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
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
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
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
k.d. lang	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
k.d. lang	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Herald Nix	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
k.d. lang	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
k.d. lang	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09

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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