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
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
The Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
The Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Office	King's Road	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	06:17
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
The Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Voice	Wake Up Dreaming	Anno Di Voce	04:05
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Office	Matricide	Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road	04:49
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
The Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
The Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
The Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
The Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
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	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
The Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
The Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
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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Bopcats - ST

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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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The Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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The Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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The Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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The 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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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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