Musiquarium

Having read Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity, and then watching the movie of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity, there’s something that will always appeal to me about small, independently-​owned music shops. Also I am a nerd and a bit obsessed with music, so music shops in general are just neat, in my opinion.
Musiquarium satisfies all my requirements. It’s small, has little natural light, and is painted a lurid shade of green. Also it has an excellent range of CDs, both popular and obscure. Their stock covers a range of music, but seems to be particularly extensive when it comes to 90s alternative rock and 50s/​60s rock & roll (disclaimer: it is possible that it just seemed that way because I like those two styles). They also focus on New Zealand music in a way that other places would like to look like they do, but actually don’t.