Blog: Idolator

Each week, dozens of songs and albums from up-and-coming (or just plain unknown) bands debut on the world's music charts. Some of these bands will never be heard from again; some may become the next little thing. That's why every two weeks Chuck Eddy will be exploring the world beyond the Billboard 200, where he'll look for diamonds in the MySpace rough. This week, his roster of up-and-comers includes ska-core that's big in Japan, a Christian act who's looking to Marilyn Manson for inspiration, some monks, someone who calls himself Mr. Halle Berry, Canadian road warriors, blue-collar bluesmen, [...]