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
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36

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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