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. Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... The lead singer of Australian based rock group Something for Kate. ... Clint Hyndman Clint Hyndman is the drummer from Australian band Something for Kate ... Stephanie Ashworth Stephanie Ashworth is the Bass Guitarist for Australian band Something for Kate. ...

Dempsey and Hyndman met at Padua College, Mornington Peninsula. Ashworth joined in 1998 after a distinguished career in the band Sandpit, turning down an offer to play with American band Hole. Hole was an alternative rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002. ...

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

• Julian Carroll 1995-97 Left to pursue career and family.
  Carroll 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 keyboards.
• 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

On July 1, 2006 Something for Kate released "Desert Lights" which debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts. The band kept a studio diary of progress which is accessible at their official website [1]. It was while recording the album that lead singer Paul Dempsey tied the knot with bassist Ashworth. Importantly they have not used Trina Shoemaker as producer (they have worked with Brad Wood); Trina was responsible for much of the sound on their previous albums Echolalia and The Official Fiction, which some fans criticised for being too mellow. Sidewinder was a sucessful rock band founded in 1991 by brothers Nick and Martin Craft in the Australian capital Canberra. ... Brad Wood is a record producer from Rockford, Illinois. ...

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. The Jack Russell Terrier is a type of small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. ...

Fans often shorten the name to SFK.

Pseudonyms

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

• George Kaplan and the Editors
• Captain Pinstripe
• Jerry & the Manmade Sharks

Discography

EPs and singles

EPs

• ...Answer to Both Your Questions 1996
• Intermission 1997

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• Dean Martin 1996

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• 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

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• Electricity 1999
• Hallways 1999
• Whatever You Want 1999
• The Astronaut 2000

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• Monsters 2001
• Three Dimensions 2001
• Twenty Years 2001
• Echolalia 2001
• Say Something 2002

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• Déjà Vu 2003
• Song For A Sleepwalker 2003
• Moving Right Along 2004

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• Cigarettes And Suitcases 2006

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LPs

• Elsewhere for 8 Minutes 1997
• Beautiful Sharks 1999
• Q & A with Dean Martin (reissue) 2000
• Echolalia 2001
• The Official Fiction 2003
• Phantom Limbs:Collected B-Sides 2004
• Desert Lights 2006

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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 Christie
• Monsters 2001
• Three Dimensions 2001
• Twenty Years 2001
• Say Something 2002 - Directed by Morgan Christie
• Déjà Vu 2003 - Directed by Grant ??
• Song For A Sleepwalker 2003
• Moving Right Along 2004 - Directed by Rupert Glasson
• Cigarettes And Suitcases 2006 - Directed by Matt Weston of Syndicate Films

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Film Score

• Behave Directed by Bart Borghesi, score by Paul Dempsey.

Other

• I Want to Kill a Rich Man, by The Givegoods, 2003. Paul Dempsey produced and played drums, bass, guitar and keyboards.
• Six Feet Above Yesterday, by Infusion, 2004. Clint Hyndman played drums on multiple tracks.
• Soca Punk!, by Gallucci, 2005. Clint Hyndman played drums on multiple tracks.

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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 gigs, "Celebration in the Park" (2006), University of Wollongong UniBar (2006), May 21st gig at the Zoo in Brisbane (2006), May 25th gig at Prince of Wales St Kilda in Melbourne (2006).
• Close To Me by The Cure
• Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, Paul solo at the Zoo, May 21st 2006 and The Annandale, May29th, 2006
• Sunglasses at Night by Corey Hart, Paul solo live on Nova 93.7, Perth, June 6, 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. Evan Griffith Dando was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 4, 1967. ...

Bands that Have Played Support for Them

• Caustic Soda
• Death Cab For Cutie
• Augie March
• Art of Fighting
• Big Heavy Stuff
• Crooked Fingers
• Adam said Galore
• Gelbison
• Blueline Medic
• The Working Title
• Further
• Alex Lloyd
• Damn Arms
• Angus & Julia Stone supported Paul Dempsey Solo show on May 29th, 2006 at The Annandale

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Bands that they have played support for

• Silverchair - European tour
• Powderfinger - In Australia and Europe
• David Bowie
• Pavement
• Swervedriver
• You Am I

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External links

• Official web site
• Something for Kate discography
• Behave short film