Quickly becoming one of my favorite places to read during my lunchhour, the Lee Abrams blog gives us yet another blockbuster post. Mr. Abrams goes into great detail on the goals of XM Satellite Radio to liberate radio, and reading it really lets you understand that this man truly loves what he does. Here's a quick snippet to entice you:

Am I pissed off at FM. Hell YES! I grew up with the transistor under the pillow…BELIEVING that radio is the theater of the mind. To hear how music radio has declined into this artless, soul-free zone is disturbing and upsetting. That’s why XM must re-invent radio to recapture the magic and save America from the parody of itself it has become. I don’t live in the past. I respect the past. To hear airchecks of the GREAT stations from the 50’s and 60’s can be an inspiration in the same way a Robert Johnson 78 can inspire a blues musician. Radio was COMPLETE back then. A total experience. Not a morning show, tested library and billboards.

And yes, I know, some of you are diehard anti-XM folks (for some reason) but the things that Lee talks about here applies to the entire industry. FM is a dying medium, crushing under it's own bloated weight. Satellite is the next step in the experience. If you believe that, no matter what the service you're subscribed to, then you'll enjoy reading The XM Sound.