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Following up the Legends Blog post of June 8th, Daniel Lanois says he is lucky to be alive, after surviving a motorbike crash,  that apparently happened a guy coming the other way decided to turn in front of him to get to a variety store. 

Dan went down and he’s only just recently gotten out of his wheelchair and started walking.

The accident forced the postponement of Lanois’ tour with his new group Black Dub — which features ‘Trixie’, the 22 year old daughter of the late and legendary Chris Whitley. "I had been fantasizing about putting a band together for a long time that would allow me to write music with a funkier angle," says Lanois. "I’ve also had a fascination with Jamaican dub music." When he bumped into Trixie backstage at a concert on Belgium and heard her voice he knew he found his singer. "She’s an amazing rhythmic talent," he says. "She’s a great singer, but she’s also amazing on the drums."

The group’s lineup is rounded out by (my favourite drummer) Brian Blade and bassist Daryl Johnson.

Black Dub’s self-titled debut album is finished, but has been postponed due to the accident. The first single is trippy, dubbed out "I Believe In You." "If I can puff my chest out, I think the song is a classic," Lanois said. "I broke ground rhythmically and sonically with it — and Trixie sings the shit out of it. Everything went so well we’re already talking about our second record."

For a little more on this story, click through to rollingstone.com

Better still, check out Black Dub, with Lanois, Blade, Johnson and Trixie Whitley below.

And finally -eyes wide open on the road … there’s always somebody that just can’t wait to turn in front of you.

Cheers,

Jeff.