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
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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