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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Payola$ - China Boys

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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B-Sides - Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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

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

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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

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Modern Minds - Go

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k.d. lang - A Truly Western Experience

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

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SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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Herald Nix - One Night Only (EP)

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Bopcats - ST

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

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Nomeansno - Mama

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Thieves - I See Red

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

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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