Finally some new vinyl releases to mention, plus we have also received more stock on the latest Neil Young and Tom Petty. Portishead, Beastie Boys, Antlers, Lana Del Rey and…
Backbeat Books and Music Posts
Do you have a small person in your life who’s heading to school for the first time in just over a week? If so, they’re likely either bouncing off the…
The latest album from local lad James Leclaire & The Cable 22’s just arrived at Backbeat Books and Music. Titled “Of What is Left”, it is available on…
Hey there good people. If you haven’t been by the shop in some time you’ve been missing out on the recent additions to our vintage vinyl collection here at Backbeat…
I just got back from a little trip away and so, of course, I brought you all back a little something – more secondhand books to choose from! There are…
Although the big Sidewalk Sale was on Saturday, now it’s Monday and what Monday couldn’t use a little pick-me-up? So, we’re keeping the book sale going! Till Sunday, July 27th…
This week, we have lots of yummy books for you to devour… – “The Kings County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining: How to Make and Drink Whiskey” by David Haskell…
It has been awhile since we talked new vinyl. So finally we have some releases to mention. Yes, the Led Zeppelin Deluxe 2LP Re-issues are here! That was some wait,…
It’s the middle of the week and we’ve got some new book titles in for you to enjoy: – “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls” by David Sedaris A guy walks…
For all of you Divergent and Tobias (aka: Four) fans out there – and we know there are lots of you – the day you’ve been waiting for is finally…
Big vinyl shipment came in yesterday. Mostly restocks but a few sweet new releases and re-issues to talk about. A few we have been waiting patiently for, they are here…
A nice collection of new books just arrived at the shop in time for the weekend. Whether you’re heading to the cottage or lounging at home in the hammock, let…
In the summer 2014 issue of Ottawa Magazine they have done a feature on Perth and some of the fine local businesses in town. They featured Backbeat as part of…
We’re stocking the shop for summertime fun and just brought in another great big load of secondhand books. As usual, there’s lots of variety in this batch, but there is…
We just wanted to highlight a couple of local books that have recently come to our shop. Both are great choices for gift-giving, for tourists or for proud Perth residents.…
There have been several big releases the past month that we have mentioned and have in stock, including The Black Keys, Jack White, Coldplay and the Led Zeppelin re-issues but…
If you haven’t been in a while, there is a huge load of recent vintage that has been going out lately. In addition to what you see in the pic,…
File under “Face melting rock and roll”. Local group Fools Like You now have their CD available at Backbeat Books and Music. We love supporting local musicians so the entire…
Some new books arrived today, ready for reading outside in the sunshine! Most of these are mainly for our younger and teen customers: – “Cold Antler Farm: A Memoir of…
We wouldn’t leave out our graphic novel fans! In fact, the lot is so huge, we needed a whole other post just for this genre. We’re always adding to our…
As promised, there is another huge lot of great secondhand books now at the shop! There is a really good amount of very recent releases – many titles from 2013…
I just got back from one of my favourite excursions…secondhand book shopping! This is just load one of two (or maybe three) coming into the shop this week. There is…
This year the Stewart Park Festival will be held July 18-20, 2014. It is a free festival for the whole family with three days of music in Stewart Park, part…
We now have the Rock-Ola 496 (1988) jukebox setup up and loaded with 45s at the shop. Since it is an 80s vintage we decided to put mostly 80s music…
