Tag: music

October 13, 2024 / Books

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,…

October 6, 2024 / Books

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…

October 4, 2024 / Music

It’s Friday! Boy oh boy do we have a load of new releases to dig into today. We’ve got the latest releases from The Smile, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Leon…

September 29, 2024 / Books

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,…

August 29, 2024 / Stationery

We’ve restocked some music-related favourites as well as added some new designs to our greeting card wall…these latest ones are again from Smitten Kitten. We love a good sense of…

August 25, 2024 / Books

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…

August 4, 2024 / Books

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…

July 21, 2024 / Books

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…

June 23, 2024 / Books

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…

June 16, 2024 / Books

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…

June 15, 2024 / Music

It’s the weekend! We’ve got a few recent new releases to feature today. The latest from Eels, RJD2, and $uicideboy$ are available now. Want more? Of course you can always…

June 9, 2024 / Books

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…

May 30, 2024 / Uncategorized

Summer is nearly here…do you have travel plans coming up? Are you trying to unplug/reconnect/kill some hours en route? Come pick up a packable travel kit and enjoy some analog…

May 26, 2024 / Books

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…

May 17, 2024 / Music

It’s Friday! It’s a long weekend! New releases from Cage the Elephant and The Avett Borthers are out today! Don’t forget to check out our “Flippin’ Video” from earlier this…

May 10, 2024 / Music

It’s Friday! We’ve got another week with some solid fresh releases hitting the new release wall. The latest from The Beaches and Chick Corea w/Bela Fleck are out now! Plus,…

May 4, 2024 / Music

It wouldn’t be the weekend without some new releases to hit the shelves here at Backbeat. This week we’re featuring new releases from Sia, Kamasi Washington, Dua Lipa and Mdou…

April 26, 2024 / Music

It’s Friday! Holy moly we’ve got a lot of fresh releases to feature today. We’ve got the new Pet Shop Boys, Charley Crockett, Darkthrone and AWOL. Laufey has dropped Bewitched:…

April 19, 2024 / Music
April 19, 2024 / 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 12, 2024 / Music

It’s Friday! Only one new release to feature this week but don’t worry, there’s going to be loads of new releases next week for Record Store Day! Linkin Park –…

March 30, 2024 / Music

It’s Saturday! We’ve got a few great new vinyl releases to feature this week so we’re going to get right into them. If you’re looking for more info on these…

March 23, 2024 / Music

It’s the weekend! We’ve got a few new and recent release to feature today including the latest from Adrianne Lenker and Waxahatchee. Let’s dig in. Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future…

March 17, 2024 / Books

It’s Sunday, it’s time for A Nice Pair – book and vinyl recommendations that go together like March and unpredictable temperatures. Today we’re pairing the book Janis: Her Life and…

February 25, 2024 / Books