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
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
k.d. lang	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51

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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