Mike Henneberger is a video producer/director and music journalist with more than a decade of experience. He’s put his live music addiction to good use by contributing to Billboard Magazine, SPIN, and Rolling Stone. You can follow his adventures and misadventures at @mikeyleerock and @abergerjoint on Instagram.
Posted on February 3, 2020
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Mike Henneberger
In the first of three videos to drop on military charity Zero Platoon’s YouTube channel, longtime staple of the pop punk as we know it, Vinnie Caruana––The Movielife, I Am The Avalanche, Peace’d Out, Constant Elevation––performs an acoustic version of…
Posted on January 24, 2020
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Mike Henneberger
“When you write something, and someone tells you that they’re in the same boat, and they, like, relate to it, it feels good to know you’re not alone,” Deanna Belos, aka Sincere Engineer, shares in the latest video from Zero…
Posted on December 30, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
“I’ve tried to write happy songs, and I can’t write happy songs. There’s just something about it,” Mayday Parade lead vocalist Derek Sanders confesses in a new video interview with Zero Platoon. As I mentioned when Music Mayhem premiered the…
Posted on December 9, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
It’s always great when you get to grab a little redemption for the year’s mistakes before the year is over. That was the plan when I first saw that The Dirty Nil was playing at Rough Trade in Brooklyn on…
Posted on November 25, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
If you’re one of those people who hears the name Jimmy Eat World and lumps them in with the past decade’s increase of nostalgia bands pulling cash grabs with reunion and anniversary tours, then you’re not listening. Sure, the band…
Posted on November 12, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
I, Mike Henneberger, started Zero Platoon back in 2013 with one goal in mind: to help active-duty military members who struggle with mental health issues like major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, or even just the loneliness and hopelessness that can…
Posted on October 31, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
Earlier this year, Joe Jonas made a comment in an interview on UK’s KISS FM Breakfast show saying, “I’ve got some dirt, My Chemical Romance apparently were rehearsing next to us in New York recently, which I thought they broke…
Posted on October 3, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
“First love, first high. There ain’t nothing like the first time.” With almost 25 years of music behind them, there are thousands of words to reference when writing about pop punk patriarchs, Blink 182. I haven’t googled it, but I’m…
Posted on September 29, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
Taking Back Sunday’s Shaun and Mark joined us in the TickPick tent made possible by Music Mayhem, to discuss their favorite songs to listen to, their past 20 years as a band and the album that resonates with them personally….
Posted on September 26, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
We had the opportunity to chat with Frank Iero of Frank Iero and The Future Violents at the 2019 Riot Festival in Chicago, IL to discuss his latest record, Barriers, who he worked with and what inspired the new record…
Posted on April 10, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
South by Southwest (SXSW) is the gift that keeps on giving (and there might even be more to come). With over 2000 bands and artists performing, the week-long March music festival that is just a small part of the 10-day…
Posted on March 29, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
If there were something like Fantasy Football for South by Southwest (SXSW), indie-pop artist Anna Shoemaker would be my first draft pick. When I first listened to her music in my month- long preparation for the festival, I immediately passed…
Posted on March 25, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
No lists. No countdowns. No patience necessary. Here’s the best band we saw at South by Southwest 2019, Illuminati Hotties. With more than 2000 official acts this year, it helps to have a name that catches the eye of someone…
Posted on March 20, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
FRIDAY MARCH 15, 2019 PHOTOS: Illuminati Hotties At one Dozen Street playing one of their 10 shows during South by Southwest Photos by Mike Henneberger Charly Bliss https://www.facebook.com/CharlyBliss/ At Rolling Stone party at Native Hostel SATURDAY MARCH 15, 2019 PHOTOS: Fatherson https://www.facebook.com/fathersonband/…
Posted on March 19, 2019
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Mike Henneberger
WEDNESDAY PHOTOS: Polyvinyl Records & Big Scary Monsters Showcase At Mohawk Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Orchards https://www.facebook.com/orchardslive/ The Get Up Kids https://www.facebook.com/TheGetUpKids/ Pedro the Lion THURSDAY PHOTOS: Dr. Martens and Collide Day Party At Container Bar on Rainey Street Thursday March 14,…
