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
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24

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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