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	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38

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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