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.
Hearing an off-kilter version of The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' changed a future rock star's attitude toward music in a major way.
Discussing The Beatles' "Revolution," Paul McCartney said "I think John [Lennon] later ascribed more political intent to it than he actually felt when he wrote it."
Michael Jackson's "Beat It" famously includes a guitar solo from Van Halen's Eddie Van Halen. An engineer who worked with Jackson said the solo was originally unbearably loud.
John Lennon's 'Imagine' includes a song about Paul McCartney that's petty, funky, and funny. The album was a huge hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" inspired a cover that sounds evil. It's probably supposed to be darkly humorous but it falls flat on its face.
The Beatles' songs are pretty different from Rob Zombie songs. Despite this, Zombie said The Beatles introduced him to sounds he incorporated into his music.