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- ↑ "BEC Recordings + Parachute Music = Rapture Ruckus". Rapzilla.com. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "HOLD ON #1 ON INDEPENDENT CHARTS". Parachute Music. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "Rapture Ruckus Charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "Hold On Ep Rapture Ruckus". Music.net.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "Parachute Dominates Charts". Parachute Music. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "Myspace Rapture Ruckus Update". Brad Dring. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "Bebo Blog Update". Brad Dring. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ↑ "Music, News & More". ThirdMile.com. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
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