The "From Rock to Revolution" arcticle

This article deals with the Czech band Plastic People of the Universe. The arose during the Velvet Revolution, yet when the Soviets invaded several of them were arrested. They unwittingly became a symbol of the freedom movement led by Vaclav Havel, and were freed when hundreds of thousands of protesters assembled in the capital in 1989 (This was also when the government stepped down and Havel was elected President). This is a fabulous example of how symbolic and powerfully music can be. Even a not particularly political band, such as PPU represent freedom of expression and creativeness. This shows that by doing art, everyone is adding a little more freedom into this world.