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
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

FEATURED

Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

FEATURED

Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

FEATURED

Payola$ - China Boys

FEATURED

Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

FEATURED

B-Sides - Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

FEATURED

B-Sides - Red to Black

FEATURED

B-Sides - Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

FEATURED

D.O.A. - Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

FEATURED

Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

FEATURED

Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

FEATURED

Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

FEATURED

Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

FEATURED

Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Go

FEATURED

k.d. lang - A Truly Western Experience

FEATURED

Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

FEATURED

SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

FEATURED

Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

FEATURED

Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

FEATURED

Herald Nix - One Night Only (EP)

FEATURED

Bopcats - ST

FEATURED

Pointed Sticks - The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

FEATURED

Nomeansno - Mama

FEATURED

Thieves - I See Red

FEATURED

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

FEATURED

Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

FEATURED

Darkroom - San Paku

Comments