Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Rose Kapp (aka Roszay) is a visual artist, cartoonist, and creative force who got her start documenting the raw energy of Edmonton’s punk scene in the late 1970s and early '80s. 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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
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	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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

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

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Bopcats - ST

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Nomeansno - Mama

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Enigmas - ST

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

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

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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Payola$ - China Boys

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Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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Modern Minds - Go

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

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

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