After reading up on the info, neither one of us can say that it helped us understand the story better. The time and place, however, is inportant is important because it relates to music all the time.
The place is important because of the way the dress, eat and talk. But it could also take place in any other big city in England without any big differences in the story.
You can tell the time of the story because of the bands and music. For instance: "nobody's listening to Nirvana anymore".
Right, place is significant perhaps mainly in that it takes place in a large city - do you think Will could have lead his egotistical, lonely life in a small community where everybody knows everybody?
SvaraRaderaTime markers are very clear, yes.