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
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Nix, Herald	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
lang, k.d.	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
lang, k.d.	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
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
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24

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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