Backbeat Books and Music Posts

February 17, 2017 / Music
February 16, 2017 / Music
February 13, 2017 / Books

Tell me, what’s the last book you read that you just couldn’t put down? For me, it’s The Lonely Hearts Hotel. So far the combination of aching love, melancholic circumstances,…

January 26, 2017 / Books
January 24, 2017 / Books

Backbeat will be closed for some much-needed mid-winter R&R from Monday, January 30th to Thursday, February 9th. We’ll be back to our usual seven days a week schedule and happy…

January 20, 2017 / Music
January 14, 2017 / Music
January 14, 2017 / Music
January 13, 2017 / Books

Last week, we showed you the one-of-a-kind Tree of Codes die-cut wonderpiece by Jonathan Safran Foer. Today, we bring you three more super unique books all currently available at Backbeat.…

January 4, 2017 / Books

The best thing about secondhand shopping is the potential for discovering treasures. On that note, our latest special addition (or is that edition?) to our rare books section is this…

December 24, 2016 / Books
December 23, 2016 / Music
December 22, 2016 / Books
December 19, 2016 / Books

There’s still plenty of time to get to Backbeat! Here are our holiday hours over the next couple of weeks: Monday, December 19: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, December…

December 16, 2016 / Music
December 15, 2016 / Books

Holidays should be about relaxing, unwinding and doing whatever makes you happiest – not stressing over gifts. Seriously, there are more important things to think about. Like deciding which record…

December 9, 2016 / Music
December 8, 2016 / Books

Show some love for your favourite record and book store by wearing a Backbeat t-shirt! These super comfy shirts are ready to go out the door, over your face and…

December 7, 2016 / Music

I know we haven’t talked about new vinyl releases for a little while but that doesn’t mean new stuff hasn’t been coming in. Here’s what’s fresh (or freshly reissued) on…

December 5, 2016 / Stationery

Of course at Backbeat our focus is on books and vinyl, but we also sell some amazing greeting cards. We’ve been stocking the beautiful ecojot cards for a couple years…

November 29, 2016 / Stationery

Looking for the perfect way to personalize your gifts? We just brought in these super cool stamp sets by Yellow Owl Workshop. Okay, we got a little excited and opened…

November 22, 2016 / Books
November 11, 2016 / Books

Next Thursday November 17th, come hang out with us at Backbeat in the dark. We’ll be open until 7:00pm that evening. The first five customers after 5:00pm will receive a…

November 9, 2016 / Books

Thought our current sale couldn’t get any better? All of our in-stock colouring books are now 50% off as well! This includes The Neil Gaiman Coloring Book that was produced…