Tag: music

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…

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…