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- ↑ Hawthorne, Katie (2024-08-21). "'They couldn't even afford a bag of chips!': Scotland's great lost all-female bands". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ↑ Ross, Phil (2024-10-19). "Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands - Film Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2024-11-29.