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
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58

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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