AM NEWS: Dar.fm Adds Recording, Pirate Bay Turns 8, Rhapsody Gets Social, Kazza, Tonora & More

Feedback from this year's SF MusicTech has been positive as attendees process the huge amount of information exchanged in a single day. Techdirt's Mike Masnick was so struck by the shift in tone that he declared a "new era" has dawned in the music industry.  Hypebot's Hisham Dahud focused on 7 Standout Startups that he found there.

• Michael Robertson’s DAR.fm, which has been offering online TiVo-like features for streaming radio today adds recording for offline listening. While geared to news and talk radio, it's hard to imagine this not being met by resistance from rigthsholders.
• Pirate Bay turns 8 years old today. (Torrentfreak)
• Rhapsody gets social with a major update. (Billboard) According to internal numbers 37% of Rhapsody's traffic comes from its PC client, 37% from mobile and web based traffic accounted for 16% .

MORE:

• Kazaa owner Artinsic has appointed Nathan Fog as COO.
• Srius XM raised subscriber prices and the stock market rewarded the decision with a boost. (Forbes)
• Tonara launched its innovative sheet music iPad app at TechCrunch Disrupt SF.
  It's an interactive sheet music app, which follows along as you play, shows your exact position on the score, and turns the score pages automatically.
• KCRW launched Music Mine, a robust iPad music discovery app powered by the Echo Nest.