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	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06

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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