Something for Kate

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Something for Kate is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Its lineup as of 1998 include primary songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman, and bassist Stephanie Ashworth.

Paul and Clint met at Padua College, Mornington Peninsula. Stephanie joined in 1998 after a distinguished career in the band Sandpit, turning down an offer to play with American band Hole.

Ashworth is the only current non-founding member. Previous bassists include:

Julian Carroll 1995-97 Left to pursue career and family.
Julian played with the band on 2nd September 2004 at a special one-off 10-year celebration gig at Melbourne's Prince of Wales.
Toby Ralph 1997-98

Touring members have included:

Wally Gunn - second guitar and keyboads.
Phillip 'Pip' Branson - second guitar and violin.
Ex-member of Sydney band Sidewinder, and currently (2005) playing with band as "Pip Branson Corporation".
Simon Burke - keyboards

As of February 2006, Something for Kate are finishing up the mixing of a new, as yet untitled album. The band has been keeping a studio diary of progress which is accessible at their official website [1]. Importantly they are no longer using Trina Shoemaker as a producer; she who was responsible for much of the sound on their previous albums Echolalia and The Official Fiction, which some fans criticised for being too mellow.

They have also been demoing a few new songs at live shows, however due to an official request not to circulate unreleased songs it is very hard to get a hold of recordings.

1 History of Name
- 1.1 Pseudonyms
2 Discography
3 Songs they have Covered
4 Live
- 4.1 Bands that Have Played Support for Them
- 4.2 Bands that they have played support for
5 External links

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History of Name

Early on they used the name El Presidentè, before changing that to Fish of the Day. The publican at their first gig suggested they change it.

The new words were chosen from a shopping list, Kate being Paul Dempsey's Jack Russell terrier.

Fans often shorten the name to SFK or S4K.

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Pseudonyms

Something for Kate have played secret shows under dummy names. Some of the names used include-

George Kaplan and the Editors
Captain Pinstripe
Stand Up Jerry & the Manmade Sharks

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Discography

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EPs

...Answer to Both Your Questions 1996
Dean Martin 1996
Intermission 1997
Captain (Million Miles Per Hour) 1997
Prick 1997
Working Against Me 1998
Roll Credit 1998
Harpoon/Clint 1998 Split A-Side with Jebediah. Only released on vinyl
Electricity 1999
Hallways 1999
Whatever You Want 1999
The Astronaut 2000
Monsters 2001
Three Dimensions 2001
Twenty Years 2001
Echolalia 2001
Say Something 2002
Déjà Vu 2003
Song For A Sleepwalker 2003
Moving Right Along 2004

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LPs

Elsewhere for 8 Minutes 1997
Beautiful Sharks 1999
Q & A with Dean Martin 2000
Echolalia 2001
The Official Fiction 2003
Phantom Limbs:Collected B-Sides 2004

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Scared of Horses (Paul Dempsey solo)

An Empty Flight March 30, 1998

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Film Clips

All clips directed by Bart Boghesi unless otherwise stated.

The film clips from Subject to Change to Whatever you Want, along with a live version of Truly (recorded at the UNSW Roundhouse), were collected on a video, The World According to Bart.

Something for Kate also released a DVD, titled A Diversion, featuring film clips and a short film.

The actor who plays prominent roles in the early clips (the Dean Martin character, the Captain) is a friend of the band.

Subject to Change
Dean Martin
Captain 1997
Prick 1997 - Directed by Toby Ralph
Working Against Me 1998
Roll Credit - First appearance of Stephanie Ashworth
Electricity 1999
Hallways 1999
Whatever You Want 1999
The Astronaut 2000 - Directed by Morgan Stockley
Monsters 2001
Three Dimensions 2001
Twenty Years 2001
Say Something 2002 - Directed by Morgan Stockley
Déjà Vu 2003 - Directed by Grant ??
Song For A Sleepwalker 2003
Moving Right Along 2004 - Directed by Rupert Glasson

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Film Score

Behave Directed by Bart Borghesi, score by Paul Dempsey.

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Other

I Want to Kill a Rich Man, by The Givegoods, 2003. Paul Dempsey produced and played drums, bass, guitar and keyboards.

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Songs they have Covered

Truly by Sub Pop band Hazel Crowd favourite
Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera For Triple M
The One I Love by R.E.M
I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty
Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie
Dreamworld by Midnight Oil
Ordinary World by Duran Duran
Harpoon by Jebediah
Hanging on the Telephone by Blondie
The Killing Moon by Echo & the Bunnymen
Feel like the Bad Guy Midget (a live-only cover, played at the "10-year celebration concert at Melbourne's Prince of Wales.")
I got you Split Enz
Rock the Casbah from the Clash, played at the 2005 Homebake festival, the two December (2005) Corner Hotel gig, "Celebration in the Park" (2006), and University of Wollongong UniBar (2006).

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Live

Paul Dempsey has also filled in as a guitarist for Brisbane band Fur, and Perth band Ammonia. He also played drums for two shows with Bluebottle Kiss and drums in his sister's band, John Smith. He also played bass and drums in a one off show with Evan Dando.

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