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
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08

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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