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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
lang, k.d.	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

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Payola$ - China Boys

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Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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Modern Minds - Go

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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B-Sides - Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

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Darkroom - San Paku

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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Pointed Sticks - The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

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Thieves - I See Red

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Diefenbakers - unreleased cassettes

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Nomeansno - Mama

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

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B-Sides - Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

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Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

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Bopcats - ST

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Enigmas - ST

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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D.O.A. - Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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