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
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
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
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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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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