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	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
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	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32

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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