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
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28

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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