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
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53

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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