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Win! A night out with DiS' editor to see The Antlers + signed vinyl copy of DiS' LP of 2011

sean by Sean Adams [Edit this content] ▾ 8 comments 17:18 April 18th, 2012

It's competition time...

You may remember that a band named The Antlers released an album named Burst Apart in 2011, and that DiS really rather liked it. So much so we named it our album of the year. You may also be aware that they're headlining The Shepherd's Bush Empire in London next week (Thurs 26th).

We have a spare pair of spots on the guestlist to give away, so that you and a friend can come see them play. Plus the band have kindly signed a copy of Burst Apart to throw in for extra measure. There is a downside however, and that is that you will have to attend the gig with our editor, and he may try and sneak you into the after-party so you can get a photo taken with the band to post on your Facebook (no promises - especially if you sneak off to the loo during the support band and never come back).

To enter this competition simply answer the following question in the comments box below or tweet us using the button beneath the Q:

Where's good to get a pint before a gig in Shepherd's Bush?

A winner will be picked at random at midday on Monday, if you won you will be notified shortly after.

In other news, 'French Exit' is the final single to be released from Burst Apart and it comes out on May 7th via Transgressive Records.

The Antlers

a list of places that i've boozed in Shepherd's Bush:

Firstly I boozed in Belushi's in 2007. In fact this was the beginning of the night during which I first kissed my girlfriend. We were out with some DiSsers that I'd not met before and one that I'd met at ATP. We did some boozing and chatting and now hilariously nourvous flirting then we all went to mornington crescent where we eventually ended up at another Belushi's. It was there that we first kissed. She was being forwardly letched on by some nextman, she basically grabbed me and kissed me in self defence, but I still say it counts. I did have to remind her the next day. Anyway, that's by the by, to that matter, I think Belushi's might have been closed already and it's not got much going for it.

Slightly better is the whetherspoons bar in that little shopping centre. I say better, once I went there to meet people and one of them decided to eat cottage pie. When it arrived it was pasty white on top and sloppy underneath. They do serve ale though, which is a light plus, although you might be forced to veto the veto ale, if that's your leaning...

Was there a walkabout in Shepherd's Bush? Does it even matter? If times are hard I do have a walkabout card, but I'm seriously here, times aren't that bad.

I think the only other boozehole I've frequented there is O'Neill's, I were I think I last went before the Mew gig a few years back. Standard fare, ain't they, those O'Neill's places? It's like going to an Irish bar abroad, you know you could get something nicer from a local supplier for less money, but somehow they have that one impoartant thing, for O'Neill's it's seldom more than sports, though to be fair my only Irish bar experience abroad was for a full Irish breakfast and in my defence I was suffering a 4 day Prague hangover.

So in conclusion I'd probably give The Defectors Weld a go, they have a decent selection decent booze.

pieces_of_reece | 18 Apr '12, 21:08 | X | Reply

I've never been to Shepherd's Bush

but it would be discrimination or something if I couldn't enter because of this. So, I'm going to steal The Defectors Weld from up there ^.

Scout | 18 Apr '12, 21:25 | X | Reply

Not the Walkabout

Unless a cavernous, garishly lit, Australian themed sports bar are your bag. Cheap drinks though.
I'll see you at the bar...

the-breacher | 19 Apr '12, 07:07 | X | Reply

i'll give you somewhere to eat as well

I went into the Shepherd and Flock and had a good earthy pint of ale. Chatted to the crazy old people at the bar as well - all you need
The main reason why i was here was because i had food reservations next door at 'Blah Blah Blah'. The gimmick with this restaurant was that the table cloths were paper and at each table there was a pot of crayons, so you could doodle on the tablecloth to your hearts delight. It was a particular nice suprise as i got the the salt shaker, someone had drawn a cock and balls. Made my evening. Oh and tUnE-yArDs were pretty unbelievable as well. but a cock and balls... heheheheheeee...

TheHungryTrout | 19 Apr '12, 14:04 | X | Reply

Oh man

I wanna go so bad. Unfortunately I live at the other end of the country and would need a hotel room and a train ticket throwing in as well, AND my only knowledge of Shepherd's Bush is eating a mediocre flapjack from a nearby BP garage.

Have I won?

sweet9caroline | 20 Apr '12, 15:11 | X | Reply

:)

x

sophiacherryx @sweet9caroline | 23 Apr '12, 13:55 | X | Reply

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