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
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
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
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24

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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