Captain Cocoa

Original line-up: Glen O'Neil (vocals), Evan Ong (percussion, vocals), Mark Murphy (guitar), Andre Elhay (sax, flute, vocals), Leon Le Bruin (trumpet), David O'Neil (bass, vocals), David Wookey (drums) On a mid-1980s Melbourne scene besotted by post-Birthday Party angst or heavy gothic grunge, the clean cut lads who made up Captain Cocoa came on like Haircut 100. In other words, Captain Cocoa played pure, unadulterated ska pop music. Other influences included Orange Juice, The Housemartins…