Tag: music

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 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…

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 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 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 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:…

March 16, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday which means it’s time for A Nice Pair: book and vinyl pairings that go together like a rainy day and saved plans. Today we’re teaming up the book…

March 9, 2025 / Books
February 14, 2025 / Music

Since their breakout 2012 self-titled debut album, The Lumineers have achieved some incredible milestones: number one hits, billions of streams, packed global arena tours, multi-platinum releases, Grammy nominations, and, most…

February 9, 2025 / Books
January 31, 2025 / Music

Arriving for the first time on 4AD, Big Thief present the 2025 repress of their stunning sophomore album, 2017’s “Capacity”. After 2016’s “Masterpiece”, “Capacity” was recorded in a snowy winter…

January 26, 2025 / Books

It’s Sunday, the sun is shining and it’s time for A Nice Pair – our weekly vinyl/book pairing! This week, we’re recommending the book Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan,…

January 19, 2025 / Books

It’s that time of week when we pair a book with a related record for your visual and auditory pleasure! Today we’re recommending A Memory Within a Song: Music That…

January 17, 2025 / Music
January 15, 2025 / Music
January 12, 2025 / Books

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…

January 10, 2025 / Music

For years, Childish Gambino’s Atavista hid in plain sight. When he released an unfinished version of the record on March 15, 2020, it spent just 12 hours on his website…

December 29, 2024 / Books

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…

December 22, 2024 / Books

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…

November 28, 2024 / 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…