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
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:40
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Diefenbakers	Substitute	unreleased cassettes	02:53
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Incorrect Thoughts	01:47
Jr. Gone Wild	Slept All Afternoon	Less Art More Pop	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Subhumans	Slave To My Dick	Incorrect Thoughts	02:38
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Modern Minds	Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:55
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Modern Minds	Happy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:11
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
Compilation	The Standards - Break Out	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:52
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Modern Minds	Tonight In My Room	Go	03:04
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Jr. Gone Wild	Day of the First Snow	Less Art More Pop	03:53
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Nix, Herald	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
B-Sides	Much Too Serious	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	02:44
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Livin' On Top	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:59
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	04:27
Diefenbakers	Personality Crisis	unreleased cassettes	03:23
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rhythm Crazy	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:10
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Blank Generation	Reaction	The Last Generation (EP)	03:49
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16

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