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	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52

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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