HardLore

Greg Falchetto (The Mongoloids, Hold My Own)

Episode Summary

New Jersey straight edge is in town this week on HardLore, where we're joined by The Mongoloids & Hold My Own vocalist Greg Falchetto. We talk about The Mongoloids insane run in the 2000s, countless USA and European tours, their public inner-band dispute on the Bridge Nine messageboard, touring in the Senses Fail crew as a teenager, managing the stars of tomorrow in influencer management, starting Hold My Own during the pandemic and much more! Thanks to Greg for joining us. Mongo life.

Episode Notes

New Jersey straight edge is in town this week on HardLore, where we're joined by The Mongoloids & Hold My Own vocalist Greg Falchetto.

We talk about The Mongoloids insane run in the 2000s, countless USA and European tours, their public inner-band dispute on the Bridge Nine messageboard, touring in the Senses Fail crew as a teenager, managing the stars of tomorrow in influencer management, starting Hold My Own during the pandemic and much more! Thanks to Greg for joining us. Mongo life.

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Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf)

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00:00:00 - Hello Welcome

00:03:35 - Discovering Punk and Hardcore

00:09:45 - Straight Edge

00:11:25 - Creating The Mongoloids

00:16:36 - Getting Kicked Out of School

00:19:16 - Early Mongo Days

00:26:25 - Time Trials

00:33:53 - Touring After Time Trials

00:39:14 - Assorted Music

00:42:42 - Kicking Out The Whole Band/The B9 Board

00:51:14 - The Short Bus

00:54:01 - Band Lineup Changes

01:00:32 - Pardon This Interruption....

01:02:00 - Mongo Life

01:05:18 - Ending The Mongoloids

01:06:56 - The New Jersey Rorschach Test

01:10:19 - Stage Managing TIHC

01:11:30 - Merch Liquidation

01:14:10 - Artist Management

01:24:04 - Stan Lee/Millie Bobby Brown

01:33:23 - Hold My Own

01:36:04 - Banned Phrases

01:42:40 - Future of Hold My Own

01:43:52 - Ghosts

01:51:11 - Updated Top 5 HC records

01:54:01 - Patreon Q&A