Something For Kate

Something for Kate is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Its lineup as of 2003 include primary songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman, and bassist Stephanie Ashworth. Paul and Clint met a Padua College, Mornington Peninsula. Stephanie joined up later after a distingished career in the band Sandpit. Ashworth is the only current non-founding member. Previous bassists include:
  • Julian Carroll 1995-98 Left to persue 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 1998-99 Left due to creative differences. Toby directed the Prick filmclip.
Touring memebers have included:
  • Wally Gunn - second guitar
  • Phillip 'Pip' Branson - second guitar and violin. Ex-member of Sydney band Sidewinder.
  • Simon Burke - keyboards

History of Name

Early on they used the name El President, before changing that to Fish of the Day. The publican at their first gig asked them to 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.

Pseudonyms

Something for Kate have played some secret shows under dummey names. Some of the names used include- George Kaplan and the Plancs Jerry & the Manmade Sharks

Discography

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 Jebidiah. 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
  • Dj Vu 2003
  • Song For A Sleepwalker 2003
  • Moving Right Along 2004

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

Scared of Horses (Paul Dempsey solo)

  • An Empty Flight March 30, 1998

Film Clips

Incomplete All clips directed by Bart Boghesi unless otherwise stated. The filmclips 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
  • Monsters 2001
  • Three Dimensions 2001
  • Twenty Years 2001
  • Echolalia 2001
  • Say Something 2002
  • Dj Vu 2003
  • Song For A Sleepwalker 2003
  • Moving Right Along 2004

Film Score

Other

  • I Want to Kill a Rich Man, by The_Givegoods, 2003. Paul Dempsey produced and played drums.

Songs they have Covered

Live

Paul Dempsey has also filled in as a guitarist for Brisbane band Fur, and Perth band Amonia. He also played bass and drums in a one off show with Evan Dando

Bands that Have Played Support for Them

Bands that they have played support for

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