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
Compilation S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Incorrect Thoughts
k.d. lang Hooked on Junk A Truly Western Experience
B-Sides Much Too Serious Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious
Darkroom Proven Guilty San Paku
Compilation The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Pointed Sticks Real Thing Perfect Youth
Bopcats Rockin' a Dream ST
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Pointed Sticks When She's Alone Perfect Youth
Thieves Police Squad I See Red
Sturgeons Punk Rock Virgins Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder
Modern Minds Dirty Movies Go
Diefenbakers Start of Something New unreleased cassettes
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Subhumans Dead at Birth Incorrect Thoughts
k.d. lang There You Go A Truly Western Experience
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jr. Gone Wild Old Blue Less Art More Pop
Modern Minds Go Go
Nomeansno Living in Détente Mama
Jr. Gone Wild I Fell Dumb Less Art More Pop
k.d. lang Tickled Pink A Truly Western Experience
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
B-Sides She's a Raver Red to Black
Psyche The Brain Collapses Insomnia Theatre
Darkroom San Paku San Paku
Diefenbakers Start of Something New unreleased cassettes
SNFU Mind Like a Door If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Compilation Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right? It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Subhumans Firing Squad Incorrect Thoughts
Diefenbakers Junkie for Your Love unreleased cassettes
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
B-Sides Red to Black Red to Black
Psyche Suffocation Insomnia Theatre
Pointed Sticks No Use for You Perfect Youth
Nomeansno Rich Guns Mama
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
B-Sides State of Emergency Red to Black
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Modern Minds 20 Years Old Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Facecrime She Will Sex And Revolution (EP)
B-Sides Late at Night Red to Black
Modern Minds Slap in the Face Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Bopcats Kiss Goodbye ST
SNFU Electric Chair If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Payola$ Make Some Noise China Boys
Nomeansno Red Devil Mama
Jr. Gone Wild Fine Scotch Less Art More Pop
Blank Generation Last Generation The Last Generation (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Diefenbakers Assembly Line unreleased cassettes
SNFU Better Homes and Gardens If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Psyche Wink of an Eye Insomnia Theatre
Modern Minds Tonight In My Room Go
Diefenbakers I'm Going Crazy unreleased cassettes
Thieves Screams I See Red
Jr. Gone Wild Why I Hate the Sixties Less Art More Pop
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Rancher King Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Enigmas Daymare ST
Subhumans Greaser Boy Incorrect Thoughts
Facecrime Cable TV Sex And Revolution (EP)
Diefenbakers Assembly Line unreleased cassettes
Subhumans Refugee Incorrect Thoughts
Jr. Gone Wild Slept All Afternoon Less Art More Pop
Diefenbakers Kiss or Kill unreleased cassettes
Darkroom Some Stories Never Change San Paku
Diefenbakers Color TV unreleased cassettes
Subhumans Model of Stupidity Incorrect Thoughts
Modern Minds Teresa's World Go
Nomeansno My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster Mama
Jr. Gone Wild Day of the First Snow Less Art More Pop
Diefenbakers Colour TV unreleased cassettes
Pointed Sticks Marching Song Perfect Youth
Nomeansno We Are the Chopped Mama
Compilation Malibu Kens - Party's Over It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Modern Minds Someone Like You Go
Bopcats One Hand Loose ST
Enigmas Teenage Barnacle ST
Sturgeons Forward Disorder Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder
SNFU I Forget If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
B-Sides She's a Raver (45 rpm) Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)
Nomeansno Mama's Little Boy Mama
Compilation Facecrime - I Know Some People It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Enigmas Pancho Villa ST
SNFU Snapping Turtle If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
B-Sides Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm) Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)
Modern Minds The End of a Dream Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Judgement Date Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Pointed Sticks The Real Thing The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck
Modern Minds Punk Violence Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Darkroom Pressure San Paku
k.d. lang Stop, Look and Listen A Truly Western Experience
Bopcats Please Gimme Somethin' ST
Compilation The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Hell and Back Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
B-Sides Emotions Red to Black

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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

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

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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

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Darkroom - San Paku

Edmonton, Alberta

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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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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