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John Dirge
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Bandcamp: brownglitter.bandcamp.com
YouTube: @BrownGlitterMusic
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Seeing my little Doggie DeNiro for the first time in way too long shortly.
Hugo, star of the Brown Glitter video 'Agnetha Gang', chilling between takes, sniffing at some tubs.
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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@annodracula.bsky.social Here's a new Daily Dracula for you: Drachugo, 'Agnetha Gang' - Brown Glitter, 2025.
Drachugo, from the Brown Glitter music video 'Agnetha Gang', 2025. Available on YouTube.
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Exclusive behind the scenes photo of Hugo from the set of the latest video.
Hugo, a mini-dachshund in a studded leather jacket, relaxes by sniffing around some brightly coloured buckets and a tub of rapid-setting Bostik something or other in a paved garden between setups during the production of the latest Brown Glitter video 'Agnetha Gang'.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Bill Maher is trending for being a total cock again. He unintentionally pops up in the urine stream of a 70s pub rocker from Ducks Deluxe in the mind-boggling video for my debut single.

youtu.be/ceIDDitpNdM?...
Bill 'Pizza Man' Maher provoking nausea as per usual.
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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If a music video about a mini-dachshund who dreams of becoming so famous he provokes a global work stoppage sounds like your bag, check it out.
youtu.be/gfSSoeWrQNA?...
Back view of an audience at an old-timey picture house. On screen, a mini dachshund is walking into a living room, front left paw raised and a quizzical expression. A boy in the back row is about to lean to his friend as if to say "That's Hugo!". In a few seconds, the star of our picture, Hugo, will boop his nose against the camera. 4 videos playing in a split screen while a multi-coloured circle-based pattern evolves in the centre. In the top left, Hugo has a pleading look on his face (most likely seeking attention and/or food) and one of his ears turned inside out. In the top right, he is playing with a red football, though it is momentarily blocked from view by his head. In the bottom left, he is getting stuck into an inflatable purple ball with a wild look in his eyes next to a pile of his toys. He will chase the ball shortly, not noticing the elephant toy dragging under him. In the bottom right, he is on a sniff prowl of a garden. A clock face with a red rim and four arcade type coloured buttons labelled Play Time, one for each quarter of the cycle. Currently it is just after 10, as indicated by the 'clock hands', a frayed multi-texture toy duck, so the blue Play Time button has lit up. The centre post of the clock is a grinning Hugo, eager to play until he can barely stay awake. Nice yellow flowers I don't know the name of bloom both sides of a stack of snapshots of Hugo snoozing in various positions. He looks like he's having a magnificent snooze and is probably snoring softly & adorably. He is about to experience a wobbly transition into a dream sequence, where the action really begins.
October 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I'm fairly certain it's the only psychedelic visualiser featuring kaleidoscopic representations of George Best, Ben Dover, or black pudding (among other noted celebrities), The Golden Girls formation bombing an evil SpAd suit or a spooky apparition of Alec Douglas-Home & that's barely 5% of it.
Betsycam footage (i.e. filmed by my partner on her mobility scooter Betsy on the way to the shops) tinted purple and yellow. A passer-by's identity is protected by an orange showbiz star featuring Betty White smiling adorably. An evolving, blobbylized (their terminology, not mine), warping combo of each of the featured kaleidoscopic mandalas that took eight fucking hours to render and made my laptop literally wheeze behind an evil strobing SpAd suit. He's the baddie.  A cameo from the 2001 monolith. I don't want to reveal much about this and spoil the intricate plotline of the second half of the video, but wish to note he deserves all the applause & bouquets and that Ed Balls is LITERALLY FUCKING STEAMING with rage.
October 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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I intended to make the most psychedelic psychedelic visualiser in YouTube history. I failed utterly. However, I do believe I have succeeded in creating the single most ridiculous and apeshit psychedelic visualiser in YouTube history.
youtu.be/ceIDDitpNdM
An evolving blue & purple star graphic, bookended by kaleidoscopic mandalas featuring (left to right) the number plate from FAB1 (and nothing rude at the edges no matter what it looks like - it's probably some black pudding or a bit of a breakfast roll, honestly) and what could be the makings of a truly horrifying Ben Dover clock. Kaleidoscopic mandala featuring The Golden Girls on top of an evolving orange cross pattern. Kaleidoscopic Rose has just been revealed. A negative review from www.toiletinspector.com for the toilets at the Albert Hall, which at least commends a contributor to Brown Glitter's recording of 'Hey Muddy' - the hand dryers. *Actual hand dryers may not be pictured* An evolving, drippy star animation. In the top left and bottom right corners are kaleidoscopic mandalas of CHEESE. In the top right and bottom left corners are kaleidoscopic mandalas of DUCKS.
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Thanks so much Wendy! Credit where it's due and it does make for a great punchline. It should be up by around this time tomorrow and I'll be sure to tag you in. I've created the title card, just checking if you're OK with it?
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Hi Wendy. This post has really stuck with me, so much so it's now directly inspired a DIY (no genAI) short video starring a mini dachshund named Hugo and finally coming to YouTube tomorrow. Would you mind if I used a screenshot of your post in the end titles with an 'Inspired By' credit?
Back view of an audience at an old-timey picture house. On screen, a mini dachshund is walking into a living room, front left paw raised and a quizzical expression. A boy in the back row is about to lean to his friend as if to say "That's Hugo!". In a few seconds, the star of our picture, Hugo, will boop his nose against the camera. 4 videos playing in a split screen while a multi-coloured circle-based pattern evolves in the centre. In the top left, Hugo has a pleading look on his face (most likely seeking attention and/or food) and one of his ears turned inside out. In the top right, he is playing with a red football, though it is momentarily blocked from view by his head. In the bottom left, he is getting stuck into an inflatable purple ball with a wild look in his eyes next to a pile of his toys. He will chase the ball shortly, not noticing the elephant toy dragging under him. In the bottom right, he is on a sniff prowl of a garden. A clock face with a red rim and four arcade type coloured buttons labelled Play Time, one for each quarter of the cycle. Currently it is just after 10, as indicated by the 'clock hands', a frayed multi-texture toy duck, so the blue Play Time button has lit up. The centre post of the clock is a grinning Hugo, eager to play until he can barely stay awake. Nice yellow flowers I don't know the name of bloom both sides of a stack of snapshots of Hugo sleeping in various adorable or bizarre positions. He looks like he's having a magnificent snooze and is probably snoring softly & adorably. He is about to experience a wobbly transition into a dream sequence, where the action really begins.
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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@bubblegumzines.bsky.social Really enjoying the TOTP zine and always pleased to have something new to add to my badge displays (apologies for poor picture quality). You're in great company on the left flag.
Collection of mainly Chart Music related badges on a display flag. An 'I blame MySpace' badge sits above one of Simon Bates warning about sexual swear words. Cookie Monster is waving hello. More badges on a flag.
September 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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She must be so worried. Hope they turn up soon.
Man with white headphones walking past street sign saying 'Antiskid Missing' in Hayes, unaware that a dipshit has inadvertently caught him on camera in the process of cooking up a shit pun for the benefit of Bluesky.
April 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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SHOP RECUTMS
Sponsored ad link for a RECUTMS photo album which is 6×4 with 100 pockets. Their logo is in a nice font, with additional close brackets by the top curve of the R and the bottom curve of the S. There is also a link at the bottom to 'Shop RECUTMS'.
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Santa's shit owl impression.
Christmas gift bag with a cheerful Rudolph and a Santa who gives the outward appearance of cheerfulness if you don't look in his eyes too long. Seems a little distracted. The text says "HOO! HOOOO! Merry Christmas" which just doesn't sound right if you say it out loud.
January 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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@chartmusictotp.bsky.social Representing on the UberEats app.
A man receiving delivery of a takeaway while rocking an official Chart Music Birmingham Piss Troll t-shirt
January 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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I still don't understand why he has suspicious white liquid dripping from his eyes on the cover.
Shed Seven's latest number 1 album Liquid Gold in yellow vinyl. Cover star Rick Witter is appropriately coloured gold, but there is no explanation for why it looks like he has cum dripping from his eyes.
December 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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As if it hadn't already been proven decades ago by scientists, Morrissey irrefutably confirms his twattery here with the classic tape over mouth bit beloved of racist cunts, TERFs and colossal bores.
Morrissey pictured in The Telegraph with tape over his mouth because he's in danger of being locked up for saying he's English. Ivan Sogorski's groundbreaking research that proved as long ago as the mid 80s that Morrissey is "an absolute twat".
September 10, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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Go into your photo roll or whatever and post the first image that makes you laugh literally out loud.
Windsor Davies doing an impression of a boneless groper.
July 4, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Same underpass where this classic was sprayed a few years back.
Wall in local underpass, late 2019: 'PRINCE ANDREW FUCKS KIDS CONSERVATIVES HIDES THEM'
April 13, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Someone fucked up a probably stolen car in the local underpass a couple of months back and I'm going to miss watching it detoriate when the council tow it away.
Fucked car driven into the local underpass, while it was still freshly fucked. Nearly a couple of months later it has been stripped and tagged. It looks like it says 'Fluke' on the door. Tagger a big James Herbert fan. A few loose notes of Monopoly money from the heist are still scattered by the scavenged boot. And the final touch is the words 'SUCK YOUR MUM' sprayed on the back end. This is art.
April 13, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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It isn't even a real cappuccino if you see the clip it's taken from. She's drinking Sprite from that mug, what a fraud!
Top picture: Guy from US Office writing someone's shit opinion, possibly a scold, on a whiteboard. Bottom picture: Guy from US Office looking smug about the conclusion of someone's shit opinion, possibly a scold.
February 24, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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Unlike you I get my news from a reliable source.
Channing from Pink Flamingos reading a National Enquirer with the headline 'People around you can make you sick'
January 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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Condorman poster from 1981 promising 'An action adventure romantic comedy spy story'
January 18, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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Monday morning.
Knackered looking medical training doll slumped in a charity shop armchair with his nob detached.
January 8, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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Local taggers appear to be innovating in new mediums.
A set of drawers with letters on each drawer in a local charity shop. Someone, possibly a child named Omar who was bored waiting for his parents to finish checking out used sofas, has rearranged the drawers so the first row reads OMAR, the second row reads SHIT. The bottom rows are a jumble of letters and not particularly funny, unless you think JPXU is amusing. Maybe it would be if you were a Wire fan who knew someone annoying called John Paul, or still bear a grudge against dead Popes. Don't we all?
December 12, 2023 at 3:35 PM
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@andrewhickey.bsky.social The part discussing 'Slim Slow Slider' in the latest episode reminded me of this story from Cynthia True's biography of Bill Hicks, American Scream. (With added yellow blobs courtesy of Google Books).
Anecdote from American Scream involving Bill Hicks in the final year of his life and his former Marblehead Johnson bandmates taking mushrooms and listening to Astral Weeks. Link to Google Books: https://tinyurl.com/2kyuxs3m
December 3, 2023 at 12:49 PM