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
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
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
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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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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