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	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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