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	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
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
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43

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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