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
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
The Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
The Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
The Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
The Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
The Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
The Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
The Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
The Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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Bopcats - ST

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Voice - Anno Di Voce

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Office - Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road

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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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The Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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The Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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The Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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The 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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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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