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
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
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
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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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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