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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
lang, k.d.	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
lang, k.d.	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Nix, Herald	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
lang, k.d.	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
lang, k.d.	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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

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

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Bopcats - ST

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Nomeansno - Mama

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Enigmas - ST

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

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

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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Payola$ - China Boys

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Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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Modern Minds - Go

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

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

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