The novel is set in 1997 at the height of the Britpop music scene. The protagonist, Steven Stelfox, is unhappy about his current position as an A&R agent in the record company he works for in London. Stelfox, uninterested in most music, is jealous of his coworkers' success in finding successful fledgling musical acts and hatches a series of devious acts that leaves several dead on his road to self-fulfilled glory and recognition.

1 - Beetlebum - Blur
2 - Good Thing (feat. John Newman) - Rudimental
3 - Overload - Bastille
4 - Setting Sun - The Chemical Brothers
5 - Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis
6 - The Killing Moon - Echo And The Bunnymen
7 - Karma Police - Radiohead
8 - 6 Underground - Maxine Ashley
9 - Remember Me (Sure Is Pure 7'' Edit) - Blue Boy
10 - Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Ol' Dirty Bastard
11 - Blowin' Up The Spot - Gang Starr
12 - Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy
13 - Heroes - Frida Sundemo
14 - Encore une fois (Future Breeze Edit) - SASH!
15 - Suck My Dick - Doof
16 - Sun Goes Down - Songbirds
17 - Return Of The Mack (C&J Radio Edit) - Mark Morrison
18 - Blood Hands - Royal Blood