Backbeat Books and Music Posts

April 6, 2023 / Books
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Ice Ice Baby! Because of the poor weather we will be CLOSED today (Wednesday April 5th). Hit up our Facebook page for a “Flippin’ Video” of all the fresh used…

April 2, 2023 / Books

For today’s A Nice Pair, we’re matching up Crying in H Mart by Michelle Michelle Zauner with Japanese Breakfast’s latest album Jubilee. It generally takes around a year for paperbacks…

March 31, 2023 / Music

It’s the weekend and we’ve got a few new releases and reissues to feature. City and Colour have released “The Love Still Held Me Near” and The New Pornographers‘ latest…

March 25, 2023 / Music

It’s the weekend! Today we’re featuring the latest Pink Floyd vinyl release “The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974”This new release is part…

March 19, 2023 / Books

I don’t know about you, but I love seeing behind the scenes of artists’ processes. This week we’re pairing the book Fear Stalks the Land! A Commonplace Book by Thom…

March 12, 2023 / Books

For this week’s A Nice Pair, we’re not looking at a musician, but we’re heading back to the 90s and the heyday of MTV. We’re pairing Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours with…

March 10, 2023 / Music

It’s Friday! Do you need more records? Yes… yes you do. The latest Steel Panther album “On the Prowl” is out now as well as Macklemore‘s “Ben”. Some key albums…

March 9, 2023 / Books

Yesterday was International Women’s Day. We’re continuing the celebration by sharing just a few talented Canadian female authors. Have you read any of these authors’ books?

March 5, 2023 / Books

Sunday at Backbeat means it’s time for A Nice Pair. This week we’re pairing the book The Hard Times: The First 40 Years by the writers of thehardtimes.net with the…

February 26, 2023 / Books

Happy Sunday! You know what that means…it’s time for book and music matches that we call A Nice Pair! This week, we’re pairing Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits with the memoir Does…

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Today’s A Nice Pair features Warren Zevon. We’re pairing his album A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon with the book I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead:The Dirty Life…

February 10, 2023 / Music

It’s Friday! It wouldn’t be the weekend without some new and recent releases to hit the shelves here at Backbeat. We’ve got fresh releases from Yo La Tengo and Paramore…

February 5, 2023 / Books

For this week’s A Nice Pair – book and music pairings we recommend – we’re turning our attention over to Electronic Dance Music (aka: EDM). We recommend pairing the book…

February 2, 2023 / Books

Our latest used books cover everything from 80s Brat Pack movie stars to childhood friendship to detachment parenting, plus one seriously messed up serial killer cult leader.

January 29, 2023 / Books
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What new vinyl releases are you looking forward to in 2023? Last year we had a crazy amount of new releases roll through the doors here at Backbeat and we’re…

January 22, 2023 / Books

Today’s A Nice Pair features the Wu-Tang Clan. We recommend pairing the book Once Upon a Time in Shaolin: The Untold Story of Wu-Tang Clan’s Million-Dollar Secret Album, the Devaluation…

January 15, 2023 / Books

Today’s A Nice Pair has a couple of Dave Grohl’s firsts in common. We’re pairing his first book, The Storyteller, with the self-titled debut album by the Foo Fighters. Dave…

January 8, 2023 / Books

Today’s A Nice Pair features Keith Richards. We’re pairing his book Life with the Rolling Stones’ album Bridges to Babylon. Though it was just published in 2010, Life has already…