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	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
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
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
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
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
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	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47

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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