Pretenders, “Relentless.” More than 40 years after an amazing debut album, Chrissie Hynde is still baring her emotions for all to see and hear. After all this time, even if she feels bad, she still feels. Relentless Pretenders Rhino Records, Sept. 1 7/10 Get the album on Amazon Music.…

Courtney Love photographed during Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 20, 2018. Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images for Balmain. Chrissie Hynde and Courtney Love both ripped the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week for its lack of female representation, as both performers and those determining its membership. Rendering:…

Joan Osborne burst onto the scene 25 years ago singing “One of Us,” a song penned by The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian. The song’s theological speculation about God’s smelly bus ride transubstantiated itself into a chart-topping hit and a bunch of Grammys as the first single from Osborne’s debut album,…

More than four decades in, the Pretenders have a sound. Like Willie Nelson or Louis Armstrong, lead singer Chrissie Hynde has a voice that’s instantly recognizable. The jangly, slightly overdriven guitar sound of James Honeyman-Scott, who passed away in 1982, influenced everyone from R.E.M.’s Peter Buck to The Smith’s…

Chrissie Hynde, “Valve Bone Woe.” Can you imagine outspoken all-time great rocker and Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde, buddy of the Sex Pistols, in a smoke-filled room, wearing a low-slung, sparkly tassled dress and a headband, crooning jazz? Valve Bone Woe Chrissie Hynde BMG Records, Sept. 6 Maybe not before…