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
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
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
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16

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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