Matt Trzcinski’s career in journalism began in high school when he started writing for local newspapers. He’s been a film critic since 2012 and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019 where he specializes in classic rock and pop music. He loves the larger-than-life personalities in both genres, which provide ample fodder in books and interviews for behind-the-scenes information our readers want to know. Matt has expertise in acts such as The Beatles and The Monkees.
Matt is a Tufts University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies. In his free time, he participates in the Boston Horror Society, a group devoted to horror films. He also enjoys reading the work of critics including Roger Ebert and Chuck Klosterman and authors J.D. Salinger, Edgar Allen Poe, and Franz Kafka. See more of Matt’s work on Screen Rant, Cinema Axis, Taste of Cinema, American Songwriter, and his Muck Rack profile.
Donovan collided with The Beatles and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin when he recorded "Sunshine Superman." Page went on to help Donovan record another one of his classics.
Taylor Swift enjoyed a song because it made her feel better when she was socially struggling at school. The tune in question was written for someone who was getting bullied.
Taylor Swift has written many songs that would be good to listen to on a first date. She once named her favorite first date song and it's a real anthem.
George Harrison was rarely a provocateur, however, he called his final album 'Brainwashed'. One of George's British Invasion peers explained the origin of that memorable title.
Taylor Swift revealed that one Ed Sheeran song was a big inspiration to her as an artist. It also made her want to collaborate with him for her album, 'Red'.
One of the songs from The Beatles' 'The White Album' is reportedly a lighthearted spoof of a rock star. Despite this, Paul McCartney said the song had a different meaning.
Taylor Swift has given the world some of the most popular love songs of modern times. A love song by a well-known indie band knocked her off of her feet.
A song from The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' could have come out during the Victorian era. One of The Beatles' peers couldn't have written the song.
During an interview about great songs, Bob Dylan discussed the effects that two Beatles songs had on him. He said one makes him feel like he's levitating.
Taylor Swift has occasionally made older songs popular again. For example, she danced to a 2000s rock song and that changed everything for a very 2000s band.
The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were the two defining bands of the 1960s. Surely, any artist who split the difference between them would find an audience.
Faith Hill straddled the lines of country songs and pop songs before Taylor Swift recorded a single note. Swift revealed what it was like to get to know Hill.