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
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Diefenbakers	Chinese Rocks	unreleased cassettes	01:51
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
lang, k.d.	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

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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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Modern Minds - Go

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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B-Sides - Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

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Darkroom - San Paku

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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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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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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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SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

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Thieves - I See Red

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Diefenbakers - unreleased cassettes

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Nomeansno - Mama

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

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

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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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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Enigmas - ST

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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

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