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	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23

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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