Guardian Music — There were, however, many arts practitioners on the list. Is the Diary the only one surprised (and pleased) to see Steve McQueen get a CBE, given the artist's marathon battle with the establishment to get the Iraq war dead printed on stamps? Among th... more info

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Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Queen Elizabeth II has announced her semi-annual list of honors yesterday, naming musician/performer/producer Trevor Horn as a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and Annie Lennox and Richard Thompson as OBE's (Order of the British Emp... more info

NME — Trio all set for Buckingham Palace visit more info

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Guardian Music — Cadogan Hall, LondonWorkaholic Richard Thompson is back with another new project. As curator of the Southbank's Meltdown festival in the summer, he performed in a remarkable variety of concerts, from Cabaret of Souls and 1,000 Years of Popular Music,... more info

Guardian Music — Former Kinks singer 'thrilled' to take control of the Southbank Centre's 18th annual festival, promising to forge a 'musical bridge between past, present and future'Ray Davies has been appointed artistic director of next year's Meltdown festival at t... more info

Guardian Music — That mixture of thrill-seeking and abandonment is not unique to bikers, but it certainly seems to be popularWhen you hear the word motorbike, what do you think of? Marlon Brando in an unfortunate cap astride his Triumph? The ultrafast races in Akira?... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — British guitarist, singer and songwriter Richard Thompson has a long history of examining the many facets of the human heart, mind and body in songs of keen intellect, scathing wit and often through a prism of deep skepticism about the... more info