An Alternative Green Day Show

Green Day, performing as Nimrod, lit up the Viper Room in West Hollywood on Saturday night, where it not only offered its hits but also performed Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger.” S’pose the guys were in a roaring good mood and we know why. The band agreed to perform at the Viper Room on the condition there would be no “industry list,” which meant more room for true fans--who included Johnny Ramone and Winona Ryder, by the way--so when the band passed the mike during its performance of “Longview,” the audience was chock-full of participants who actually knew all the words. . . .

The Viper also had a big night on Monday, when Belgium’s buzz band dEUS attracted a crowd that stretched around the block. Those who missed out can try again Aug. 2, when the band is scheduled to return. . . .