OK Go's lead singer Damian Kulash shows he understands how important it is for the whole community to be rebuilt when in the press release he talked about how the "People get together on the weekends and parade through the streets just playing songs; 12-year-old-kids learn funk on the tuba; everyone dances. Life elsewhere in the world simply isn't as celebratory."

Without those people who make up the community that culture will die, or simply become a sham. Culture does not grow in a vacuum, it is an extension of the people in its community. It's all very well and good to bring the musicians home, but without the people from the neighbourhoods to provide the heart and soul that makes New Orleans what it is, it will just be a flimsy facsimile of what once was.

As noted, the title of the EP, You're Not Alone, is from a line in "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide," where the lead singer sings: "You're not alone - give me your hand" and the backing vocals respond with a chorus of "You're Wonderful." Yet, while that sentiment is true as far the band members of OK Go and Bonerama are concerned, I'd be willing to bet that after two plus years in refugee camps the majority of people are probably starting to feel abandoned.

There are many ways for the rest of us to show that's not the case. Buying the EP, You're Not Alone when it comes available for download on i-Tunes on Tuesday, Feb. 5, the beginning of this year's Mardi Gras, is not only a chance to enjoy some great music, but to reach out a hand and let the people of New Orleans know that you remember them.