BarColumnBlog
21Nov. 6, 2019Stalking, Following & ChasingSong BarColumnBlog
22Dec. 11, 2019Great ArrangementsSong BarColumnBlog
23Mar. 11, 2020Quoting ShakespeareSong BarColumnBlog
24May 27, 2020Covid-19Song BarColumnBlog
25Sept. 2, 2020ChoirsSong BarColumnBlog
26Dec. 30, 2020Dance InstrumentalsSong BarColumnBlog
27Mar. 24, 2021Adultery & InfidelitySong BarColumnBlog
28Aug. 11, 2021TromboneSong BarColumnBlog
29May 25, 2022HeartbreakSong BarColumnBlog
30Aug. 31, 2022From New Orleans & South LouisianaSong BarColumnBlog
31Nov. 16, 2022OrgasmsSong BarColumnBlog
32Feb. 15, 2023Everlasting LoveSong BarColumnBlog
33May 2, 2023ResilienceSong BarColumnBlog
34Sept. 6, 2023Songs in SpanishSong BarColumnBlog
35Dec. 28, 2023Fictional CommercialsSong BarColumnBlog