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
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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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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