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
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
lang, k.d.	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
lang, k.d.	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14

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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