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	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31

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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