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
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Office	Physical	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	03:01
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24

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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