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
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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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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