Episode 238: Ashkan Soltani Stone and Natale Zappia Rock Out with ‘Rez Metal’

Ashkan Soltani Stone
Natale Zappia
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By Brendan O’Meara

Ashkan Soltani Stone and Natale Zappia (@natzappia) wrote a killer little book based on a killer documentary called Rez Metal: Inside the Navajo Nation Heavy Metal Scene (University of Nebraska Press).

I mean, you know I was into this, right, CNFers?

In this episode we talk about:

  • How they came to know each other
  • The collaborative process
  • Staying out of the way of the story
  • How food and music bind us together
  • And the tenderness you find in the heavy metal scene

Proceeds from the film support the Native American Music Fund.

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