Backbeat Books and Music Posts

July 9, 2025 / Books

Looking for a great read? Just keep an eye out for books with Backbeat Recommended Reads tags on our shelves to discover books we’ve read from cover to cover and…

July 6, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for A Nice Pair – book and vinyl pairings that go together like hot days and iced tea. Today we’re pairing the book Heroes…

July 2, 2025 / Music

We hope you had a fantastic Canada Day yesterday!Now, it’s time for another “Flippin’ Video” featuring all the latest used and vintage vinyl hitting the bins. Filled with a great…

June 29, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for A Nice Pair – book and vinyl pairings that go together like Funk and Soul. Today, we’re pairing the memoir Thank You (Fallenttinme…

June 28, 2025 / Books

Some Canadian reads for the Canada Day long weekend…

June 22, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday and it’s time for A Nice Pair: book and vinyl pairings that go together like the last week of school and the sweet feeling of freedom. Today we’re…

June 15, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday, and we’re back with another Nice Pair: books and vinyl pairings that go together like dads and silly nicknames. Today we’re pairing the book Good Pop, Bad Pop:…

June 14, 2025 / Music
June 12, 2025 / Stationery

Get Dad a card for Father’s Day.

June 6, 2025 / Bags

Just a quick heads up that we will be closed this Sunday, June 8th.We are sorry for any inconvenience. Drop by today (Friday) or tomorrow (Saturday) though, we’d love to…

June 1, 2025 / Books
May 25, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday, the sun in shining and it’s time for A Nice Pair: book and vinyl pairings that go together like 1978 and bell bottoms. Today we’re pairing the book…

May 18, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for A Nice Pair – book and music pairings that go together like long weekends and Canadians’ proclivity for calling things “two-four”. Today we’re…

May 11, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for A Nice Pair: book and vinyl pairings that go together like Sundays and brunch. Today we’re pairing the book Fallopian Rhapsody: The Story…

May 7, 2025 / Music

It’s finally time for a fresh “Flippin’ Video” filled with the latest used vinyl to hit the recent arrival bin this morning. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel…

May 4, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for A Nice Pair – book and vinyl pairings that go together like funk and soul. Today we’re pairing the book On Time: A…

May 1, 2025 / Stationery

It’s nearly time to thank your mom with the obligatory card with a hint of sarcasm from Backbeat.

April 27, 2025 / Books

It’s the last Sunday in April and it’s time for A Nice Pair – vinyl and book pairings that go together like Perth and delicious maple syrup hangovers. Today we’re…

April 24, 2025 / Books

We recently expanded our used fiction section by a couple hundred or so additional books. More selection, more great reads! What are you reading at the moment?

April 17, 2025 / Books

Just a heads up that it’s a holiday weekend so our hours are adjusted.We’re closed tomorrow (Friday), open Saturday 11am-5pm and closed on Sunday. We’re always closed Mondays and Tuesdays.…

April 13, 2025 / Music

Thank you to every single one of you who lined up, showed up, even camped out and supported us on Record Store Day 2025! We appreciate every single one of…

April 11, 2025 / Music

The day we’ve all been gearing up for is nearly here…Record Store Day is tomorrow! Are you as excited as we are? We’re looking forward to seeing our fantastic regular…

April 10, 2025 / Books

Saturday (Record Store Day) is also sale day here – it’s one day only, so you won’t want to miss it!15% off everything in stock (includes Record Store Day exclusives…

April 9, 2025 / Music
April 6, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for A Nice Pair – books and records that go together like sunshine and an island getaway. Today we’re featuring the book The Islander:…