Something For Kate are a 3-piece band, hailing from Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of:
Singer/
Guitarist -
Paul Dempsey
Drummer -
Clint Hyndman and
Bassist -
Stephanie Ashworth
The name Something For Kate comes from the the name of Paul's Jack Russell dog, Kate. The name was born of a note reminding Paul to get something for Kate from the shops.
Something For Kate are gaining more mainstream popularity all the time, and have been nominated for four ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) awards in 2001, for Best Alternative Release, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Group.
Something For Kate
discography:
Albums
Elsewhere For 8 Minutes released 4th July 1997
Beautiful Sharks released 7th June 1999
Echolalia released 25 June 2001
EPs
The Answer To Both Your Questions released 10th May 1996
Intermission released 7th March 1997
Q&A With Dean Martin released 24th January 2000
Interesting tidbits - Q&A with Dean Martin is a limited edition re-release of the the first EP, The Answer to Both Your Questions, and the single
Dean Martin
The Answer to Both Your Questions is a name created after Paul asked a friend for ideas of what to call the EP, and what to put on the cover. The answer was "The answer to both your questions, is pornography." He did end up naming the album - just not in the way he'd intended!
Something For Kate have recently toured internationally, touring the United States and Japan in March / April of 2000.