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	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
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
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49

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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