Small shops / department stores: Buying Music
Among Rock and Metal fans, Finnish music is among the big names around the world. That ranges from hard to soft and from fun to serious: Him, Leningrad Cowboys, Lordi, Sunrise Avenue, Scandiniavian Music Group, The Rasmus and many more. But that becomes sometimes confusing when you would like to buy some music. CDs are sorted mainly by two categories: Finnish and Non.Finnish. That means that you will often find Lordi’s monsters next to older ladies singing about the beauty of Finnish lakes. And that you have to be sure where your band comes from as Finnish bands singing in English or any other language are also sorted under “Finnish”. Some other music stores have a good metal selection. Sometimes, it is a little too good for my taste. I didn’t know that there were so many sorts of metal music and every single one has its own shelf. And I am happy that R’n’B, HipHop and similar types of...
