Tony Wright from Terrorvision, formed Laika Dog, named after the Russian space dog, Laika, on a Yorkshire moor top in 2002, when he was taking a break from music and became a dry stone waller. He met fellow band members Paddy, Sim and Parry and started to create music again, with a new twist on rock and roll.

Laika Dog has recently released its latest album 2010 and Terrorvision is also working on their first new material in nearly a decade. They expect to release a new album next year and are holding a UK tour this summer.

So Tony, what’s your tipple?

Rum or brandy. I like a drop of rum, it makes me feel like a pirate.

How is it to be back in York?

It’s really good atmosphere in York when we play here. It would be nice to play a stadium once in a while, fully sold out, but it’s nice to do these places. You either do it or you don’t. People either come out and support you or they don’t. We’re a band that most people haven’t ever heard of. These people go and look out from underneath the radar or the duvet and find something new. We just have to turn up and make sure were not sh*t and try and entertain folk.

Have you ever had to worry about that?

No! As long as you know what you’re singing about you’re fine. If you sing drivel about love and castles and have to smile when you’re not happy, then you have to worry because you’re not genuine.

How does the Laika Dog crowd vary from Terrorvision’s?

Mainly they’re the same people, just more of them know about Terrorvision.

You’ve just released Laika Dog’s latest album 2010, and Terrorvision is releasing a new one too this year. When you get a good idea for a song, how do you decide whether to take it the Laika Dog or Terrorvision route?

You just know. They are two completely different sounds. I’ve put some tunes together and thought that sounds like Terrorvision so we’ve got to do it. I didn’t want to do it before because I hadn’t got the songs.