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
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
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
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48

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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