As you may know, Ron and Russell Mael are playing their entire back catalogue of albums, in order, round the corner from THE WORD office at the London Islington Academy between May 16 and June 11.

They're looking for support bands for the Sparks Spectacular. Could your band, or your mates' band, or just a band you know and like, fit the bill?

There'll be a different support band for each night, commencing with the 1971 album Halfnelson and concluding with 2006's Hello Young Lovers. Bands who fancy their chances should upload a live performance video to youtube and send the link to info@republicmedia.net with a bit of blurb about themselves. Entrants will be added to the video channel at www.youtube.com/republicmedia and the winning bands will be notified no later than April 30. Good luck…