Blog: Stereogum

The Magnetic Field's latest track was a delightful return to form , but that doesn't mean Stephin Merritt has abandoned his inclination to do weird shit . So, behold; Space Cruiser , an interactive, live video game based around Merritt. The Observer explains: The one-night-only debut of Space Cruiser, next Thursday’s game-cum-concert in question, is described as a “cooperative mission-based game centered around navigating around a fictional universe” that’s designed for up to 200 participants, who together will control a spacecraft, which the planetarium has been re-imagined as. [...]