Next time you’re in, check out this Vintage Classics Austen Series we just brought in – it looks even better in person! With introductions by contemporary authors and gorgeous covers…
Backbeat Books and Music Posts
We’ve got another bunch of great albums recently released on vinyl to feature this week. The latest from All Them Witches, Blood Orange, Molly Burch, Tokyo Police Club and Phosphorescent…
Just because babies are tiny doesn’t mean that fantastic design and bold graphics are lost on them. Featured are just some of my favourite board books currently in stock. Not…
We’ve already received a bunch of feedback from you in regards to what you’d like us to bring in on Black Friday from the list of indie record shop exclusives…
To all of our customers – we just want to say this Thanksgiving we’re super thankful for YOU! Whether you’ve visited once or hundreds of times, we’re thankful for each…
It’s a long weekend and we hope you are enjoying it so far. We will be closed on Monday to tuck into some Turkey and have a nap, sorry for…
I just love the beautiful botanicals that Rifle Paper Co. does so well. If you also like modern vintage style, you’ll love this Botanicals Notebook Collection that we’ve recently brought…
We promised you some more stationery goodness, so today we present these awesome Letterpressed Notebooks by Norwegian design company Darling Clementine. They have a modern folk-inspired aesthetic and are made…
I am always the first to lose when it comes to “try not to say awwww” challenges, so obviously that was the first thing out of my mouth when I…
Let’s get caught up on a few recent new vinyl releases from this past week. Lots of Canadian content featured here with the newest albums from Metric, Voivod and The…
It’s Friday! How about some new/recent vinyl releases to kick off the weekend? We have the latest from Swamp Dogg, Bob Moses, Saintseneca and Interpol in stock now, plus the…
I had the great opportunity to see Miriam Toews read and speak last night as part of the Ottawa International Writers Festival. If you know me at all, you know…
If you appreciate pattern, you’ll love this vivid stationery we’ve just brought in from Marimekko. With a worldwide following, the Finnish design house is famous for their bold use of…
I have a feeling that today will mark the beginning of quite a few special friendships… Why don’t you send your favourite friend an Animal Friendship notecard to let them…
Just a heads up that we will be closed tomorrow Monday September 3rd, 2018. Sorry for any inconvenience. We hope you are having an amazing long weekend!
Let’s get caught up on some of the recent new releases that have come out the past week or two. We’ve got the latest from Alice in Chains, Great Lake…
We love sourcing the very best used books for you here at Backbeat and we just brought in another huge load today that we’re currently getting onto the shelves. Here…
We love seeing all of those Backbeat t-shirts out there! Haven’t got yours yet? Show your love…just $9.95 + tax!