Some new books have arrived just in time for fall! The new titles are listed here, but we have also received some reorders of Backbeat best-sellers that aren’t pictured. –…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
A few new releases to talk about and a bunch of new additions to our regular inventory. We are getting tight on space for vinyl right now, but are making…
Just a tiny shipment of new titles today – the rest of the box contained re-stocks of favourite titles. New books to the shop span rubber bands, invention, peculiar children,…
Just a small order came in today, but we’ve got some great titles encompassing such diverse topics as suicide, walking, bikers, South Africa, demons and moons: – “All My Puny…
So here are the details on Record Store Day and our 1st “re-birthday” at Backbeat. Fancy poster to come later – we just wanted to get the details out today…
When you think of secondhand books, do you think of musty old behind-the-times books with ragged edges and faded covers? The above picture is just a sample of recent secondhand…
Just a small book shipment arrived today, but is it ever diverse! In addition to the books listed below, we also have some reorders of popular CBC Canada Reads 2014…
When the content of a book transports you somewhere magical and its cover is also enticing to look at, it’s a thing of beauty. Today’s round-up of magical journeys and…
Attention Canadian Book Lovers! Backbeat Books & Music is about to start a book club…and you’re invited! Since our focus here at the shop has been promoting and celebrating Canadian…
Good day people! With all the madness of listing off upcoming Record Store Day releases (check them out here) we don’t want to forget about the great music that is…
…”The Orenda” by Joseph Boyden! Started in 2001, Canada Reads is CBC’s annual battle of the books, where five Canadian personalities select the book they think Canadians should read. Each…