#backbeat records

[farm2turntable]

“Robey did have a heart, it turned out. . . It stopped beating in 1975.”

Michael Corcoran Ghost Notes: Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music (TCU Press)

[soulmusicsongs]

Everybody Knows (The River Song) - O. V. Wright (8 Men And 4 Women, 1967)

[house-a-day]

Keep Moving Ahead - Always Searching (Uhura mix)

[aslongasihaveyouuu]

[tonsofgrooves]

O.V. Wright - Medley: God Blessed Our Love/When a Man Loves a Woman/That's How Strong My Love Is (Into Something (Can't Shake Loose, 1977)

This is so good... 

[huh-lit-vis-vid]

A few years ago, if you told me you hadn't been to Nambour lately, I wouldn't have bat an eyelid. These days I’d probably drag you by your ear down to a train station and pop you on your merry way. To put it more precisely, if you are a fan of music, cinema, vintage clothing, cool people or a fan of cool shit in general you should be in Nambour.

Newest to the growing scene is the re-vamped Time Machine. If you've never been, it is a dual level Aladdin's cave spilling onto the main drag; Currie Street. When Shane Sullivan; the original owner passed away earlier this year, regulars feared it's doors would close forever. Thankfully, with the help of three strapping young ex-coast kids the store lives on. Daniel Stuth, Barton Worthington and Benjamin Paskins have done a remarkable job in turning The Time Machine into the vital part of the jigsaw that is Nambour’s creative hub. The store stocks a fantastic range of vinyl, tapes and cd’s with a particularly decent local and Australian selection. Antique and curio collectors will be equally enthused with a huge assortment of no-kidding goodies ranging from model planes and cars to Street Sharks figurines. For the discerning vogue-ers, the clothing is well selected and affordable, which is a nice change from the run-of-the-mill vintage venture. However, the contents are not what maketh the store, oh-no. The boys put on a great gig between them, with bands like Nikko, Dreamtime and Nitefields playing to eager Sunshine Coast ears recently.

Another fixture on the Sunshine Coast now happily resides in a little nook in the old ambulance station, Howard Street; Back Beat Records. Lee made the move further west after almost 15 years hanging around the old Big Top. Hell, can’t blame him. If you’ve been chasing that prize vinyl, chances are Back Beat will have it. The selection is a treasure chest that seems to contain exactly what I’m looking for, every time. He stocks all of your band fan-boy or girl needs with badges, books, tapes, dvds, t-shirts and a wealth of musical knowledge.

Next door to Back Beat, you’ll find Freaks are Us (a punk & psychobilly clothing store that also happens to serve a pretty damn good coffee), Black Box Theatre, The Nowhere arts collective, Emergency Room Street Art store, Leopard Lounge Cinema and the Ground Zero Gallery which are all part of the Sunshine Coast Arts Industry Precinct Inc.(SCAIP). These guys are all doing amazing things for the local creative scene.

For those of you that remain unconvinced, there is much more. There are a plethora of great Op shops and cafes (try Husk & Honey for gluten-free treats or DL Coffee for sweet cosy vibes), Nambour Art House Cinema shows selected art-house, independent and foreign films on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and even the local Woolworths has a resident bagpipe player.

So while you’re up in the heady heavens of discovery in Nambour, be sure to support this great brood for being the face of change on the Sunshine Coast.

Siena Hart