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
k.d. lang	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
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	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Herald Nix	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Herald Nix	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36

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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