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
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Nix, Herald	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Nix, Herald	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46

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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