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
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Subhumans	Dead at Birth	Incorrect Thoughts	03:04
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
lang, k.d.	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Nomeansno	We Are the Chopped	Mama	05:25
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
lang, k.d.	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Nix, Herald	One Night Only	One Night Only (EP)	03:10
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53

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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