Silver Wings is proud to work with Toraño Cigars on two awesome new shirts!

The Toraño family has been making cigars for almost 100 years now in Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mexico and Ecuador. What a legacy!

Check out our new koozie for the Clayton Anderson Band! They’re almost as fun as the band itself!

If you’re in the Chicago area, make sure to check them out at another Silver Wings’ favorite, Joe’s Bar!

Look for this AWESOME jacket on the MIRANDA REVOLUTION TOUR!

Cotton Prices Hit Record High
A variety of factors, including high demand in Asia and disappointing crops in several countries, have driven cotton prices to their highest level since the Civil War. Before trading stabilized yesterday, cotton futures reached $1.19 per pound, an increase of 80% compared to last year. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this is the fifth consecutive season that the global demand of cotton has overwhelmed the supply.

More so than in other years, poor weather in Pakistan, one of the world’s largest cotton exporters, has contributed to atypical prices. As recently as April, Pakistan expected to produce 14 million bales of cotton in the 2010-11 season, compared with about 12.7 million bales in the previous season. Yet, because of unprecedented flooding, government and industry officials now estimate an output of about 11.6 million bales. Further driving up prices, traders also remain concerned that export restrictions in high-producing India will limit the amount of cotton that can be sent to large countries like China, which manufacturers $13 billion of apparel per month.

Faced with the alternative of lower margins, multiple apparel retailers, including Levi Strauss & Co., have already announced price increases. Executives from Kohl’s, Aeropostale Inc. and Guess have also hinted cotton prices are exerting pressures on product cost. Analysts expect retail prices to steadily climb, with the most noticeable markups found in relatively low-cost items like T-shirts, hurting discounters.

The last time cotton prices were this high was during the 1860s, when blockades interrupted the flow of the commodity from the U.S. to Europe. Then, prices reached $1.89 per pound.

We love Christian Kane!

Check out his new music video for “The House Rules!”

Born in Texas, raised in Oklahoma, and working in Nashville, Christian’s a true country boy! Vote for him on the CMT Top 20 Countdown here.

Brand New Tanks for Miranda! Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars tour…be one of the first to get this tank.  If you can’t make it to one of the shows, place your order at www.mirandalambert.com

The Man I Want to Be…brand new t-shirt!

RCA Nashville chart-topper Chris Young makes it two in a row this week as “The Man I Want to Be,” the title track to his latest album, becomes his second consecutive #1 single. Young continues to be red-hot on the radio, as “The Man I Want to Be” finds his name atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart twice in a mere seven months, following the smash success of “Gettin’ You Home”

Back On The Horse

After a few weeks of chart fluctuation “Long Distance Man”  has moved back up the charts to #67 after losing a few spots from #68 on the Texas Regional Radio Report. We are only 40 spins away from making the Texas Music Chart’s Top 50. So please keep requesting the single at your favorite radio station!

Congratulations Shy!

It’s finally here! New shirt for the Josh Thompson fan club.  Go to  www.thechromebulletcrew.com

New Chrome Bullet Crew Fan T-Shirt.  Keep watching for a sneak peak of the design.  We will be posting it soon.

“I think I would describe my sound as my life put to music… It’s simple and it’s honest,”
Josh Thompson says in an interview with Walmart Soundcheck Risers. He’s a featured artist on the Walmart website this month, which seems fitting for an artist who isn’t likely to forget his working-class roots.