NORTHSIDE - Sales of pop band Katrina and the Waves have skyrocketed this week, said Shake-It Records owner Darren Blase. The band issued a statement today denying any connection to Hurricane Katrina. Concurrently, the band also issued a statement saying “but, yes, we’re still around.”

Earlier in the week, President Bush caused a scandal when he apparently confused the hurricane with the once popular band.

When asked about Katrina, Bush pulled a cassette out of his pocket that his father had bought him in 1985.

“Katrina had a huge impact on me,” Bush said. “And don't it feel good, hey, all right now,” he added.

Once renowned for such power pop masterpieces as “Walking on Sunshine” and “Sun Street,” the band denied any connection.

“It’s just a name,” lead singer Katrina Leskanich said. “In fact, it’s my name.”

“On the plus side, we’ve been getting a lot of web hits,” band mate Kimberley Rew said.

Leskanich updated her website with a link to hurricane relief efforts after it received more traffic in one day than during the entire 1990s.