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
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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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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