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	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
lang, k.d.	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
lang, k.d.	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Psyche	Wink of an Eye	Insomnia Theatre	05:37
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

FEATURED

Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bopcats - ST

FEATURED

B-Sides - Red to Black

FEATURED

Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

FEATURED

Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

FEATURED

Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

FEATURED

Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

FEATURED

Nomeansno - Mama

FEATURED

Enigmas - ST

FEATURED

lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

FEATURED

Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

FEATURED

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

FEATURED

Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

FEATURED

Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

FEATURED

Payola$ - China Boys

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

FEATURED

Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

FEATURED

Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Go

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

FEATURED

Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

Tracks

Comments