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
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
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
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58

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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