Early Buzz: 'New Girl,' bad album covers, 'Buffy,' more

Happy Tuesday! I hope your halls are decked and presents are purchased — unfortunately, in my case, neither is true!

We have a lot to talk about today, so let's kick things off with headlines:

- Nirvana, Kiss, Hall & Oates, Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

- Wow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is tied to a film version of Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

- Louis C.K. talks to David O. Russell for Interview magazine.

- We have a story about Sunday's Homeland finale with info about how it came together.

- Here's a great piece about the geeky villains on Buffy.

- Watch the red band trailer for the 21 Jump Street sequel.

- Frank Black responds to the change in the Pixies lineup: "Big woop-dee-doo."

- Did Shia LaBeouf plagiarize cartoonist Dan Clowes?

- Watch the trailer for Rob the Mob starring my imaginary boyfriend, Michael Pitt.

- We have a review of Morrissey's autobiography.

- The Credits has a fun profile of the costume designer for American Hustle.

- Linda Cardellini is coming to New Girl.

- Zack S. pointed me to the year's most ridiculous metal album covers.

- Vulture has a fun 30 Rock quote game.

- The Simpsons paid tribute to Marcia Wallace last weekend.

- Bravo to Casey Neistat for another excellent short film.

- Why not light the Science Fireplace this holiday season?

- And finally, it's 2013, and yes, I will watch Toad the Wet Sprocket play All I Want. They launch a tour next month.