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
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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