There is no distorting the unwavering pull of guys to rock _n_ roll bands, and when Dak Sifter builds his band, the Featherless Bipeds, he has every intention of enjoying every wild, raunchy, ear-splitting moment of the ride. But as readers know from Dak_s experiences in Cheeseburger Subversive , life is wrought with perils, and now his band with its lure for girls, the quirky demands of band members, and the mercurial shifting values of youth culture - well, he still loves Zoe Perry doesn't he? And he still wants to do well at university, and still believes in some code of ethics - well, doesn't he?