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
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27

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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