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
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
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
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44

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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