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
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
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. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51

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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