Ken Early: England’s Premier class intent on creating their own history

Southgate’s squad full of players who play with, compete against and learn from world’s best

Alan Parker helped kickstart a cultural renaissance in Dublin

The director, who has died aged 76, created a diverse range of hits during his career

Computer love: Kraftwerk’s motorik beat was powered by a human heart

Florian Schneider’s death is a reminder of how influential – and emotional – their music was

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Dalkey Book Festival a delicious cocktail of politics and culture

Eclectic line-up of speakers tackled Turkey, Brexit, Trump and Donna Summer

Warm welcome for winter festivals

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Zac Efron is a slave to the music in Max Joseph’s feature debut

The director of ‘We Are Your Friends’ tells how a small story about dance music became a big film

Beyoncé, David Bowie, U2 and D’Angelo all did it – so who’s next?

Will Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar follow in D’Angelo’s foosteps? Don’t bet the PR budget on it

The Best of Cerrone Productions

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Franz Ferdinand: Archdukes of art rock conquer Stradbally

The Scots make music for girls to dance to. And more

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Electric Picnic celebrates a decade with ten-tier ‘birthday’ cake

DJ Fatboy Slim a big draw at sold-out event for first night of weekend festivities in Laois

Festival pilgrimage en route for 10th Electric Picnic

All 35,000 tickets for this year’s event have been sold out

Giorgio Moroder: in the Moog for dancing

After years in the wilderness plotting pyramids, watches and supercars, the dance-music pioneer Giorgio Morder is back in the electronic limelight