Tag: release

November 28, 2024 / Music
November 27, 2024 / Books
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,…

September 20, 2024 / Music
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…

July 12, 2024 / Music
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 22, 2024 / Music

It’s the weekend! We’ve got a few new and recent re-issues to feature today including from Sade, Spiritualized and Monsters of Folk. Let’s dig in. Spiritualized – Songs in A&EThe…

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 2, 2024 / Books

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…

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 21, 2024 / Books

Thank you to every single one of you who lined up, showed up and hung out with us for Record Store Day! You really made it the greatest day –…

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 17, 2024 / Books

Saturday (Record Store Day) is also sale day here – it’s one day only, so you won’t want to miss it!20% off everything in stock (includes Record Store Day exclusives…

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 –…

April 5, 2024 / Music

It’s Friday! We’ve got a few highly anticipated new releases to feature today. The latest albums from The Black Keys, Khruangbin and Vampire Weekend are out! Let’s dig in. Khruangbin…

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…