Florence's exploding machine
Florence and the Machine has warned people may ''explode'' during her MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) performance on Sunday night in Los Angeles .
Scissor Sisters 'too gay'
Scissor Sisters thought they were ''too weird and too gay'' for mainstream success.
Quincy Jones kicked into touch
Michael Jackson fired Quincy Jones because he thought the producer was out of touch for liking rap music.
Keane and Killers' desolation
Members of Keane, the Killers and Mumford and Sons worked together on new album 'Mt. Desolation', which has been described as a 'country' album.
The Ting Tings' Berlin confusion
The Ting Tings wondered ''what the f**k are we doing here?'' when they first got to Berlin to record their second album.