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…

Lil Wayne performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco during the Outside Lands Music Festival on Aug. 9, 2019. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. As I write this, I am on a plane to New Orleans. This means two things: If a far better column topic has appeared between now and…