Written by Fred Carlyle Matty Yousa on the Left, Marcus Kech on the right It was late last year in that limbo stage where spring and summer briefly intertwined together when I found myself in what proved to be quite a unique interviewing experience. While talking to Marcus Kech and Matty Yousa on the back-end of their first-ever gig with discarded beer barrels opposite the Leadbeater hotel serving as our night's seating arrangement: it was here where I interviewed the duo tha

3rd EP by Melbourne/Naarm Indie/Garage legends. Mumdeathcake is back for their 3rd EP is quick succession! This one man project heralded by the immensely talented Darcy Hemmingway has been a spot of fascination for our little Couchdog Community, having interviewed Darcy last year off the back the previous two EP's. That write up of our chat is still relevant to this new release as the curated layers of mood and clever instrumentation within Darcy's writing and overall present

Written by Fred Carlyle From left to right: Mia, Tom C, Tom R, Josh, Paige (Photo Credit: Wandyspics ) For my interview with Midnight...

While sitting outside on an awful, violently stormy night, I was introduced to Mumdeathcake over the phone. Self-described as “lo-fi indie/garage deadbeat”, MDC is a one-man project from Darcy Eddy that blossomed over lockdown and sat quietly dormant until recently.

Photo Credit to Archibald McGill Naarm’s quartet Hannah Kate have just released End of the Day , their smooth, tightly arranged alt...

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo Credit: Jack Doust On the day that we caught up with Naarm based singer/songwriter Kimberly...

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo Credit: Unjail.nerdish Having released their debut single and today’s topic ‘The Waiting Room’ just back on...

Photo Credit - Nick Robertson On another typical frigid Melbourne evening this March, I made the journey up to the Improv Conspiracy to...

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo by Finn Goldstraw Aunty Blue are no strangers to the Couchdog family as we’ve been falling victim to this...

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo Credit: @eve.wickson Crowded House weren’t exaggerating when they wrote ‘Four seasons in one day’ for It’s...

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo Credit: @sabbyb212 It wasn’t that long ago- about 10 months- when Couchdog had the pleasure of interviewing...

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Album Review and Interview of Earth Treader Tren and their album Fenfossil Future Unour

Living in Melbourne throughout Summer means bracing for an inevitable heatwave that can for some, disrupt your usual routine. While...

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo Credit: @zara_davies Hailing from Perth’s southern bush-meets-beach town of Margaret River; Quite Loud -...

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo Credit: @babyanimals3333 And we are back with Lucy Lamb! It was only a little while ago back in May when...

With her first release since 2020, Naarm based artist Hannah Kate and her band deliver us a new single dripped with eerie instrumentation an

Written by Fred Carlyle Photo Credit: Ada Duffy It was a Saturday night when I found myself in a little park just outside of Fitzroy’s...

Written by Fred Carlyle Joe Terror - the stage name of ex-Naarm resident’s eclectic rock n roll singer Jayden Hebbard - is far from being...

Written by Fred Carlyle When it comes to reviewing a single, album, EP, etc , the usual approach is to start off by tackling who exactly...