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	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
The Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
The Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
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	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
The Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
The Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
The Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
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
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
The Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

FEATURED

Bopcats - ST

FEATURED

Voice - Anno Di Voce

FEATURED

Office - Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road

FEATURED

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

FEATURED

Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

FEATURED

Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

FEATURED

Payola$ - China Boys

FEATURED

Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

FEATURED

B-Sides - Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

FEATURED

B-Sides - Red to Black

FEATURED

B-Sides - Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

FEATURED

Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

FEATURED

Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Go

FEATURED

k.d. lang - A Truly Western Experience

FEATURED

Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

FEATURED

Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

FEATURED

Herald Nix - One Night Only (EP)

FEATURED

Pointed Sticks - The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

FEATURED

Nomeansno - Mama

FEATURED

Thieves - I See Red

Comments