A Powerclown Halloween: on singing the Village People in Japanese, Scum Element, and Shakes the Clown

A Powerclown Halloween

Powerclown's Daniel Whitmore, also known as Dicksee Di'anno and Dan Scum, spent time in prison in Japan before returning to Canada.

The band's guitarist, Sketchy Clown, aka Matt Fiorito, recently experienced the American jail system.

Despite the challenges, Powerclown is back and headlining a Halloween night gig and a November 1 gig at Vancouver's Waldorf.

Sometimes we’d be bloody babies, or sometimes we’d be beaten-up schoolgirls.

For more information on the band's history, including their experiences with Japanese squat toilets and covering Iron Maiden songs, see the prior interview with Whitmore.

Author's summary: Powerclown returns to performing after overcoming obstacles.

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Georgia Straight Georgia Straight — 2025-10-30