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	Daymare	ST	04:17
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
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
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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Office - Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road

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

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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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