Halloween 2009 has finally arrived. Hopefully by now you have some idea of what your costume is, whether it’s balloon boy, Billy Mays, Patrick Swayze, Kanye with a Hennessy bottle, the Geico money stack with eyes, or zombie Michael Jackson (alright, maybe that’s a little too soon). Or maybe pop culture costumes aren’t for you? Then the classics are always a safe bet. If you’re a guy, it’s usually a pirate/vampire/zombie/mummy/beer keg/sports star/superhero. If you’re a girl it’s usually a sexy _, where the blank is any occupation ever.

Regardless of your costume, there’s bound to be a plethora of Halloween parties this weekend. Where there are parties, there is music. Here are some good remixes from Chromeo, Passion Pit, Wiz Khalifa, Empire of the Sun, & Death from Above 1979 that will be great for this weekend. Enjoy.

[audio:remix-friday-6/Chromeo - Destination Overdrive (DFA Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-6/11 Romantic Rights (Dahlback Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-6/Passion Pit - Little Secrets (Jack Beats Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-6/02 Blood On Our Hands (Justice Remix.mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-6/Wiz Khalifa - Wiz Khalifa Vs. Empire of the Sun.mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-6/Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Starsmith Remix ft. Ellie Goulding).mp3]

With Halloween just three days away, I figured that now would be a great time to show some love to Friendly Fires and their hit single “Skeleton Boy.” The track is off of their self-titled debut album, which was released in late 2008. It’s a great song with an even cooler music video. For all of you up here in Boston, Friendly Fires is playing at Paradise on December 4th, so be sure to check ‘em out.

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The Breakfast at Sulimay’s gang is back and better than ever. In this webisode, our three lovable senior citizens (Bill, Ann, and Joe) agree to do their first ever video review, which just so happens to be of MGMT’s “Kids.” As usual, Joe makes some heartfelt, insightful comments. He even bust out a quote from the legendary American poet Ogden Nash. Ann and Bill on the other hand, inject a bit of their wacky humor into the mix.

What I found to be little weird, however, was how there was an audience listening to them. I guess they’ve turned into local celebrities? I don’t know. It’s a far cry from when they used to sit down in a diner booth with one cameraman.

Memorable quotes (in order of appearance):

“Oh shit … ohh…HOLY CHRIST…run baby, run!” —Ann
“Some sick son of a bitch did that one,” —Ann
“Look at that kid screaming…that’s child abuse…I’m gonna wack that guy,” —Ann
“Oh look at that bastard,” —Ann

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For this week’s Remix Friday, we’ve got some tight jams that are sure to make their way onto your weekend playlist. The remixed tracks are songs originally done by MGMT, Drake, Justice, Wu-Tang, Kid Cudi, Ratatat, Kings of Leon, Phoenix, Imogen Heap, Feist, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The remixing artists are Chiddy Bang, Matamatics, Starters, Benny Benassi, DJ Slink, Alex Metric, Diplo, and A-Trak. Listen to all of them and enjoy.

[audio:remix-friday-5/Phoenix - Lisztomania (Alex Metric Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Chiddy Bang - Kids (Feat. MGMT).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Justice vs Wu-Tang - Cream Your Friends (Starters DJs Mix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Kid Cudi MGMT Ratatat - Pursuit of Happiness (Benny Benassi Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Kings of Leon - Use Somebody (DJ Slink Mix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) (Club Edit).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Feist - I Feel It All (Diplo Remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Imogen Heap - Headlock (matamatics remix).mp3]

[audio:remix-friday-5/Drake - Best I Ever Had (matamatics remix).mp3]

People criticized Scarlett Johansson’s album, Anywhere I Lay My Head because her vocals were hidden beneath layers of effects. However, this time, teaming up with Pete Yorn, Scarlett Johansson’s music career could flourish with the release of the duo’s album, Break Up. The idea came to Yorn when, after days of insomnia, he finally got some sleep. Yorn claims it came to him in a dream and as soon as he woke up, he was on the phone with Johansson.

Two years before Johansson released her Tom Waits cover album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, Yorn had already planned the entire album. He had hoped to recreate the magic found in the late 1960s recording of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot’s “Bonnie & Clyde” and, despite not knowing what Scarlett Johansson’s voice sounded like, Yorn thought she would be perfect for the part. “For some reason the image I had in my head and the context of the project, Scarlett just seemed right for it. In fact, when I asked her if she would do it I didn’t even know she could sing. … I knew that she was very talented and it was like an afterthought. I was like, ‘Oh, I’m sure she can sing.’” (Alternative Press)

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