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Published on August 28, 2007 at 1:21pm

The Press's music blog (blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks) keeps heating up the long, hot summer even further. Last week we said happy 29th anniversary to Numbers, pondered the possible Houston origins of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" and unearthed possibly the worst band in the entire state of Texas. Intrepid gonzo correspondent Drenched in Blog took on Bob Dylan, dead horse and Beyoncé, and the debate over which songs to include in our "Houston 100" still hasn't died down. This week we review Billy Joe Shaver at the Armadillo Palace and wonder why so many current hit makers are covering each others' songs, but don't take our word for it. Click for yourself.