Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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
Subhumans Refugee Incorrect Thoughts
Diefenbakers Terminal Ecstacy unreleased cassettes
Enigmas Pancho Villa ST
Compilation The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Subhumans Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People) Incorrect Thoughts
Diefenbakers Junkie for Your Love unreleased cassettes
Compilation Malibu Kens - 421-1111 It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Blank Generation Anguish The Last Generation (EP)
Compilation Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week? It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Facecrime Mystery to Me Sex And Revolution (EP)
Sturgeons Punk Rock Virgins Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder
Thieves Kopper & Iron I See Red
Pointed Sticks The Witch Perfect Youth
Enigmas Teenage Barnacle ST
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Nomeansno No Sex Mama
Pointed Sticks Real Thing Perfect Youth
Subhumans Slave To My Dick Incorrect Thoughts
Compilation The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Modern Minds Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks) Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Nomeansno Mama's Little Boy Mama
Subhumans Urban Guerillas Incorrect Thoughts
Jr. Gone Wild Slept All Afternoon Less Art More Pop
Diefenbakers Babylon unreleased cassettes
Herald Nix I Don't Love Nobody One Night Only (EP)
Compilation S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
k.d. lang Hooked on Junk A Truly Western Experience
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Modern Minds Holly Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
k.d. lang Busy Being Blue A Truly Western Experience
Diefenbakers Do the Pop unreleased cassettes
Jr. Gone Wild It Never Changes Less Art More Pop
Diefenbakers No Fun unreleased cassettes
Darkroom Some Stories Never Change San Paku
Blank Generation Last Generation The Last Generation (EP)
Subhumans Death Was Too Kind Death Was Too Kind (EP)
Malibu Kens Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...) Be My Barbie
Malibu Kens Crude City Be My Barbie
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Compilation The Touch - Family Tree It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
B-Sides B-Side Shuffle Red to Black
Pointed Sticks Part of the Noise Perfect Youth
Thieves Police Squad I See Red
Modern Minds The Mess Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Bad Idea Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Facecrime Walking Sex And Revolution (EP)
Diefenbakers Do the Pop unreleased cassettes
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Rhythm Crazy Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
B-Sides Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm) Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)
Enigmas Greenstreet ST
k.d. lang Up to Me A Truly Western Experience
Subhumans War in the Head Incorrect Thoughts
Modern Minds Wasted Lives Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Subhumans Greaser Boy Incorrect Thoughts
SNFU Black Cloud If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Happy Nun Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
B-Sides Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm) Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)
Pointed Sticks Out of Luck Perfect Youth
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Color TV Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
B-Sides Regular Guy Red to Black
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Psyche Children Carry Knives Insomnia Theatre
Diefenbakers Chinese Rocks unreleased cassettes
Compilation Down Syndrome - Bums It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Diefenbakers No Fun unreleased cassettes
Modern Minds The Fear Begins Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Darkroom Proven Guilty San Paku
k.d. lang Stop, Look and Listen A Truly Western Experience
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Nomeansno My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster Mama
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Go
B-Sides Run and Hide Red to Black
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Incorrect Thoughts
Pointed Sticks When She's Alone Perfect Youth
Jr. Gone Wild Hey Hey Paula Less Art More Pop
Nomeansno We Are the Chopped Mama
B-Sides Emotions Red to Black
Darkroom Leave it to Heaven San Paku
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Modern Minds It's Gone Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Jr. Gone Wild Why I Hate the Sixties Less Art More Pop
Diefenbakers Jerry Slag unreleased cassettes
Bopcats Don't Say Sorry ST
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra You Make Me Blue Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
SNFU Scarecrow If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Bopcats Kiss Goodbye ST
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jr. Gone Wild Cosmos Less Art More Pop
Compilation Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right? It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Bopcats Rockin' a Dream ST
Psyche Suffocation Insomnia Theatre
SNFU Mind Like a Door If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
SNFU The Ceiling If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Subhumans Model of Stupidity Incorrect Thoughts
Modern Minds The End of a Dream Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Darkroom Don't Talk San Paku

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Payola$ - China Boys

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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B-Sides - Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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B-Sides - Red to Black

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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B-Sides - Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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D.O.A. - Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Go

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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k.d. lang - A Truly Western Experience

Consort, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Herald Nix - One Night Only (EP)

Salmon Arm, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Bopcats - ST

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Pointed Sticks - The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Nomeansno - Mama

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Thieves - I See Red

Edmonton, Alberta

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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

FEATURED

Darkroom - San Paku

Edmonton, Alberta

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Modern Minds

The Last Generation (EP)

Blank Generation

Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 02

Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 01

Blank Generation - The Last Generation BACK

China Boys

Payola$

payolas

Payolas - China Boys VINYL 02

Payolas - China Boys VINYL 01

Payolas-China Boys

Be My Barbie

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald INSERT SIDE 01 showing Regan with a future young president

Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

Red to Black

Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

B-Sides

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald VINYL 02

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald VINYL 01

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald BACK

The B-Sides – Invasion Of The Money Snatchers (1)

Sturgeons

Sturgeons, Feb 7, 1981. Credit: Rose Kapp

45-Sturgeons-Punk Rock Virgins VINYL 02

45-Sturgeons-Punk Rock Virgins VINYL 01

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