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- ↑ village voice > music > Lightning Bolt, Ride the Skies; Black Dice, Cold Hands; The Red Scare, Strangers Die Everyday by Nick Catucci
- ↑ Eye Weekly Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ DIM MAK :: bands :: Panthers Archived July 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PANTHERS: Are You Down?? Album Review | Pitchfork
- ↑ PANTHERS: Let's Get Serious EP Album Review | Pitchfork
- ↑ PANTHERS: Things Are Strange Album Review | Pitchfork
- ↑ PANTHERS: The Trick Album Review | Pitchfork
