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	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
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
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32

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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