We owe you an apology. Friday came and went without a single moment of Blue States Lose, and we failed to provide an explanation. As it turns out, resident hipster hater Joey Arak was in Austin, Texas, for the South by Southwest music festival. We're sure that a few days' worth of total immersion amongst the indiest of indie folks (and assorted bloggers) will provide him with endless inspiration for his next BSL installment, which dutifully returns to form this Friday.

In the meantime, we can only hope to satiate you with the image below:

This image was lost some time after publication, but you can still view it here.

The Magical Grid Of Bad Emo Hair , courtesy of the MySpace profiles of many a sensitive douchebag.

The Second Annual MySpace Stupid Haircut Awards [Demonbaby]