Run Come Save Me (Big Dada/Ninja Tune). Review by Kiran Aditham.

It’s a spooky Halloween treat as the Columns-Keeper gives us a guided tour of the “last stop” for columnists, the Columns Graveyard! What the hell?

Ron Fountenberry’s eclectic, hooky pop music more than lives up to his ostentatious-sounding alias. Julio Diaz talks stage names, fashion, and music biz politics with The Incredible Moses Leroy.

It may seem implausible that a group of British convicts could become gardening champs, but Joel Hershman’s new film Greenfingers is actually loosely based on a true story! Carl F. Gauze lets you know whether this film deserves a (green) thumbs up.

Spin Psycle (Moonshine). Review by Kiran Aditham.

The ups, downs, ins, and outs of the music biz are only barely fictionalized in David Menconi’s new book, Off The Record. Ian Koss gives the book a spin.

Lost Together (J-Bird). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

AOL Instant Messenger becomes a mind games battlefield; more bruised feelings from Chairy Girl. Plus, when boys go creepy!

Shinebox (Sugar Hill). Review by Terry Eagan.

Uncivilization (Sanctuary). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Take The Town (Intellectos). Review by Kurt Channing.

As part of the spotlight on new writers at Columns, we’ve got a special preview of Marshall Presnell’s look at 21st Century design successes and failures. 2 Up 2 Down, give it a shot.

Is This It (RCA). Review by Terry Eagan.

Neither Of Gods and Annihilation (Hammerheart). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Bash Bish (Oomph!). Review by Anton Warner.

It Began in Afrika (Astralwerks). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Just Me (Davy Jones Productions). Review by James Mann.

The Opposite Only Better (self-released). Review by Phil Bailey.

Yahweh or the Highway (Skin Graft). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Places I Haven’t Seen (Casa). Review by Marcel Feldmar.