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	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41

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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