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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Diefenbakers	Hit Her in the Head	unreleased cassettes	01:13
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Dumb Love	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	03:15
Subhumans	Big Picture	Incorrect Thoughts	02:11
Jr. Gone Wild	Fine Scotch	Less Art More Pop	04:22
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Psyche	Psychic Vampire	Insomnia Theatre	02:55
Thieves	Screams	I See Red	04:40
Jr. Gone Wild	Old Blue	Less Art More Pop	02:55
Payola$	China Boys	China Boys	03:26
Nomeansno	Rich Guns	Mama	03:55
Jr. Gone Wild	Cosmos	Less Art More Pop	03:09
Darkroom	San Paku	San Paku	05:06
Jr. Gone Wild	Goodness	Less Art More Pop	01:28
Diefenbakers	Color TV	unreleased cassettes	02:21
Enigmas	Daymare	ST	04:17
Nix, Herald	Everybody's Movin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:45
Subhumans	Urban Guerillas	Incorrect Thoughts	03:08
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Subhumans	War in the Head	Incorrect Thoughts	03:06
Pointed Sticks	Real Thing	Perfect Youth	02:32
Subhumans	Model of Stupidity	Incorrect Thoughts	02:31
Diefenbakers	studio track 01	unreleased cassettes	02:45
Modern Minds	Love to Me	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:32
Bopcats	Kiss Goodbye	ST	02:18
Darkroom	Proven Guilty	San Paku	03:32
Modern Minds	Another World	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:15
Diefenbakers	Goofy	unreleased cassettes	01:09
Pointed Sticks	When She's Alone	Perfect Youth	03:20
Blank Generation	Shoot to Kill	The Last Generation (EP)	02:56
Jr. Gone Wild	Why I Hate the Sixties	Less Art More Pop	03:34
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Darkroom	Pressure	San Paku	04:09
Enigmas	Teenage Barnacle	ST	03:52
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Malibu Kens	Wednesday Morning at 5 O'Clock (As The Day Begins...)	Be My Barbie	04:16
Bopcats	One Hand Loose	ST	02:23
Compilation	The Thieves - What's Old Is What's New	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:38
Diefenbakers	I'm Going Crazy	unreleased cassettes	02:04
Bopcats	Dial Red	ST	03:51
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pointed Sticks	No Use for You	Perfect Youth	03:06
Thieves	I See Red	I See Red	04:27
Modern Minds	Slap in the Face	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:46
Compilation	Route 66 - Where Is She During The Week?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:01
B-Sides	Underground Radio Stars (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	01:59
Pointed Sticks	True Love	Perfect Youth	03:31
Compilation	Facecrime - Did I Hear You Right?	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:30
Modern Minds	20 Years Old	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:59
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Happy Nun	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:38
B-Sides	Invasion of the Money Snatchers	Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious	03:19
Compilation	Malibu Kens - 421-1111	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	02:45
Modern Minds	All Day & All of the Night	Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97	02:18
Compilation	Malibu Kens - Party's Over	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	03:57
lang, k.d.	Busy Being Blue	A Truly Western Experience	04:00
Sturgeons	Punk Rock Virgins	Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder	02:59
Pointed Sticks	The Witch	Perfect Youth	02:44
SNFU	Black Cloud	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	01:51
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald (45 rpm)	Bedtime for Ronald (or the USA) (EP)	03:18
Diefenbakers	Junkie for Your Love	unreleased cassettes	01:30
lang, k.d.	Up to Me	A Truly Western Experience	03:06
Pointed Sticks	The Real Thing	The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck	02:31
Nomeansno	No Rest for the Wicked	Mama	05:11
SNFU	I Forget	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:13
Subhumans	Fuck You	Death Was Too Kind (EP)	02:08
Nix, Herald	Evil Hearted Me	One Night Only (EP)	01:57
Modern Minds	Book Of Life	Go	03:09
Modern Minds	Someone Like You	Go	02:52
Payola$	Make Some Noise	China Boys	02:30
SNFU	Welcome to My Humble Life of Disarray	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	02:43
B-Sides	Regular Guy	Red to Black	02:35
SNFU	Snapping Turtle	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	03:38
Modern Minds	Dirty Movies	Go	03:02
SNFU	Scarecrow	If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish	04:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Bad Idea	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:19
Jr. Gone Wild	Hey Hey Paula	Less Art More Pop	02:43
Psyche	Eating Violins	Insomnia Theatre	02:45
lang, k.d.	There You Go	A Truly Western Experience	02:23
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Diefenbakers	Loose	unreleased cassettes	03:22
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Diefenbakers	Loved by You	unreleased cassettes	01:53
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Nix, Herald	Funny Funny Feelin'	One Night Only (EP)	02:31
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Daddy Was a Peacock	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:40
Pointed Sticks	Marching Song	Perfect Youth	02:32
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Color TV	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:21
B-Sides	No Can Do	Red to Black	03:00
Psyche	The Brain Collapses	Insomnia Theatre	04:09
Diefenbakers	No Fun	unreleased cassettes	07:13
lang, k.d.	Pine and Stew	A Truly Western Experience	03:25
B-Sides	Bedtime for Ronald	Red to Black	03:52
Diefenbakers	Colour TV	unreleased cassettes	02:14
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Rancher King	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:05
B-Sides	B-Side Shuffle	Red to Black	02:25
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Modern Minds	Teresa's World	Go	01:56
Compilation	Down Syndrome - You're A Punk	It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation	01:36

Captured by Roszay, the Edmonton 1980s Scene

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Subhumans - Incorrect Thoughts

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Pointed Sticks - The Real Thing b/w Out of Luck

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

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Bopcats - ST

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B-Sides - Red to Black

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Subhumans - Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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Blank Generation - The Last Generation (EP)

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Nix, Herald - One Night Only (EP)

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Modern Minds - Live at the Riv Rock Room – K97

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Psyche - Insomnia Theatre

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Nomeansno - Mama

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Enigmas - ST

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lang, k.d. - A Truly Western Experience

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Malibu Kens - Be My Barbie

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Pointed Sticks - Perfect Youth

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

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Sturgeons - Punk Rock Virgins b/w Forward Disorder

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Subhumans - Death Was Too Kind (EP)

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Compilation - It Came from Inner Space: The Edmonton Compilation

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

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Facecrime - Sex And Revolution (EP)

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Payola$ - China Boys

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

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Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West (EP)

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Subhumans - Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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Modern Minds - Go

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B-Sides - Invasion Of The Money Snatchers b/w Much Too Serious

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Jr. Gone Wild - Less Art More Pop

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Pointed Sticks - Lies b/w I'm Numb

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