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
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Voice	I Am the Walrus	Anno Di Voce	03:24
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48

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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