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
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Herald Nix	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
k.d. lang	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
k.d. lang	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Tracks

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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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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Darkroom - San Paku

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