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Backbeat Books and Music Posts
It’s Friday and we’ve got the latest releases from Decemberists, Jeff Rosenstock and Jack White in stock ready for a spin this weekend. Also, the 20th anniversary edition of Fatboy…
– UPDATE – The Day After – APRIL 22, 2018 – A huge thanks to our amazing customers that came out and took part in a great day here at…
For obvious reasons, we can’t help but notice book covers first, but what about the often ignored endpapers? In too many cases, they’re just plain, boring white. That’s why when…
Just one quick hit for today but we’ve got a big list of restocks and additions below. Also, be sure to check out the “flippin” video of the fresh load…
This week we’re featuring four new vinyl releases from Superorganism, Oneida, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. The usual list of restocks and…
Today is International Women’s Day and we have loads of books about rad women all over the globe. Women who are pushing boundaries, brave women, smart women, funny women, strong…
The official Record Store Day release list has just dropped. You can check it out here: http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases Also, for Canadian only exclusives check out Record Store Day Canada here: http://recordstoredaycanada.ca/the-official-record-store-d…/…
Of course you need more records. We’ve got some great albums at great prices right now! There’s at least 2 copies in stock of each of these freshly discounted albums,…
Time For An Upgrade? Trade in any working or non-working turntable, from any manufacturer at Backbeat during March and receive $100 off the purchase of a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon or…
What’s one of my all-time favourite things? Giant stack of books like the one above! There’s just so much goodness here: the latest from Mary Kubica, beautiful covers like Edgar…
In just under 2 months, on April 21st it’s going to once again be Record Store Day! It’s always a blast seeing pretty much every single great customer we have…
The latest albums from GoGo Penguin, MGMT and The Wombats have all arrived plus a few heavy hitting reissues from The Ramones and Offspring have just come out. If you…
Today is the Chinese New Year and it’s the Year of the Dog. So, to all of you who are celebrating, we say 恭喜发财 (pronounced “gung hei faat coi”)! In…
We’re kicking this week off old-school style with some more modern classics. These vintage-looking brand new copies are by the literary champion Joan Didion. She’s unlike anyone else. Some sample…
Hey Backbeaters! Looks like it could be a snowy couple of days, so why not head over to the shop, pickup a book, grab a record and hibernate for the…
While we carry a variety of old classics, we also strive to seek out more modern/cult fave classics. One of our latest additions? The Valley of the Dolls 50th Anniversary…
It’s Friday and we’ve got your music, your books, your music to listen to while reading your books and your books about musicians and the music they create. This week…
It might be wet and dreary outside, but it’s been positively springlike and bursting with blooms in the book section. It just takes a great book and a little imagination…