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

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Bopcats - ST

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

B-Sides - Red to Black

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

Salmon Arm, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

Consort, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

Vancouver, British Columbia

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Edmonton, Alberta - Montréal, Québec

FEATURED

Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Payola$ - China Boys

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Vancouver, British Columbia

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Modern Minds - Go

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

45-Payolas-China Boys LABEL 02

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

moe-bob2

MM-news-1

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts BACK

Subhumans-Incorrect Thoughts LABEL 01

45-Malibu Kens - Crude City INSERT

Enigmas-ST EP BACK

JCbelievers3

jcBelievers10

Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 02

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)

BG_dammerung1

BlankGen_Helmut

Diefenbakers

DOA_rampage1

DOAChuckB

kdLang1

HeraldNix

JerryJerry_room

Thieves_

thieves2

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

snfu3

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

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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

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

45-Payolas-China Boys LABEL 01

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)

Blank Generation - The Last Generation LABEL 01

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
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
SNFU	The Devils Voice	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:09
Nix, Herald	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Pointed Sticks	American Song	Perfect Youth	04:02
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Baby's On Fire	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:23
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
Modern Minds	Where I Live	Go	03:13
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:22
Pointed Sticks	Perfect Youth	Perfect Youth	02:26
SNFU	Better Homes and Gardens	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:20
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Nomeansno	My Roomate is Turning Into a Monster	Mama	04:07
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:34
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Modern Minds	Twenty Years Old	Go	02:41
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
Jr. Gone Wild	It Never Changes	Less Art More Pop	01:18
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Compilation	The Touch - Family Tree	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:55
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Bopcats	Down the Line	ST	02:08
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Blank Generation	World Situation '80's	The Last Generation (EP)	03:21
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Blank Generation	Last Generation	The Last Generation (EP)	03:59
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
B-Sides	State of Emergency	Red to Black	04:22
Diefenbakers	That New Girl	unreleased cassettes	01:45
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
Compilation	Down Syndrome - Bums	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:46
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Diefenbakers	Nothing to Do	unreleased cassettes	01:58
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Subhumans	We're Alive	Incorrect Thoughts	01:28
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46

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