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Donohue, Mark T.R. "Husker Du: Zen Arcade". Nude as the News. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2007.
"Zen Arcade SST, 1983". Q. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
Fricke, David (February 14, 1985). "Hüsker Dü: Zen Arcade / Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime". Rolling Stone. No. 441. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
"500 songs that shaped rock and roll". RockHall.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
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