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
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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