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
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20

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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