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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Nix, Herald	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
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	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
lang, k.d.	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Nix, Herald	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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Pointed Sticks - The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

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Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

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Bopcats - ST

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Nomeansno - Mama

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Enigmas - ST

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

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D.O.A. - Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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Payola$ - China Boys

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Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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Modern Minds - Go

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B-Sides - Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

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