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
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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Office - Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road

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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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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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