Naive Macclesfield musician William (Max Beesley), and his band The Alaska Factory have pinned their hopes of success on London, the city of opportunity and dreams. But William’s dreams soon turn sour. The rest of the band detest William’s miserable songs and seem intent on producing more commercialised music, also the object of his affections, the perplexing Madeline, remains out of reach. And just to top it all, he witnesses the bizarre murder of Paisley, the lead singer of The Unfortunates, by a pair of dwarves. There is one bright spot on the horizon for William – Karla, the mysterious new pub barmaid. Karla is attracted to William, but is it love, or sex, or does she have another agenda? After the murder of Paisley, William starts to learn more about Karla. Once a punk rocker in Glasgow in the late 70’s, the only record produced by her obscure band The Dwarves of Death, appears to be important in unraveling the connection between Karla and the frightening record producer Vincent (Ray Winstone).