Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

Rose Kapp (aka Roszay) documented Edmonton’s late '70's punk scene.
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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Voice	Lime	Anno Di Voce	02:58
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
Herald Nix	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Voice	Business as Usual in Beirut	Anno Di Voce	04:27
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
k.d. lang	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
The Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Herald Nix	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
The Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
The Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
The Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
The Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
B-Sides	Run and Hide	Red to Black	03:40
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
The Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26

Titles
Images

FEATURED

Voice - Anno Di Voce

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Office - Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Edmonton, Alberta - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Payola$ - China Boys

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

B-Sides - Red to Black

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Go

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

k.d. lang - A Truly Western Experience

Consort, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Herald Nix - One Night Only (EP)

Salmon Arm, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bopcats - ST

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia

FEATURED

Nomeansno - Mama

FEATURED

Thieves - I See Red

Edmonton, Alberta

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Anno Di Voce

Matricide/ Physical/ King's Road

OFFICE 001001

Malcolm Swann of Voice

Malcolm Swann of Office - Rose Kapp

Malcolm Swann of Office, Ambassador

Jeff Sawatzky and Malcolm Swann of Office

Malcolm Swann of Office, Krieg

Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

Compilation

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Modern Minds

The Last Generation (EP)

Blank Generation

Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 02

Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 01

Blank Generation - The Last Generation BACK

China Boys

Payola$

payolas

Payolas - China Boys VINYL 02

Payolas - China Boys VINYL 01

Payolas-China Boys

Voice

Voice - Anno Di Voce LABEL 02

Voice - Anno Di Voce LABEL 01

Voice - Anno Di Voce BACK

Office

45-Office - Matricide VINYL 02

45-Office - Matricide VINYL 01

45-Office - Matricide INSIDE

45-Office - Matricide BACK

Be My Barbie

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald INSERT SIDE 01 showing Regan with a future young president

Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)

Red to Black

Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

B-Sides

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald VINYL 02

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald VINYL 01

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald BACK

The B-Sides – Invasion Of The Money Snatchers (1)

Sturgeons

Sturgeons, Feb 7, 1981. Credit: Rose Kapp

45-Sturgeons-Punk Rock Virgins VINYL 02

45-Sturgeons-Punk Rock Virgins VINYL 01

45-Sturgeons-Punk Rock Virgins BACK2 FOLDOVER

Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder BACK

Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

Subhumans

Incorrect Thoughts

Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Subhumans - Death To the Sickoids bw Oh Canaduh (1)

Subhumans - Death To the Sickoids bw Oh Canaduh (2)

Subhumans Death to the Sickoids flip

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts LABEL 02

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts LABEL 01

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts INSERT SIDE 02

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts INSERT SIDE 01

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts BACK

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Gene_facecrime

Facecrime

Sex And Revolution (EP)

The-Cave

Rock-Your-Brains-Out

MM-Ponted-Sticks

Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

Pursuit of Happiness

Theresa's World (EP)

I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young

Facecrime

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facecrime_Blaine

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution LABEL 02

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution LABEL 01

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution INSERT SIDE 02

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution INSERT SIDE 01

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution BACK

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Dimwit

A Truly Western Experience

Pschye2

Pschye

pointedSticks

MoeBergJasper

Moe&DaveG

MalibuKens_DaveAlgie

Malibu Kens

Wild West (EP)

Rock and Roll Bitches

If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

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snfu1

SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish NM LABEL 02

SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish NM LABEL 01

SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish NM INSERT SIDE 02

SNFU - If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish NM INSERT SIDE 01

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

SNFU

Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

Sturgeons

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lang, k.d.

Less Art More Pop

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Jr. Gone Wild

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HeraldNix

One Night Only (EP)

Nix, Herald

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HeraldNix

Bopcats

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