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
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28

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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