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
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27

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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