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
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57

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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