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Backbeat Books and Music Posts
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…
Who doesn’t love great stationery? It makes everything you need to make note of (random thoughts, writing ideas, grocery lists, habit tracking…) that much more enjoyable when you love what…
Hey, it’s Friday so we’ve got some new releases to feature this week. The latest albums from Bahamas, Godflesh and Of Mice & Men have arrived plus the debut solo…
We got the used browsers loaded back up this week (check out the “flippin” video) and now we’ve received a few big deliveries of restocks and additions for our new…
Happy New Year! It’s 2018 and time for our first “flippin video” of the used/vintage vinyl we just put out to start the year. We really had to restock the…
We hope you had a great holiday! For those of you with some time off this week, it’s nice and warm in here. Just sayin’. Here are the rest of…
Perth is a winter wonderland today! If you’re finishing up your shopping, stay close to home this Christmas Eve. We’re open until 3 pm today if you still have some…
Have you heard of Jolabokaflod? Roughly translated, it means “Christmas book flood” and it’s an Icelandic holiday tradition that’s quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon. Jólabókaflóð (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot) is the tradition…
The year is winding down but there are still plenty of great new releases coming out on vinyl. This week we are featuring the latest from Bjork, Gord Downie and…
Not everyone is all fa la la la la and holly jolly about the holidays. And for that special humbugger on your list, we have the perfect gifts! Whether it’s…
