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	Holly	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:59
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Bopcats	Rockin' a Dream	ST	04:00
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Subhumans	Refugee	Incorrect Thoughts	03:29
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:44
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:50
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
Diefenbakers	Jerry Slag	unreleased cassettes	01:20
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
Darkroom	It's Cold Out Here	San Paku	03:44
Modern Minds	The End of a Dream	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:40
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Facecrime	She Will	Sex And Revolution (EP)	04:22
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Judgement Date	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	04:57
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
B-Sides	Late at Night	Red to Black	03:28
Thieves	Color	I See Red	04:09
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
Diefenbakers	Do the Pop	unreleased cassettes	02:31
lang, k.d.	Hooked on Junk	A Truly Western Experience	03:35
Nomeansno	No Sex	Mama	03:48
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Facecrime	Cable TV	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:02
Subhumans	New Order	Incorrect Thoughts	02:43
Diefenbakers	Terminal Ecstacy	unreleased cassettes	02:24
B-Sides	Emotions	Red to Black	04:11
Subhumans	Greaser Boy	Incorrect Thoughts	03:15
Bopcats	Don't Say Sorry	ST	04:27
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - Strip Search - Grunt, Groan, Rant & Rave	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:16
Diefenbakers	Kiss or Kill	unreleased cassettes	02:36
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Compilation	The Touch - Nerve Gas Attack	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:32
Nix, Herald	I Don't Love Nobody	One Night Only (EP)	03:15
Psyche	The Brain Collapses (Original Concept)	Insomnia Theatre	04:07
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Bopcats	Please Gimme Somethin'	ST	04:09
Diefenbakers	Start of Something New	unreleased cassettes	02:05
Blank Generation	Anguish	The Last Generation (EP)	02:15
Bopcats	Let's Go	ST	04:41
Compilation	Route 66 - Had Enough Of This	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:20
Compilation	S.N.F.U. - (Real Men Don't Watch) Quincy	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:51
SNFU	Where's My Legs	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:23
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	You Make Me Blue	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:25
Thieves	Kopper & Iron	I See Red	03:38
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Jr. Gone Wild	She'll Never Know	Less Art More Pop	02:39
B-Sides	Red to Black	Red to Black	03:20
B-Sides	She's a Raver (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:34
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Modern Minds	Confidential (Modernettes)	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:58
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Bopcats	Rainbow Girl	ST	02:18
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	01:57
lang, k.d.	Stop, Look and Listen	A Truly Western Experience	02:13
Modern Minds	Girl Crazy	Go	01:39
Nix, Herald	Crawdad Song	One Night Only (EP)	02:53
Enigmas	Roll with the Punches	ST	02:49
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
SNFU	The Ceiling	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:20
Bopcats	Buddy This is It (The Stand)	ST	03:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
B-Sides	She's a Raver (33⅓ rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	02:06
Sturgeons	Forward Disorder	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:43
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Go	02:03
Malibu Kens	Crude City	Be My Barbie	02:27
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
Nomeansno	Red Devil	Mama	05:48
Darkroom	Tears Hold No Cure	San Paku	03:46
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Diefenbakers	Babylon	unreleased cassettes	02:14
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	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Facecrime	Mystery to Me	Sex And Revolution (EP)	03:35
SNFU	Mind Like a Door	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:54
Pointed Sticks	Part of the Noise	Perfect Youth	03:07
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Incorrect Thoughts	03:05
Darkroom	In Dim light	San Paku	03:34
Modern Minds	Wasted Lives	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	03:01
SNFU	Electric Chair	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:36
Subhumans	Inquisition Day	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	01:53
Psyche	Maggots	Insomnia Theatre	04:27
Psyche	Suffocation	Insomnia Theatre	03:10
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:39

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