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
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
The Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
The Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
The Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
The Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
The Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
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
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
The Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
The Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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Bopcats - ST

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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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The Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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The Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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The Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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The 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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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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