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
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Darkroom	Some Stories Never Change	San Paku	05:24
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Modern Minds	Punk Violence	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:16
Darkroom	Leave it to Heaven	San Paku	03:45
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Modern Minds	Substitute	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
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	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Nomeansno	Mama's Little Boy	Mama	06:01
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Nix, Herald	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Modern Minds	The Mess	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:09
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Darkroom	Don't Talk	San Paku	03:32
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
Thieves	Police Squad	I See Red	03:27
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:32
Diefenbakers	Assembly Line	unreleased cassettes	01:40
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Blank Generation	Dew Line	The Last Generation (EP)	04:08
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Hell and Back	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:16
B-Sides	She's a Raver	Red to Black	02:36
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
Nomeansno	Living in Détente	Mama	03:28
Compilation	Facecrime - I Know Some People	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	04:42
Blank Generation	J.W.G.	The Last Generation (EP)	02:19
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
Psyche	Children Carry Knives	Insomnia Theatre	04:46
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Nomeansno	Living is Free	Mama	04:28
Enigmas	Pancho Villa	ST	03:06
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Pointed Sticks	Out of Luck	Perfect Youth	02:35
SNFU	He's Not Getting Older. He's Getting Bitter	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:06
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Subhumans	Lets Go Down to Hollywood (And Shoot People)	Incorrect Thoughts	03:58
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Facecrime	Walking	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:42
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Subhumans	The Scheme	Incorrect Thoughts	03:14
Modern Minds	The Fear Begins	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:48
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Bopcats	Crash Landing	ST	03:13
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Diefenbakers	track 2	unreleased cassettes	01:55
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
lang, k.d.	Bopalena	A Truly Western Experience	02:30
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
lang, k.d.	Hanky Panky	A Truly Western Experience	01:59
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29

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