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
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53

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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