Category: Books

October 8, 2023 / Books

It’s been a little bit since we’ve done A Nice Pair, but we’re back today pairing the late Sinead O’Connor’s memoir Rememberings with her second studio album I Do Not…

September 13, 2023 / Books

Hey! What you doing Saturday evening? Perth is having a night market and Backbeat will be open until 8pm (or later if we’re busy). Perth Tourism describes it as “an…

September 7, 2023 / Books

In honour of short attention spans, small segments of reading time, a love of small things, compact bag space, luggage weight limits and similar constraints, here are some used fiction…

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Today’s book and music pairing is the autobiography Let Love Rule and the album Mama Said by Lenny Kravitz. Let Love Rule is a memoir by Lenny Kravitz that covers…

July 8, 2023 / Books

We’re expanding our new music book selection…whatever your taste, whichever genre you’re into, come by and see what we have in store!

June 30, 2023 / Bags

That’s right, we’re open Canada Day Saturday July 1st! If you’re in Perth this weekend we hope to see you right here at Backbeat.

June 18, 2023 / Books
June 1, 2023 / Books

It’s June, which means for many it’s time for road trips, cottages and camping! If you’ll be travelling and unplugged, you’ll need some things to keep everyone entertained. We’ve got…

May 28, 2023 / Books

This week’s book and music pairing is for the Marvel fans out there. We’re pairing the book Black Panther: The Ultimate Guide with the movie’s original score. The book covers…

May 7, 2023 / Books

For this week’s A Nice Pair, we’re travelling back to the 90s. The EDM scene was hot and Moby was one of the top artists of that genre… His memoir,…

April 30, 2023 / Books

Today’s book and music pairing features Buffy Sainte-Marie. We’re pairing her latest book, Still This Love Goes On with the album The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie. This children’s book is…

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For this week’s A Nice Pair, we’re recommending the book Acid For the Children by Flea and Blood Sugar Sex Magik by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Most musician memoirs…

April 15, 2023 / Books

Record Store Day is in one week and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! We will have over $1000 worth of amazing prizes to be won, including gift certificates…

April 6, 2023 / Bags

We’ve changed our hours for this coming weekend because it’s Easter. Our hours this weekend will be: Friday: Closed Saturday: 11am-5pm Sunday: Closed We are always closed on Mondays and…

April 6, 2023 / Books
April 5, 2023 / Books

Ice Ice Baby! Because of the poor weather we will be CLOSED today (Wednesday April 5th). Hit up our Facebook page for a “Flippin’ Video” of all the fresh used…

April 2, 2023 / Books

For today’s A Nice Pair, we’re matching up Crying in H Mart by Michelle Michelle Zauner with Japanese Breakfast’s latest album Jubilee. It generally takes around a year for paperbacks…

March 19, 2023 / Books

I don’t know about you, but I love seeing behind the scenes of artists’ processes. This week we’re pairing the book Fear Stalks the Land! A Commonplace Book by Thom…

March 12, 2023 / Books

For this week’s A Nice Pair, we’re not looking at a musician, but we’re heading back to the 90s and the heyday of MTV. We’re pairing Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours with…

March 9, 2023 / Books

Yesterday was International Women’s Day. We’re continuing the celebration by sharing just a few talented Canadian female authors. Have you read any of these authors’ books?