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
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51

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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