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.
John Lennon slammed Ringo Starr's producer for being "too painstaking." That's quite the take considering the producer in question gave us some of Ringo's best albums.
Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' has some brilliant filmmaking and sadly horrible writing. It's a crying shame, because the film would have been vastly improved with a few simple changes.
Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was originally in an emotional scene in Sofia Coppola's film 'Priscilla'. Coppola explained what she was trying to accomplish with the movie.
Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' and Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' are polar opposites. Nobody has to like one or both of these films, but it's probably for the best that they both exist.
We can never know what John Lennon would have thought of The Beatles' "Now and Then" but he made comments about his unreleased songs. He also discussed Elton John.
John Lennon's 'Walls and Bridges' was recorded during a famous stretch of his life known as his "Lost Weekend." John was surprised it wasn't just a bunch of screams.
When George Harrison discussed Wings, John Lennon responded by talking about Paul McCartney's 'Band on the Run'. That record produced three hit singles, but only two are still famous.
The Beatles' "Now and Then" has many fans and critics raving. Here's why "Now and Then" works as a meditation on The Beatles' place in the world of music.
John Lennon was a fan of one of the forgotten disco songs of the 1970s. He also liked another song from the same era that reminded him of Elvis Presley.
John Lennon worked on classic songs with both Elton John and David Bowie. He also revealed why he played on Bowie's cover of The Beatles' "Across the Universe."
John Lennon said people perceived him as a "drunken idiot" when he made one of his post-Beatles albums. The album only produced one hit — and it was a love song.
Yoko Ono revealed she likes one of The Beatles' albums better than 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. She also named her favorite Beatles song, which was a huge hit.
Paul McCartney's daughter, Stella McCartney, once named her favorite songs. One was a song from The Beatles' 'The White Album' and another was a Beatles cover.