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
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
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 End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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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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