THEY say that longevity is the key to success, but in the cold, hard world of the music business too often the business men and bean counters want to see instant results.

But, despite once being the 80s flavour of the day for the MTV generation Y&T have proved that hard rock can have endurance, and with

THERE'S something of a feeling amongst a certain vocal minority who sometimes claim there's nothing to do in Northern Ireland if you're a hard rock or metal fan - you know the type, the one's who flock to Sabbath, Slayer, Maiden, Metallica or any of the 'big name' bands.

Yet, over two weeks we and our colleagues saw 21 bands - and had

_{I don’t write gig reviews but I do like to take some videos at gigs! Love them or loath them as you will!! Here are a few videos of excellent Aussie band Electric Mary playing in The Diamond Rock Club, Ahoghill on 7th Nov. There’s an interview with lead singer Rusty on the website - http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/interviews/1686-ni-rocks-interview-with-rusty-from-electric-mary.html}