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It’s safe to say Lollapalooza didn’t have people like me in mind when choosing its headliners. There is no hip-hop headliner like there was in 2008 (Kanye West) and 2011 (Eminem). Also, I’m too young to care that the three-day music festival will feature a reunited metal band (Black Sabbath) and I’m too old to care that this year’s Lollapalooza will feature two dance-music headliners for the first time (Avicii and Justice). That leaves me with a band I haven’t cared about since college (The Red Hot Chili Peppers) and two acts I haven’t cared about since, well, ever (Jack White and The Black Keys). Yes, I know it’s cool to like the Black...