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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FEATURED

Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Vancouver, British Columbia

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

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

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Bopcats - ST

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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B-Sides - Red to Black

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

Salmon Arm, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

Edmonton, Alberta - Leipzig, Germany

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Nomeansno - Mama

Victoria, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Enigmas - ST

Vancouver, British Columbia

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

Consort, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

Vancouver, British Columbia

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Edmonton, Alberta - Montréal, Québec

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Payola$ - China Boys

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Go

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

Vancouver, British Columbia

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

No Means No, 1984. Credit: Rose Kapp

Diefenbakers, Masonic Hall gig (set-up)

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

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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

Pointed Sticks

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

Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

Wild West (EP)

Nomeansno-Mama VINYL 02

Nomeansno-Mama INSERT 01

Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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

diefenbakers 001

VA It Came From Inner Space BACK

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth LABEL 02

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Bio

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Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts BACK

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts LABEL 01

45-Malibu Kens - Crude City INSERT

Enigmas-ST EP BACK

JCbelievers3

jcBelievers10

Enigmas

PS#6

PS#2

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

JerryJerry1

One Night Only (EP)

kd lang - A Truly Western Experience LABEL 01

D.O.A.

Darkroom - San Paku LABEL 01

Darkroom - San Paku BACK

Darkroom

Psyche - Insomnia Theatre BACK

Psyche - Insomnia Theatre LABEL 02

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (5)

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (9)

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (13)

Jerry Jerry-Road Gore LABEL 01

Thieves - I See Red INSERT LABEL 02

Thieves

B-Sides - Red to Black 2nd copy INSERT SIDE 02

b-sides-dancing

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

45-B-Sides-Bedtime for Ronald BACK

BopCats

Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now 12 INCH BACK

HeraldNix1

POSTER SUBHUMANS

Bopcats - ST (2)

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BlankGen_Helmut

Diefenbakers

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DOAChuckB

kdLang1

HeraldNix

JerryJerry_room

Thieves_

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

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pointedSticks

Pschye

backstreet1

backstreet3

jcBelievers18

LoveMongers

ReverbAngels_Ken

SteelPulse

themEssentials_bass

TheNot2

ZaZa2

Facecrime - Sex and Revolution INSERT SIDE 01

Facecrime

facecrime_Moe1

Joey-1980Borden_band

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JoeyDid-01

JoeyDid-04

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 01

Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 02

Subhumans Death to the Sickoids flip

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

Sturgeons, Feb 7, 1981. Credit: Rose Kapp

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

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 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 - Lies b/w I'm Numb

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

unreleased cassettes

Mama

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

Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Incorrect Thoughts

Payolas - China Boys VINYL 01

Payolas - China Boys VINYL 02

lang, k.d.

Pointed Sticks

Nomeansno

Rock and Roll Bitches

Subhumans

Theresa's World (EP)

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

Nomeansno-Mama INSERT 02

Nomeansno-Mama BACK

Payolas-China Boys

moe-pray

45-Sughumans-Firing Squad VINYL 02

45-Subhumans-Firing Squad VINYL 01

45-Subhumans-Firing Squad BACK

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

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

Blank Generation promo shot. Typical punk band shot #2 - an abandoned building. Craig Fenrich, Helmut Sutanow, Mark Stordal, Jim McQuarrie. Credit: Rose Kapp

Diefenbakers

PSticks2-454x533

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

VA It Came From Inner Space LABEL 01

VA It Came From Inner Space LABEL 02

Perfect Youth

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth BACK

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth LABEL 01

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MUS_POINTED-STICKS_2341

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PSticks1

It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

Modern Minds

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kim

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MM-Brad_Trent

moe

moe-bob

Moe-mike

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts INSERT SIDE 01

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts INSERT SIDE 02

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts LABEL 02

Be My Barbie

45-Malibu Kens - Crude City BACK

45-Malibu Kens - Crude City VINYL 01

45-Malibu Kens - Crude City VINYL 02

The Last Generation (EP)

Enigmas

Enigmas - ST

The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

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

Nix, Herald

Herald Nix - One Night Only LABEL 02

Herald Nix - One Night Only LABEL 01

Herald Nix - One Night Only BACK

45-Sturgeons-Punk Rock Virgins BACK2 FOLDOVER

45-Sturgeons-Punk Rock Virgins VINYL 02

Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder BACK

A Truly Western Experience

kd lang - A Truly Western Experience LABEL 02

kd lang - A Truly Western Experience BACK

Pursuit of Happiness

Darkroom

San Paku

Darkroom - San Paku LABEL 02

Darkroom - San Paku INSERT SIDE 02

Darkroom - San Paku INSERT SIDE 01

Psyche

Insomnia Theatre

Psyche - Insomnia Theatre LABEL 01

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (3)

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (8)

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (10)

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (11)

Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra (14)

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
lang, k.d.	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Subhumans	Slave to My Dick	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:43
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
Modern Minds	Go	Go	02:13
Jr. Gone Wild	I Fell Dumb	Less Art More Pop	02:48
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Modern Minds	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Compilation	The Thieves - Screams	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:46
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Subhumans	Death Was Too Kind	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:51
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
lang, k.d.	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
lang, k.d.	Tickled Pink	A Truly Western Experience	03:22
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59

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