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
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42

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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