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- ↑ Buhrmester, Jason (3 April 2007). "The Power-Pop Geeks Finally Fit In". The Village Voice . Retrieved 17 August 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ NY Times article
- ↑ The ModPopPunk Archives
