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
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
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
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
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
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53

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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