Justin Vellucci
News Reporter, Staff Writer for PopMatters, Music Writer·Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh, United States, North America
- Punk
- Rock
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Punk · Rock · CrimeRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Justin Vellucci works as a news reporter, staff writer for popmatters, music writer at Tribune-Review and is publicly associated with punk, rock and crime, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Punk · Rock
Formats
Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
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Genres
- Punk
- Rock
Coverage
- Punk
- Rock
- Crime
- Features
Market
- Pittsburgh
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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Who is Justin Vellucci?
Justin Vellucci is a Pittsburgh-based news reporter, staff writer for popmatters, music writer associated with Tribune-Review. Their published work centres on Punk, Rock and Crime. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Punk and Rock. News Reporter, Staff Writer for PopMatters, Music Writer · Tribune-Review. Justin Vellucci works as a news reporter, staff writer for popmatters, music writer with Tribune-Review, based in Pittsburgh. Justin Vellucci is news reporter, staff writer for popmatters, music writer at Tribune-Review, based in Pittsburgh. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Punk, Rock, Crime, Features and Police, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Justin is publicly associated with Punk and Rock. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: News Reporter, Staff Writer for PopMatters, Music Writer. Works at: Tribune-Review. Based in: Pittsburgh, United States, North America. Campaign types: Review, Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Justin's press feature coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- News Reporter, Staff Writer for PopMatters, Music Writer
- Works at
- Tribune-Review
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Review, Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Justin Vellucci
Justin Vellucci works as news reporter, staff writer for popmatters, music writer and covers Punk, Rock, Crime and Features. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Justin Vellucci is based in Pittsburgh, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Justin is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Justin's press feature coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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