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
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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