Death of an Unsigned Band

Being an unsigned band isn''t a situation - it''s a mental illness. Few people realise they''re suffering from this affliction. Russell Groom knows, and he wants to change things fast. But Russell doesn''t fit the traditional rock-star mould, and his woefully unexceptional band are headed nowhere, inhabiting a world of cramped and sweaty rehearsal rooms, crap day jobs, empty gigs and interminable trips down the A303 to dodgy festival slots in Wiltshire. Enter Josh - the enigmatic and arrogant son of a successful record producer - with an offer it''s impossible to refuse...

Tim Thornton''s new novel is a hilarious fly-on-the-wall trip round the outskirts of the music industry, with a valuable lesson: unsigned bands never become signed bands. They have to die first.