The Pheanics

The Pheanics
The Pheanics are a pop music group, originally extremely popular in the 1960s and a central part of the apparent "counter culture" movement that transformed society in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their music was hugely influential and several contemporary forms of popular music originated with them or were first synthesized by them.

A large of the power of their music came from their equally famous music producer Geoff R.R. Maxim.

Controversies
As one might expect, the Pheanics have been at the center of many controversies. One of the most infamous is the "Gaul is Dead" mystery, in which it is alleged that band member Gaul McGowan had died in 1968 and been replaced by a body double for the rest of his career through to the present day.

Another controversy surrounds the apparent murder of band member Ron Mellon outside the Delaware Hotel in New York and various conspiracy theories connected to his murderer and his connections to the family of the Presidents Bush.

Another popular controversy is the degree to which bands like The Pheanics were in reality the creation of the London School of Economics or the Tavistock Institute.