Jon Healey

Clouds, Lockers, Oh My! Earlier this week, Amazon released Cloud Drive -- a music storage locker that you can access from any computer with an internet connection. Jon Healey, editorial writer for the Los Angeles Times, joins us to explain the how and why of this hard drive in the sky.

Google is poised to become a major player in the music industry. But the company with the “don’t be evil” motto is drawing criticism for its relationship with major labels and copyright detectives. Jon Healey of the Los Angeles Times explains Google’s rapid expansion into music. Then, writer Maura Johnston ...

iTunes recently surpassed Wal-Mart as the top music retailer in the country, and it has made under-performing genres –- like classical and jazz –- sexy again. But the online music store's critics complain of poor sound quality and harsh copy protection. In another Soundcheck Smackdown, Blender magazine editor in chief ...