# Quick-fire Questions: 10 minutes with Medium

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/quick-fire-questions-10-minutes-with-medium/
- Published: 2026-11-07T07:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T07:19:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/quick-fire-questions-10-minutes-with-medium/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Brooklyn trio Medium discussed their horror-tinged punk sound.
- The interview covers music, films, venues and the end times.
- Their recent release is ‘Bad Omen’.

## Summary

Brooklyn trio Medium spoke about their music and influences in a quick-fire interview, describing a sound that blends lo-fi new wave and punk with theatrical gothic horror. The piece introduces the band’s dark, B-movie-inspired style and their striking visual presentation, alongside recent releases including the single ‘Bad Omen’.

Guitarist and frontman Cotter Phinney, bassist Veska Naratama and drummer Rocko Zevenberge answered questions on topics ranging from funeral songs and AI to New York venues and horror films. Naratama named TV Eye as a favourite venue and praised the film *It*; Phinney chose Roky Erickson’s ‘Burn the Flames’ for his funeral. Their answers reflect the band’s playful, macabre persona and draw on influences including Stephen King and punk culture.

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