It’s Sunday and it’s time for our weekly book and music pairing! Today it’s all about Alice Cooper and we’re pairing the memoir Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! with the album…
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It’s Sunday and for today’s book and vinyl pairing, we’re recommending the novel Caging Skies by Christine Leunens alongside the Jojo Rabbit Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Caging Skies by Christine…
Before we delve into this week’s Nice Pair, just a reminder that we are:– OPEN today from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm.– We will then be CLOSED from Monday, December…
It’s Sunday, it’s the holidays and today it’s time for a Christmas edition of A Nice Pair! But before we kick things off, we want to remind you that we’re…
We just want to give you a heads up for our upcoming hours for the holiday. Wed December 18 – Sat December 21 – 11am-5pmSun December 22 – 11am-4pmMon December…
We hope your December’s off to a good start! We have a few important dates to share here for this upcoming week… Backbeat will be CLOSED this coming Saturday, December…
This weekend is our Black Friday (and Saturday and Sunday) Sale! We know lots of you have been waiting for Black Friday to arrive and we’re just as excited as…
We’ve recently added a small amount of French books for babies and little kids to our collection. If you’re wanting to teach your little one a new language or if…
It’s Sunday and it’s a long weekend…a.k.a. the perfect combination for another vinyl and book pairing, right? This week, we’re featuring the latest offerings from Nick Cave: his book Faith,…
It’s Sunday and we’re switching things up a little today for today’s Nice Pair – we’re pairing the Backbeat Recommended Read, Salmon Run by Jeff McIntyre with…any music that makes…
It’s the last Sunday in September so let’s settle in with A Nice Pair – book and vinyl pairings that go together like squirrels and foraging for nuts. This week,…
Hey! What you doing Saturday evening? Perth is having a night market and Backbeat will be open until 9pm. Perth Tourism describes it as “an enchanting evening waiting for you…
Today’s book and vinyl pairing is the same-named Saxophone Colossus – one, a biography of Sonny Rollins by Aidan Levy; the other, Rollins’ album. The book is a deep dive…
We’ve brought cookbooks back to Backbeat! We currently have a small curated selection that we just added to our used book section. What’s your go-to cookbook?
Sunday means it’s time for A Nice Pair – book and vinyl pairings that share a common theme. This week, we’ve got one for the kids and/or the young at…
For today’s music and book pairing, we recommend grabbing your Docs, tying your favourite plaid around your waist and reading the book Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of…
We don’t judge people by their covers, but we definitely judge books. Do you? Here are some of our favourite collections that are as beautiful to look at as they…
This week we continue to celebrate Pride Month by pairing the latest book we’ve brought in about today’s star, Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and The…
Before we delve into today’s book and music pairing, we’d like to wish a Happy Father’s Day to those celebrating! If your celebrations involve books or vinyl – or even…
Today, we’re continuing our celebration of Pride Month and pairing Tegan and Sara’s latest album, Crybaby, with their graphic novel, Tegan & Sara: Junior High. The book is a blend…
We loved seeing the Pride Parade yesterday in Perth and in celebration of Pride Month, today we’re kicking it off with A Nice Pair featuring Billie Eilish. We recommend pairing…
If you’re a fan of Patti Smith, today’s your day! We recommend pairing her latest book, The Book of Days, with her classic album Horses. The Book of Days is…
The long weekend is coming up…a perfect time for relaxing! If reading tops your list of ways to unwind, we have a great selection of used books here to choose…
In honour of Mother’s Day, today we’re pairing The Beatles’ classic album Let It Be with the book Sound Man by Glyn Johns. The title track of the album was…
