Maia Hirasawa September tour in Japan

Maia Hirasawa will be doing one last batch of dates in Japan this month, her last for a long while: http://www.maiahirasawa.com/japan/

Maia Hirasawa live in Japan

New Japanese dates for Maia Hirasawa:

05/20 - Akasaka BLITZ, Tokyo
05/23 - IMS Hall, Fukuoka
05/24 - Club Quattro, Nagoya
05/25 - Club Quattro, Osaka
06/04 - TAICO CLUB, Nagano (solo)

More details: http://www.maiahirasawa.com/japan/

Maia Hirasawa - Fragile (video)

Maia Hirasawa in Japan. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8SKpjvq2A

Maia Hirasawa in Japan

Maia Hirasawa will be playing a few shows in Japan in November:

11/14 - Pangea, Sendai
11/24 - O-nest, Tokyo w/Kristoffer Ragnstam
11/25 - Sunhall, Osaka w/Kristoffer Ragnstam

MP3: Embee - Upside down

From "The mellow turning moment", aka Embee makes an album of boring r&b that, despite the presence of many high quality guest vocalists such as Maia Hirasawa, absolutely cannot be saved. This is about as good as it gets and it's still not very good. File under: sleep aids.

Direct link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5DdTmdOJg8

Embee - Upside down (feat. Maia Hirasawa)

Musik med Embee, Maia Hirasawa, Pascal

Live music with Embee and Maia Hirasawa at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/02/12/musik-med-embee-feat-maia-hirasawa-jens-siverstedt
And another clip with Pascal here: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/02/15/musik-med-pascal/

Maia Hirasawa to release EP på Svenska

Maia Hirasawa will release the 4-song Swedish-language EP "Dröm bort mig igen" on January 26. Track list: http://razziarecords.se/releases_details.asp?id=840&artist=Maia

Embee confirms new solo album, single

Swedish rapper Embee (Looptroop Rockers) has announced that his second solo album "The mellow turning moment" will be released on February 3, 2010 via Bad Taste Records and Looptroop's own label DVSG. The first single "A day at a time" (feat. Daniel Lemma) will be out later this month and other guests on the album include Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide/Säkert!), Maia Hirasawa, Nikola Sarcevic (Millencolin), Nina Ramsby, Mariam Wallentin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums), Håkan Svensson (Nationalteatern) and Fabian Kallerdahl (Music Music Music).

Maia Hirasawa - Because of you (Ne-Yo cover)

It's more slideshow than video, but Maia Hirasawa's acoustic cover of Ne-Yo's "Because of you" is up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwwfovi_0OA
Said track appears on the new Razzia label comp "There's a Razzia going on vol 2".

Jonna Lee and Maia Hirasawa to play as duo on tour

Labelmates Jonna Lee and Maia Hirasawa willplaying eachother's songs together when they head out on tour in late October. Check out some rehearsal clips here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=41450093&blogId=512345071

There's a Razzia going on vol. 2

Razzia Records will be releasing volume two of their "There's a Razzia going on" compilation series on October 7 and here's the tracklist:

01. Hello Saferide - I fold
02. Joel Alme - You remember the goodtimes but the goodtimes don't remember you
03. David Sandström Overdrive - Song is holy
04. Theodor Jensen - BAPADA
05. I Are Droid - With lowered arms
06. Konie - I'm just another boy
07. Dundertåget - Låt mej va
08. Jonna Lee - Violent Playground
09. They live by night - Ctr+Alt+Del My Heart (Fredrick Carlsson Remix)
10. Säkert! - Min hemstad (Wannadies cover)
11. Maia Hirasawa - Because of you

Maia Hirasawa announces next single

Maia Hirasawa's next single will be for the song "Come with me" (feat. Nicolai Dunger). Release date is tba.

Maia Hirasawa interview at The Local

The Local talks to Swedish artist Maia Hirasawa: http://www.thelocal.se/20540/20090708/

Maia Hirasawa - The wrong way (video)

Check out Maia Hirasawa's brand new video for "The wrong way": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7y4dXiyS48&fmt=18

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Dead By April - Dead By April
02. Thorleifs - Sweet kissin' in the moonlight
03. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
04. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
05. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
06. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
07. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
08. Malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
09. The Boppers - Vibrations
10. Innocent Rosie - Bad habit romance
11. Sten & Stanley - Allsånger på vårt sätt
12. Maia Hirasawa - GBGvsSTHLM
13. Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile
14. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
15. Alcazar - Disco defenders
16. Alf Robertson - En flisa av granit
17. Lili & Susie - Nu och då - Det bästa med Lili & Susie
18. Promoe - Kråksången
19. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
20. Moneybrother - Real control