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- ↑ "MCs spread their wings with Pigeon Hole". Georgia Straight , August 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Pigeon Hole Release "Light Show" Video". The Province, January 31, 2011 . Stuart Derdeyn
- ↑ "Pigeon Hole at The Royal". The Free Press, Feb. 5, 2017. Phil McLachlan
- ↑ "Sweatshop Union brings triple threat". Squawmish Chief July 16, 2010. Jennifer Miller
- 1 2 3 "Sweatshop Union to Release Three New Albums this Summer" Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine . Exclaim! , May 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Ttop 20 hip hop", !Earshot, August 2010
- ↑ "Pigeon Hole Chimp Blood". Exclaim!, By Thomas Quinlan Mar 05, 2013
- ↑ "Pigeon Hole – Chimp Blood". BC Musician Magazine, reviewed by Dave O Rama August 29, 2013