Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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
Subhumans Dead at Birth Incorrect Thoughts
k.d. lang Hooked on Junk A Truly Western Experience
Herald Nix Evil Hearted Me One Night Only (EP)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Enigmas Pancho Villa ST
Payola$ Make Some Noise China Boys
Psyche The Brain Collapses (Original Concept) Insomnia Theatre
Modern Minds Substitute Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
SNFU The Devils Voice If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Sturgeons Punk Rock Virgins Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder
Diefenbakers Terminal Ecstacy unreleased cassettes
Modern Minds The Fear Begins Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Darkroom Tears Hold No Cure San Paku
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
k.d. lang Tickled Pink A Truly Western Experience
Bopcats Let's Go ST
Nomeansno Red Devil Mama
Blank Generation Shoot to Kill The Last Generation (EP)
Diefenbakers Goofy unreleased cassettes
Diefenbakers Chinese Rocks unreleased cassettes
Diefenbakers Start of Something New unreleased cassettes
Darkroom It's Cold Out Here San Paku
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Modern Minds Out of Luck (Pointed Sticks) Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Diefenbakers studio track 01 unreleased cassettes
SNFU Scarecrow If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Compilation Route 66 - Had Enough Of This It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
B-Sides Bedtime for Ronald Red to Black
Diefenbakers Hit Her in the Head unreleased cassettes
Blank Generation Reaction The Last Generation (EP)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Malibu Kens Crude City Be My Barbie
Psyche Suffocation Insomnia Theatre
Diefenbakers No Fun unreleased cassettes
Subhumans Inquisition Day Death Was Too Kind (EP)
Psyche The Brain Collapses Insomnia Theatre
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Gospel Surfer Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Compilation S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Enigmas Greenstreet ST
Darkroom Some Stories Never Change San Paku
Bopcats Don't Say Sorry ST
Diefenbakers track 2 unreleased cassettes
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Judgement Date Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Subhumans Death Was Too Kind Death Was Too Kind (EP)
Compilation The Thieves - Screams It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
k.d. lang Up to Me A Truly Western Experience
Bopcats Rockin' a Dream ST
Pointed Sticks True Love Perfect Youth
Darkroom Proven Guilty San Paku
SNFU Better Homes and Gardens If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
Subhumans Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People) Incorrect Thoughts
Jr. Gone Wild Old Blue Less Art More Pop
Subhumans We're Alive Incorrect Thoughts
Compilation Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week? It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
B-Sides Late at Night Red to Black
Diefenbakers Personality Crisis unreleased cassettes
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Punk Violence Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Jr. Gone Wild I Fell Dumb Less Art More Pop
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Blank Generation Anguish The Last Generation (EP)
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Color TV Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Thieves I See Red I See Red
Diefenbakers Loved by You unreleased cassettes
Compilation The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Nomeansno Mama's Little Boy Mama
B-Sides Emotions Red to Black
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Subhumans The Scheme Incorrect Thoughts
Modern Minds Girl Crazy Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Modern Minds Holly Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Subhumans Model of Stupidity Incorrect Thoughts
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Daddy Was a Peacock Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Incorrect Thoughts
Jr. Gone Wild Hey Hey Paula Less Art More Pop
Compilation Down Syndrome - Bums It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
k.d. lang Pine and Stew A Truly Western Experience
Compilation Down Syndrome - You're A Punk It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Compilation Facecrime - I Know Some People It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Diefenbakers Babylon unreleased cassettes
Modern Minds Twenty Years Old Go
B-Sides She's a Raver (45 rpm) Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)
Subhumans Urban Guerillas Incorrect Thoughts
Modern Minds Confidential (Modernettes) Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Pointed Sticks The Real Thing The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck
Modern Minds Happy Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra Dumb Love Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much
Diefenbakers Assembly Line unreleased cassettes
Jr. Gone Wild Fine Scotch Less Art More Pop
Compilation The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation
Subhumans Greaser Boy Incorrect Thoughts
Modern Minds Go Go
Subhumans Firing Squad Incorrect Thoughts
Enigmas Roll with the Punches ST
Thieves Color I See Red
Diefenbakers Assembly Line unreleased cassettes

FEATURED

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

Edmonton, Alberta - Montréal, Québec

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Payola$ - China Boys

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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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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Modern Minds - Go

St. Albert, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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k.d. lang - A Truly Western Experience

Consort, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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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

FEATURED

Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

FEATURED

Darkroom - San Paku

Edmonton, Alberta

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

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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PS#7Dimwit

PS#6

PS#5Dimwit

PS#4

PS#3

PS#2

PS#1

joey-SUB_M&D

joey-SUB_Ed

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JoeyDid-04

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JoeyDid-02Spartens

JoeyDid-01

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joey-1981_smr_Sptns_ed

joey-1980Borden_stage

joey-1980Borden_scott

joey-1980Borden_Ed

Joey-1980Borden_band

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

Go

Facecrime

Facecrime

Facecrime

facecrime_Moe1

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

ZaZa2

ZaZa1

ZaZa_keyboard

unknown_sax1

TheNot2

TheNot1

themEssentials_drmr

themEssentials_bass

StingRays_Roland

StingRays_JerryRing

SteelPulse

ScottPeters_Thieves

Route66_Henry

Route66_EvLaRoi

ReverbAngels_Ken

nostrils

NewValues

Mike_joeyDid

LoveMongers

LoveMngrs-steveSmith

Lincolns_PrakashJohn

jcBelievers18

jcBelievers17

jcBelievers16

jcBelievers15

jcBelievers14

jcBelievers13

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JCbelievers9

JCbelievers8

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JCbelievers2

JCbelievers1

JC&theBelievers1

ghostShirt2

GhostShirt1

DennisL_JoeyDid

Draggnetts_Roland

Draggnetts_Drew

backstreet3

backstreet2

backstreet1

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

snfu3

snfu2

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

thieves3

thieves2

thieves1

Thieves_

kdLang2

kdLang1

lang, k.d.

Less Art More Pop

JrGoneWild1

Jr. Gone Wild

JerryJerry1

JerryJerry_room

HeraldNix1

HeraldNix

One Night Only (EP)

Nix, Herald

HeraldNix1

HeraldNix

Bopcats

ST

BopCats

Bopcats - ST (2)

darkroom

B-Sides

Enigmas

DOA-DaveGregg

DOAChuckB

DOA1

DOA_rampage2

DOA_rampage1

DOA_DaveGregg2

DOA_daveGregg1

Diefenbakers_Paul

Diefenbakers

BlankGen_promo2

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