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- ↑ Quine, Tim (July 25, 2014). "Hammer Damage: An Interview with Mike Hammer". Rubber City Review. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ↑ Rydbom, Calvin C. (2018). The Akron Sound: The Heyday of the Midwest's Punk Capital. Arcadia Publishing p. 142. ISBN 978-1-4396-6409-4.
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