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- ↑ Wild, Matt (13 June 2018). "With a new single and tell-all documentary, it's the summer of Coo Coo Cal". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ↑ Depry, Dylan (9 June 2018). ""The Rise, the Fall, the Comeback" Coo Coo Cal tells all in new Documentary". Milwaukee Courier. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
