Saskia Says

The Scoop, London 15/08/12

Saskia Says — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:56:32 +0000

Last week we were thrilled to play at the fabulous outdoor London amphitheatre venue, The Scoop near Towerbridge. Playing as part of a free London music and theatre festival and representing the EMI Music Sound Foundation, we were scheduled to perform 90 minutes of pop goodness, but a downpour before hand meant we had to start 45 minutes late (boo) and only do half of our planned tunes, ah well. Thank you to everyone who stopped by for a listen and those who came and bought CD’s. It was great to see some happy faces despite their wet bottoms as they enjoyed their lunch break! We hope to head back to London again soon :)

North Nibley Music Festival 2012

Saskia Says — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:51:28 +0000

On Saturday 7th of July 2012 Saskia Says played the Renishaw Stage at the North Nibley Music Festival. Check out some snaps of the set and give us a shout if you were there!

Olympic Torch Party 23/05/2012

Saskia Says — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:08:53 +0000

Saskia Says provided music for the wonderful party at the Imperial Gardens Bar, Cheltenham on Weds 23rd May. The sun was shining, the BBQ was going and the face-painters were about as we played a set of originals and covers. Photoraphy by Kristine Bondarenko from Dizzy Donkey Media.

Simple Things (May)

Saskia Says — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:08:41 +0000

Simple things making me smile this month! Saskia x

OLD COUPLES HOLDING HANDS

Seeing this makes me happy any month, but it was a couple of weeks back I saw the sweetest old couple walking down the street holding hands and thought I’d have to add it to my simple things post this month. I’m such a romantic, I like to think that they’ve been together for decades.

UNEXPECTED HEATWAVES

Hello early summer heat! Wow, the last few days have been immense. I’m pretty much stuck inside all day but I love the chance to get the window open now and let the warm breeze and summer smells in. Plus, it means we get to gig outside now – bring on summer fetes, picnics, festivals and beer gardens! The Olympic Torch Relay was just the start, as we recently played at the Imperial Gardens in Cheltenham which was packed with people lazing about in the sunshine with friends and family. Bliss.

WATCHING FOREIGN TV SHOWS

Forget arty, subtitled, intellectual films or documentaries, I mean real foreign primetime trash! My man and I enjoyed a wonderful week in Greece this month (and whilst there were plenty of more cultural highlights – the food, sights, beaches, old towns, etc), watching a TV show ‘Hot or Not’ and only understanding two words, was a simple amusement. It’s like a talent show, but no talent is required, contestants just need to look appealing to the judges. Nice.

BEING CRAFTY

Last month it was cookery books, this month I’m really into DIY blogs and trying my hand at crafts. May has seen me bling up some leggings with jewels for my sister’s birthday and craft a ‘Saskia Says’ bunting banner using two £1 sets of party bunting and some paper – bargain! If you also like trying your hand at making things, I suggest Mr. Kate!

Ready to go… again.

Saskia Says — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:23:33 +0000

I thought it was time for another quick update! Things have been a bit slow on the progress front over the last month, but after a week away I know I’m feeling really refreshed and with our bassist Ollie having finished uni (congrats) there should be no stopping us this summer! We’re excited to have a young manager on board with us too – we’ll introduce you to him on here once things become official – and meetings coming up to get our schedule for the next few months sorted. As well as our band meetings next week – where we hope to get started on plannig our own local summer one-day festival or similar – we’ve got a couple of great gigs to look forward to, an Olympic Torch gig on Wednesday (where we’ll be playing at Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham from 4pm) just before the Torch relay passes by and our support slot for Natalie Ross at Slaks on Friday night. Come along and say hello! We love to see familiar faces. Saskia x

Simple Things (April)

Saskia Says — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:16:56 +0000

Time for a blog post, and whilst we’re waiting on some exciting video content for the next band news type post, I thought I’d do an entry on things that are making me smile so far this month! I’ll try and make this a monthly thing. It’s a summary of the simple things that are helping me to stay inspired at the moment.

CAINE’S ARCADE

Let’s start with something truly inspirational. If you’ve got 10 minutes spare you HAVE to watch this touching short film. It details the success of one young boy’s brilliant cardboard amusement arcade and how it became famous through social media. I watched this and just feel so incredibly happy and refreshed by the whole story – watch it and you’ll understand why. Plus, what’s more is that the reaction of web users to this boy’s creativity has seen over $150,000 of donations made towards his future education. I had to hold back the tears!

BBC GOOD FOOD BOOKS

I’ve been raving about these so much lately! I love cooking but can get easily caught in a routine of meals, I was sick of searching the web for hours trying to find a week worth of simple but tasty recipes and decided to go browse Waterstones for some cookery books instead (very domesticated I know), I found these and they are SO cheap, so easy to follow and so nice. I just can’t get over how simple the directions are and there’s 101 recipes to choose from in each book. If you want some affordable, uncomplicated dinner inspiration then these are definitely worth a look.

OLIVE, CHELTENHAM FACEBOOK PAGE

Fashion types will like this one, Cheltenham boutique Olive have recently converted to the Facebook Timeline template meaning with all the snaps, blog posts and content they share it’s more like a blog of its own. I love browsing for elegant, feminine style that looks effortless. https://www.facebook.com/oliveclothing

NICKI BLUHM & THE GRAMBLERS

This month’s musical inspiration comes in the form of this viral cover video. I love the simplicity of this band doing their own version of a cover, and clearly loving it. It reminds me of us, and has got me thinking about how we can do something similar when we crack on with our youtube channel (soon!). Feel good vibes.

TOASTIE BAGS

Another food related highlight over the last few weeks has to be TOASTIE BAGS. As mundane as they may sound, I’m finding them a revelation! When I’m not being all musical, I work from home so need to rustle up something for lunch that isn’t too much hassle. I saw one of those really tacky shopping channel type ads for these things once and had to try them out. If you want a proper cafe style toasted sandwich – not the greasy toastie maker type things – then these are amazing.

TOLLY DOLLY POSH FASHION

Another fashion smile inducer this month is the new blog from my 11 year old sister, Tolmeia. it’s making me so happy to see her inspired and creative at such a young age. She’s really got an eye for fashion and can compile lovely outfits and seek out the latest trends, I’m hooked on her posts. I hope she’ll style me one day! Check it out and leave her a comment to make her day, plus go have a look and see if you think she’s a mini me? http://www.tollydollyposhfashion.com

Music

Saskia Says — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:09:41 +0000

So This Is A Thank You For… [VIDEO]

Saskia Says — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:41:47 +0000

Last month we made our track ‘Thank You’ available for free when you sign up to our newsletter. If you haven’t heard it yet, and claimed your copy, then now is a great time to do so as we’ve got a video together to give you some adorable visuals at the same time! I came across the accompanying animation whilst browsing Youtube several weeks ago, and fell in love. It tells the simple tale of a young couple falling in love and growing old together, and I thought it really suited the concept of our track – being grateful for your bestfriend. A big ‘Thank You’ has to go to the writer/director Muritz Bunk for allowing us to use the work alongside our song, please find the full length animation and production credits here. Hopefully we’ll be starring in our next video, so keep checking back for details on that! Until then have a watch and don’t forget to like/tweet/share!

Saskia Says… Give It A Go! ASOS did!

Saskia Says — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:19:13 +0000

This month we’re pleased to announce that Saskia Says are being featured on the global fashion store ASOS.com as the soundtrack to their Catwalk Videos! Only a handful of bands are picked each month to have a track placed against their videos, and with over their site receiving over 1 Million views each WEEK, it’s a privilege to be used! Since we’ve had people arriving at the site searching for the song we thought it was about time we gave it to you in full… let us know what you think and whether you think it should be one of the three or four tracks we put on our first EP? Plus, if you’re finding us for the first time and like what you hear, don’t forget to come join us on Facebook and sign up to our Newsletter to get a FREE ‘Thank You’ MP3!

Download ‘Give It A Go’ now!

Zorbing Contest Winner!

Saskia Says — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:29:19 +0000

Entered our Facebook contest to win a Zorbing Experience for 2? Check here to find out if you’re the lucky winner! Didn’t enter, read how to claim your FREE MP3 anyway…