New Underground Records


New Underground Records was an American independent record label founded by Danny Phillips and Gary Kail. Phillips and Kail were influenced by D. Boon and Mike Watt's New Alliance Records label and decided to create their own to promote bands they knew. Alongside New Alliance, New Underground was one of the first DIY labels in the South Bay punk scene of the 1980s.

Albums

Their compilitation album, Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself, featured songs by Red Cross, Descendents, Minutemen, Saccharine Trust, Mood of Defiance, and Ill Will Kail came up with the title for the compilation.
Other compilations were entitled Life Is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Food? and Life Is Boring So Why Not Steal This Record?, with the latter featuring artwork by Raymond Pettibon. Phillips named these albums. A fourth was planned but never completed.

Discography

;Mood of Defiance
;Anti
;Zurich 196
;Compilations
Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself was re-released by Delerium Records in 2001.