It’s Sunday…time for A Nice Pair! This week, we’re pairing the Sex Pistols’ Never Mind the Bollocks with Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century by Greil Marcus.…
Category: Books
Sometimes you want a literary experience and sometimes you want pictures to enhance and help tell a story. I resisted graphic novels until a few years ago when I picked…
It’s time for A Nice Pair – Backbeat’s book and vinyl pairings that go together like Sly and the Family Stone….er, or not. Despite plenty of tumultuous turns in the…
We just got in a bunch of new Backbeat Bargain Books – brand new books that are heavily discounted from the retail price. Just look for the tags when you’re…
We’re kicking off our first day back with A Nice Pair – book and music pairings that are a perfect fit. Today’s pairing is the book She Begat This:…
Wishing you a Happy New Year from our family to yours! We’ll be closed for the next few days and returning to our regular hours of opening Wednesday – Sundays…
If you’re running on fumes and need some last-minute gifts or stocking stuffers, we have lots! We’re open today till 5 pm and tomorrow from 11-4.
Today we’re switching things up with a festive book page decoration 5-minute DIY for you! 1) Cut three pages of equal sizes 2) Accordion pleat each page 3) Fold each…
Do you like to give or receive secondhand gifts? We’re stocking up the shelves and just because it’s preloved doesn’t make it less worthy…these like-new books published in 2020 and…
Did you hear? Santa’s coming to Perth tonight! We have just the right books to get you in the mood – or to put under the tree for your little…
NEW HOURS! With the holidays just around the corner we’re excited to be open a little more for you than we have been since we reopened earlier in the year.…
Check out today’s stack of Backbeat Bargain Books…these are specifically for the music lovers in your life. From classic rock to jazz to record stores (of course we love that!)…
We’ve got a few recent new releases to feature plus a bunch of limited Record Store Day Black Friday releases that we’ll have in stock for you tomorrow. There have…
Starting tomorrow it’s the Backbeat Black Friday Sale! It will be on all weekend (Nov 26-28) so really it’s the Backbeat Black Friday and Saturday and Sunday Sale! Sale prices…
How beautiful are these Backbeat Bargain Books? Not only are the covers attention-getting, two of them are Backbeat Recommended Reads: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls and Good…
Today we’re taking you inside one of our many Backbeat Bargain Books – brand new books that are heavily discounted from the retail price to save you money – something…
Latest used books to hit the shelves here…have you read any of these? A Fraction of the Whole and When You Are Engulfed in Flames are both Backbeat Recommended Reads.
It’s Sunday and it’s time for A Nice Pair… Today we’re pairing Lou Reed’s classic album Transformer with the biography Lou Reed: A Life by Anthony DeCurtis who both knew…
For this week’s A Nice Pair we’re showcasing Sonic Youth’s fifth studio album Daydream Nation with Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon. Both critically acclaimed and go together like…
Don’t you just love saving money?! We have a big treat in store for you: introducing Backbeat Bargain Books! Brand new titles at a huge discount. We’re talking just $9.95…
Exciting news…we’ve always offered a loyalty stamp card for used books, but now we’ve extended it to also include new book purchases! This means you can get a stamp…
Sunday means it’s time for A Nice Pair again! This week we recommend pairing the biography I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon by (another single-named star)…
Some of the latest used books hitting the shelves…are any of these on your to-read list? We pride ourselves on our selection and prices and hope to see you soon!