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
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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