Bookmans Recommends: Five Creatively Romantic Albums
February is known for Love of Reading, Mardi Gras, winter weather, African American history, St. Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day. It’s also Creative Romance Month. We recommend engaging with what you love–be it books, sweethearts or, as we suggest today, romantic albums. The weather may…
Bookmans Recommends: Ego Death by The Internet
We might be late to the game when it comes to acknowledging The Internet‘s musical genius. The group released two studio albums (Purple Naked Ladies in 2011 and Feel Good in 2013) before Ego Death (2015), when they commanded our attention. A mix of funk,…
Remembering David Bowie
By Dani, Event Liaison at Bookmans Speedway Heroes may well be an eponymous album as that is exactly what David Bowie is to me. The world tragically lost one of our most talented performing artists and it goes deeper than that. Most of us did…
The Beatles Let It Stream
On Christmas Eve 2015, the record label that owns the rights to the music of The Beatles disclosed that the music would be available to certain streaming services. After holding out on streaming for longer than virtually anyone else, the band’s music is available on…
Freebie Fridays: Honey from Dried Grass by Cook and Rose
***This Freebie Friday Offer Is Complete and We Have a Winner.*** We had so much fun in November with Freebie Fridays, we decided to make it a more general year-around activity. We won’t have giveaways every Friday, but when we do you will benefit. This…
The Care and Feeding of Your Pet Accordion
Only a handful of trained accordion repair persons exist in the United States. Bookmans has two of them on board in our Musical Instrument Repair Shop. You can trust our highly qualified Musical Instrument Repair Department on the care and feeding of your pet accordian….
Bookmans Recommends: Hello by Adele
We’re sure you have heard it. English singer, songwriter and ten-time Grammy award winner, Adele made quite a return with Hello, the heart-stopping single from her third album due for release on November 20. Adele’s personal growth in the 3 years since her album 21…
Bookmans Musical Instrument Repair Shop
Bookmans repairs musical instruments so we can help you be the best musician possible. Not to toot our own horn, but last quarter Bookmans placed over 4,700 musical instruments on our sales floors. Each and every one of them was fully checked out, set up…
Bookmans Recommends: Snarky Puppy
By Robert, Assistant Manager for Bookmans Ina I love instrumental music–jazz, metal, classical, it almost doesn’t matter. I do admit to a greater love of jazz than other genres. Instrumental music requires a skill at melody and feel that keeps the listener interested and engaged…
Behind the Trade Counter with Visual Merchandiser Athene
Have you noticed the quirky displays around the stores? One current favorite at Bookmans Grant is, “Have You RED Any Good Books Lately?” It includes books with covers done in the color red. Bookmans Grant also has a “Survivors” display with post-apocalyptic titles as well…
Teenaged Flavio and The Lonesome Crowded West
High school is the most awkward period in our lives. It’s where we discover who we are and fail miserably. I’ve yet to see someone who was completely comfortable with themselves at the ripe age of 18. I’m barely becoming comfortable with my own existence…
Bookmans Recommends: Man with the Hat by The Coltranes
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in the intensity and rawness that surrounds the genre of punk rock and hardcore punk. I grew up in the punk rock lifestyle due to family members being prominent figures in the Tucson scene….
Four Rad Musical Artists Who Are Also Women
Who runs the world? Girls! No one says it better than Queen B herself. In celebration of Bookmans Music Month and all its musical awesomeness we focus on the ladies. These four cool chicks are artists who have released albums in the past couple years…
Your Third Place
School’s out, summer is here and it’s darn hot out there — but not at your local Bookmans. We love learning new things, we have only one season and it’s called awesome, and we keep the air nice and cool. We have done this long…
Bookmans Ina Geeks Out Over Favorite CDs
When it comes to great tunes, everyone has their favorite CDs. We don’t always agree with one another but since it’s Music Month we have set our differences aside to rave about what gets us going. As you meet Bookmans Ina’s biggest fan consider their…
Geek Out Groove
Join us as we get our geek on! We buy, sell and trade just about every game, movie, music, action figure, RPG, craft and collectable to help you refine your tastes and collections. We are super proud to hang out with our geeky customers, community,…
Ticket Tuesdays — Arizona Renaissance Festival
Hear ye, hear ye, gallant knights and fair maidens! Pirates and peasants converge on the magical anachronism of Arizona Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace. Full of whimsical and delightful surprises, it’s an experience that can’t be matched in this century. The Arizona Renaissance Festival is…
YOU Got This: 5 Songs to Live By
The end of Jan-YOU-Ary is drawing near, but we believe that feeling good about yourself should be a year-’round hobby. One surefire way to maintain an awesome mood is with great music. We count down the best inspirational songs, guaranteed to build confidence and contentment…
Top 5 Last Minute Gifts at Bookmans
Amidst the December holiday whirlwind, finding a thoughtful and affordable gift presents a challenge. You are up for it, however, because your neighborhood Bookmans has something for everyone. We count down our Top Five Last Minute Gifts, sure to impress even the most discerning of…
Words and Images Uncensored
Have we got some uncensored material for you! We celebrate revolutionary artists pushing boundaries and taking their art to the streets. They risk it all for the sake of expression, rearranging our world in an attempt to understand and reinterpret that all-allusive reality, the truth….
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