Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Rose Kapp (aka Roszay) documented Edmonton’s late '70's punk scene.
Armed with her camera, Roszay captured the grit, spirit, and DIY ethos of a scene in full swing.
A lot of the individuals were amalgamations of different bands, especially JC & the Believers - Moe Berg, Bob Drysdale (Modern Minds), Jerry Jerry, etc. A number of other bands from Vancouver and Edmonton. This is a hodgepodge of assorted musicians from Western Canada/Edmonton and we welcome comments or clarifications.

Now based in Coquitlam, B.C., Rose brings that same creative spark to her whimsical watercolour illustrations of homes, businesses, and festivals, as well as her popular Wednesday Smile bird cartoons. A champion of local art, she’s the founder of Creative People Talking and plays an active role in the Tri-Cities art community through initiatives like Art Shuffle Port Moody and ArtsConnect.

Roszay may have traded pogo pits for paintbrushes, but her punk roots still shape the bold, playful heart of everything she creates.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
lang, k.d.	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Nix, Herald	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
lang, k.d.	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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Pointed Sticks - The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

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Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

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Bopcats - ST

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Nomeansno - Mama

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Enigmas - ST

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

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D.O.A. - Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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Payola$ - China Boys

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Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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Modern Minds - Go

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B-Sides - Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

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