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, reflects on his experiences, "Sometimes we’d be bloody babies, or sometimes we’d be beaten-up schoolgirls."

For those unfamiliar with Powerclown's story, Daniel Whitmore spent time in prison in Japan before returning to Canada. Additionally, the band's guitarist, Sketchy Clown, aka Matt Fiorito, recently experienced the American jail system.

With Powerclown back in action, they are set to headline a Halloween night gig and a November 1 gig at Vancouver’s Waldorf. Here are a few outtakes from a prior interview with Whitmore.

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

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Georgia Straight Georgia Straight — 2025-10-30

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