Underdog Records was a Chicago based independent record label during the late 1980's and early 1990's. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the year. ...

Bands included 8 Bark, A.Y.A., The Bollweevils, Cap'n Jazz, Dead Steelmill, Eskimo Nation, Friends of Betty, Gauge, The Geezers, Group of Individuals, I.D.Under, I.M.F., Impulse Manslaughter, No Empathy, Oblivion, Rustweiler, Screeching Weasel, Self Help Mantra, The Space Invaders, Sponge, Spongetunnel, Tasty Bush and V Reverse. When the original owner of this label, Russ Forster, got bored, he gave it to a faux punk collective, who ran it into the ground. Capn Jazz were a seminal Chicago emo/punk band, locally very popular in the early 1990s. ... Gauge (sometimes spelled gage) vb. ... Oblivion is generally defined as a state of being forgotten or in limbo, with strong connotations of nothingness or void. ... Screeching Weasel was a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ... It has been suggested that Porifera/Temp be merged into this article or section. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent record labels