POP/ROCK - March 16, 1996

Alert to Sex Pistols Fans: The pioneering British punk band is holding a press conference in London on Monday to announce plans for its 20th anniversary reunion tour, and Internet users can “attend” the press conference live through a temporary Web page available at two addresses--https://www.sexpistols.com or https://www.hob.com/sexpistols. The Web sites opened Friday and will include archival photos through the weekend; the actual press conference--to be attended by original Sex Pistols John (Johnny Rotten) Lydon, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook--is Monday from 5:25 a.m. to 6:25 a.m., local time.

Jacksons Win a Round: A Los Angeles federal judge has granted most of the motions by Jackson family members to be dismissed from a breach of contract suit filed over the “Jackson Family Honors” TV special. However, the judge left intact claims against Jackson Communications that allow the show’s production company, Smith-Hemion, to seek repayment of its costs. The suit stems from a December 1993 Las Vegas charity show that was delayed until the following February due to Michael Jackson’s illness. Jackson then made only a cursory appearance, which Smith-Hemion says caused the show to lose money.