Slacker's head of marketing Jonathan Sasse sat down with Mark Ramsey of Hear 2.0 in an incredible audio interview, and I highly recommend everyone take a listen to it.

Not only does Ramsey address the thought that Slacker, with their own satellite delivery system, would be competing directly with Sirius-XM (several times throughout the interview). But he delves deeply into exactly what Slacker does, and how it's going to change the face of radio as we know it. Both consumers and industry-watchers alike will find interest in this interview.

"This thing is going to be huge," Mark concluded... and honestly, I couldn't agree more. 

[Hear 2.0] 

UPDATE: SSG also has a nice interview with Slacker here. 

Slacker CEO Dennis Mudd was profiled in USA Today, illustrating the history of his roots at MusicMatch (of which he and his founded, and eventually sold off to Yahoo).

It's an interesting look at this "dreamer" who is making some very large steps into bringing Internet radio for on-the-go use and into your car.

One interesting thing to note: Slacker apparently signed contracts with Sony/BMG and Universal Music, has an agreement in principle with Warner and is negotiating with EMI. So they won't be facing the same RIAA "scrutiny" that XM's Inno/Helix is experiencing.

[USA Today] 

Lon Levin, the co-founder of XM Satellite Radio and a 20-year industry veteran, has joined Slacker as a Senior Advisor.

Levin not only co-founded XM Satellite Radio, but he also played an integral role in the formation of other media, satellite and wireless companies, including Mobile Satellite Ventures, XM Canada, Motient, Terrestar Networks and American Mobile Satellite Corporation. He also has been a U.S. delegate to numerous International Telecommunication Union conferences.

"Slacker has a truly disruptive approach to radio," said Lon Levin. "I am thrilled to be part of the next significant phase in great radio and music. Slacker is about providing an amazing music listening experience that is simple to use and wonderful to hear."

Later this year, you'll have the ability to to purchase Slacker Satellite Car Kits which allow for personalized radio playback in automobiles. Check out more info on the Slacker player or read how Slacker works over satellite.