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.

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

Consort, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

Edmonton, Alberta - Leipzig, Germany

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Enigmas - ST

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Nomeansno - Mama

Victoria, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Payola$ - China Boys

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

Subhumans Death to the Sickoids flip

Diefenbakers from left to right: John Gilchrist, George Kelly, Kevin Forbes. Credit: Rose Kapp

Diefenbakrs: Paul Soulodre, Daniel Webster, Dan Webster, John Gilchrist, Kevin Forbes. Credit Rose Kapp

No Means No, 1984. Credit: Rose Kapp

Sturgeons, Feb 7, 1981. Credit: Rose Kapp

Subhumans-Wimpy-Roy (Brian Goble), Feb 14, 1981; courtey Rose Kapp

Diefenbakers, Masonic Hall gig (set-up)

Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Malibu Kens

Rock and Roll Bitches George Wall at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Rock n Roll Bitches Bob Drysdale Kenny MacKay George Wall at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17 1981

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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

Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

Pointed Sticks

Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

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

Theresa's World (EP)

Wild West (EP)

unreleased cassettes

Lies b/w I'm Numb

Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Incorrect Thoughts

Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

lang, k.d.

Pointed Sticks

Nomeansno

Rock and Roll Bitches

Subhumans

Nomeansno-Mama VINYL 02

Nomeansno-Mama LABEL 02

Nomeansno-Mama INSERT 02

Nomeansno-Mama INSERT 01

Nomeansno-Mama BACK

Mama

45-Payolas-China Boys LABEL 02

45-Payolas-China Boys LABEL 01

Payolas-China Boys

China Boys

45-Sughumans-Firing Squad VINYL 02

45-Subhumans-Firing Squad VINYL 01

45-Subhumans-Firing Squad BACK

Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

snfu Brent Belke and Warren Bidlock (Uncle Warren) of SNFU, 1982

snfu Marc Belke and Ken Chin aka Chi Pig of SNFU, January, 1985

snfu SNFU being interviewed for cable show, 1983. Photo taken by someone else but I own the negs.

subhumans Gary Numan. My brother (Eric the German) might have taken this.

Blank Generation promo shot. Typical punk band shot #1 - an alley. Mark Stordal, Jim McQuarrie, Craig Fenrich (photos), Helmut Sutanow. Credit: Rose Kapp

Craig Quasar (Fenrich) of Blank Generation. Credit: Rose Kapp

diefenbakers john gilchrist george kelly kevin forbes

diefenbakers 001

Diefenbakers

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

VA It Came From Inner Space BACK

VA It Came From Inner Space LABEL 01

VA It Came From Inner Space LABEL 02

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth BACK

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth LABEL 01

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth LABEL 02

Perfect Youth

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Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
lang, k.d.	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Go	01:42
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
lang, k.d.	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
Enigmas	Greenstreet	ST	03:23
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:40
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
lang, k.d.	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Nix, Herald	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53

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