CHATTING to Tony Wright is like catching up with a mate.

One minute we're recalling teachers from our days at Thorpe Middle School, the next he's waxing lyrical about his Victorian printing press collection and his plans to create a "working museum", running card-making courses using a letter press.

The Terrorvision frontman's unlikely passion stems from his grandad, a printer. "I was a YTS printer and there was this really old press, I got on with it like a house on fire. I loved the ink smell and the sound of it. You could set music to that rhythm," he laughs.

Tony has been creating his own sound of late, playing acoustic gigs with Terrorvision keyboard player Milton Evans. This autumn the pair will showcase Tony's solo album, Thoughts 'n' All, as well as re-imagined Terrorvision songs.

"They sound nothing like them, but by the second chorus people say 'I know that song'. Then there are songs that tap you on the shoulder and say 'will you play me?'

"I find acoustic music as edgy as rock or punk," adds Tony, who made the album through pledge-funding. "Within 24 hours of the page going online we'd reached our target. Heading out and meeting people who pledged was like meeting the 'record company'. We did a coast-to-coast bike ride - cycling being an acoustic form of transport - starting in a Whitehaven pub and obscure venues all the way to Robin Hood's Bay. We raised funds for the lifeboats, mountain rescue, and the homeless."

The new album includes a track called Great Horton, paying tribute to some old haunts. "The Italia cafe gets a mention," says Tony. "Loads of bands used to hang out there, you'd walk in and see New Model Army sitting round a table.

"A big loss was the Queen's Hall cellar bar, where Terrorvision cut our teeth. These places should be kept open, they're our heritage."

Bradford rockers Terrorvision broke through in the 1990s with My House from the Formaldehyde album, followed by How to Make Friends and Influence People. Surprise 1999 hit Tequila introduced them to a wider fanbase, but after further releases, and greatest hits compilation Whales and Dolphins, the band called it a day with a farewell tour ending in Bradford.

Tony fronted Laika Dog and worked as a dry stone waller, and Terrorvision later reformed for a tour. Critically acclaimed album Super Delux followed, then more gigs.

"Never say never," is Tony's response to the inevitable question about the band's future. He has fond memories of the early days. "Now it's all social media, but we had a good manager starting out," he says. "We sent him a cassette demo and he got in touch saying: 'That's the worst thing I've ever heard.' We thought: 'That's harsh.' A week later he said: 'I've changed my mind', took us to the Birdcage pub in the Interchange and offered us a five-album deal. We met him every week after that, eventually it was down to one album. He worked in a dog biscuit factory during the day and spent the night getting bands like us off the ground. He was a proper rocker."

* Tony Wright is at Bingley Arts Centre on Friday, September 25. For tickets call (01274) 431576.