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
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
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	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36

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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