Backbeat Books and Music Posts
Hey good people, it’s April 1st but we’re not going to fool with you. A few deliveries came in with lots of fresh releases to talk about today, plus restocks…
Ready for another music + book pairing? This week, we’re featuring the uber-talented wild child, Amy Winehouse. We recommend pairing her album Back to Black with a book written by…
Hey good people! Yup, sure feels like the 90s here today as we have reissues from Nirvana and Sonic Youth, plus a new album from The Cult. M. Ward’s latest…
That crazy time of year has started again. That’s right the official Record Store Day exclusive release list came out yesterday. You can check it out online here: http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases Or…
Tired of the same-old, same-old when it comes to books? There is an endless sea of award winners, bestsellers, top tens, the lists go on and on…and while there’s nothing…
A few recent releases and restocks just came in today. We’ve been waiting for GoGo Penguin and Hinds to arrive on vinyl since they were released and Wolfmother is back…
If you didn’t pick up the Bowie box-set “Five Years” last year, all the 6 studio albums included are now available separately. “Bowie At The Beeb: The Best Of The…
The snow out there today is beautiful and all, but it’s just so…white. What today needs is some colour! Good thing we just got more Staedtler pencil crayons in stock.…
Its been a while since we talked about new music in 2016. With the renos behind us, it’s time to look at some of the releases that have come out…
Hey good people, since we finished the renovations here we have way more space for vinyl in the shop. Here’s a quick peek at some of the used/vintage vinyl that…
Hey good people, we would like to show you the new look Backbeat, let’s call it Backbeat remastered. We hope when you visit the shop you dig the new layout.…
It’s time for another Backbeat music and book pairing! This week, we’re featuring Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by the multi-talented comedian, punk rocker, feminist, actress, and riot-grrrl Carrie…
Last week, we introduced you to our new series of music and book pairings. For the ultimate experience, why not read about your favourite artists while surrounding yourself in their…
Want to learn how to be the ultimate fangirl? Trying to figure out what the heck the KonMari Method is all about? Want to just stare at men with cats?…
We just want to let all of our loyal customers know that we’re closing our doors on Monday… …but we’re reopening on Friday! (See what we did there?!) That’s right,…
As you well know, there are two halves that make up Backbeat: music and books. Some of our best-selling books are autobiographies and biographies about musicians…so we’re introducing a fun…
Do you like getting things for free? (Of course you do!) Are you part of our loyalty program for secondhand books? (If you’re not already, you should be!) For every…
It’s nice when one of the most anticipated albums of 2016 comes out first thing in the new year! That’s right, David Bowie has released his latest album Blackstar today…
