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
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
The Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
The Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
The Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
The Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
The Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
The Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
The Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
The Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
The Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
The Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
The Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
The Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
The Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
The Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
The Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
The Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
The Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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The Modern Minds - Go

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The Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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The Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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Bopcats - ST

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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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The Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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The Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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The Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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The Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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

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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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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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