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
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11

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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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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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D.O.A. - Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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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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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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It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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Modern Minds

The Last Generation (EP)

Blank Generation

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation BACK

China Boys

Payola$

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Be My Barbie

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Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

Red to Black

Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

B-Sides

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Sturgeons

Sturgeons, Feb 7, 1981. Credit: Rose Kapp

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Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

Subhumans

Incorrect Thoughts

Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Subhumans - Death To the Sickoids bw Oh Canaduh (1)

Subhumans - Death To the Sickoids bw Oh Canaduh (2)

Subhumans Death to the Sickoids flip

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Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts BACK

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Facecrime

Sex And Revolution (EP)

The-Cave

Rock-Your-Brains-Out

MM-Ponted-Sticks

Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

Pursuit of Happiness

Theresa's World (EP)

I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

Facecrime

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Facecrime - Sex and Revolution LABEL 02

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution LABEL 01

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution INSERT SIDE 02

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution INSERT SIDE 01

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution BACK

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A Truly Western Experience

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Wild West (EP)

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If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

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SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish NM LABEL 01

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SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish NM INSERT SIDE 01

SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish NM BACK

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One Night Only (EP)

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