Behold the twisted disco of Damian Lazarus -- murderer of the mediocre and lord of the dance.  London-born Lazarus recently sat down with LA.COM to discuss dance parties, gardening tips, Oliver, what drives a man kill himself with a coconut, and which bodily holes he'd prefer to keep unplugged.

In addition to "recent LA transplant," Lazarus enjoys the classifications of "world-class DJ" and "label-founder" of the tastemaking outfit Crosstown Rebels.  He's earned a subversive reputation among saavy dance-floor denizens for curating some of Earth's wildest shindigs. His globe-trotting party series, GET LOST -- legendary for its ability to turn club spaces into rabbit holes of animal heads, trees, vines, lasers, and artwork, while musically superceding genre elitism with an audio amalgam that crosses over most known crossovers -- is coming to Los Angeles.

Alice In Wonderland meets Hollywood when GET LOST swallows whole the Avalon theater this weekend in celebration of Lazarus' US release of 'Smoke The Monster Out' (Get Physical). 

Now, the weirdo-on-weirdo interview...

Q&A
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with Damian Lazarus

LA : Tell me about the plants. Do you roll with a traveling greenhouse or pick up vines in every new town? This sounds like a veiled question about drugs, but I'm honestly curious about your procedure for procuring plantlife.
DL : Fortunately I travel with a huge entourage of green-fingered dwarfs who tend to my every whim and gardening need. I do have magic fingers however but I am usually far too busy watching episodes of Breaking Bad and reading fantasy stories about mythical beasts to grow my own.


LA : Which collection of showtunes do you think had the greatest influence on your spongy child psyche?

DL : Somewhere over the rainbow, a star is born, who turns into a jazz singer, he is called Oliver and he has seven brides for seven brothers; one of the brides is called Gigi and she like singing in the rain but only when she is riding her chitty chitty bang bang.


LA : What's your position on wearing earplugs to a show/party? So you mock or endorse such a practice?
DL : Both actually; I mock myself for not endorsing the ones I have enough to put them in my ears. The reality is I'm like a child who fears missing out on something due to plugged up lug-holes.


LA : Desert Island Duicide -- What song, if you were stuck on a desert island and it wouldn't stop playing, would force you to find the nearest coconut and off yourself? Peruse #dis for inspiration, but prepare to be disgusted.
DL : "Happy Birthday To You", dreadful tune and such a tired sentiment.


LA : Does your dance party welcome LA rockers and indie scenester fucks? Question also applies to singer-songwriters.
DL : I don't mind who attends, providing they arrive with cake, gifts for me and love in their heart.


LA : How big is the Los Angeles dance scene, and how does it compare to some of the other cities you're violated?

DL : It's like a small piece of fatty tissue, stuck to the bottom of your shoe, that when you take home to examine explodes all over your face leaving you dripping with a melting waxy sensation.


LA : Have you carved out any local haunts as your faves yet?
DL : There's this tree at the bottom of my garden where the dwarfs reside that has become a regular watering hole, there's plenty to see and do there and the music is always fresh. Thank you and good night.



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Saturday June 6, 2009
CROSSTOWN REBELS presents GET LOST
feat. Damian Lazarus (LIVE), M.A.N.D.Y., Matthew Dear, Luke Solomon, Nic Fanciulli, Droog
@ Avalon
1735 Vine St.
Hollywood 90028
(323) 462-8900
10PM - 7AM
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