Drawn and Quartered News

Rites of Darkness doesn't start for another few hours but the die-hards have already arrived in San Antonio, and spent their time at one of two pre-fest parties last night .

From Dante to Picasso to Burroughs, artists have been seen as both notoriously tortured souls and legendarily temperamental lovers.

Deadbeat will release his next LP, Drawn & Quartered , this June through his own label, BLKRTZ .

Regardless of whether New York's congressional redistricting is handled in a civil, bipartisan manner, it appears that the Lower Hudson Valley is due for some big changes in 2012.

I usually enjoy reading the Drawn and Quartered cartoons in The Tribune's Sunday Opinion section.