Underground
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- The regions beneath the surface of the EarthEarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
Underground may also refer to:
Places
- London UndergroundLondon UndergroundThe London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
, a rapid transit system - The Underground (Cincinnati concert venue), a Christian-affiliated concert venue
- The Underground (Stoke concert venue), a club/music venue based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
- Underground AtlantaUnderground AtlantaUnderground Atlanta is a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the intersection of the east and west MARTA rail lines. First opened in 1969, it takes advantage of the viaducts built over the city's many railroad tracks...
, a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia
Film
- Underground (1928 film)Underground (1928 film)Underground is a British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Brian Aherne, Elissa Landi, Cyril McLaglen, and Norah Baring. An electrician and a porter both fall in love with a shop girl they meet on the London Underground....
, a drama by Anthony Asquith - Underground (1941 film)Underground (1941 film)Underground is a 1941 film about the German Resistance opposing the Nazis in World War II. Jeffrey Lynn and Philip Dorn play two brothers initially on opposite sides.-Cast:*Jeffrey Lynn as Kurt Franken*Philip Dorn as Eric Franken...
, a war drama by Vincent Sherman - Underground (1976 film), a documentary about the radical organization the Weathermen
- Underground (1995 film), a black comedy by Emir Kusturica
- Underground, a 1989 film featuring Melora WaltersMelora WaltersMelora Walters is an American actress.-Personal life:Walters was born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia to American parents. She was partly raised there and in Holland. Walters attended high school at Lake Forest Academy-Ferry Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois...
Television
- "Underground" (1958 TV play) British television drama, part of Armchair Theatre
- The Underground (TV series)The Underground (TV series)The Underground was a sketch comedy series produced by and starring Damon Wayans. It aired on Showtime. Wayans describes the show as "In Living Color on steroids." In fact the show features raunchy, sexist, and racist behavior, and as Wayans states in his opening monologue, "We decided to test the...
, a sketch comedy show - "Underground" (Stargate Atlantis)
- TCM UndergroundTCM UndergroundTCM Underground is a weekly late-night cult film showcase airing on Turner Classic Movies. Developed by TCM programmers Millie De Chirico and Eric Weber, it was originally hosted by industrial rock/heavy metal musician and independent filmmaker Rob Zombie. TCM Underground began airing Friday the...
, a weekly cult-film showcase - "Underground", a Transformers: Armada episode
Music
Albums- Underground (The Electric Prunes album)
- Underground (Graham Bonnet album)Underground (Graham Bonnet album)Underground is the fifth solo album by English rock singer Graham Bonnet, originally released in 1997. Underground reunites Bonnet with guitarist Danny Johnson, who previously performed with Bonnet in Alcatrazz...
- Underground (Jayo Felony album)Underground (Jayo Felony album)Underground is not the third album by rapper, Jayo Felony. The album was released in 1999 for Eureka Records and was produced by Laness Daniel and DJ Silk...
- Underground (Phil Keaggy album)
- Underground (Thelonious Monk album)Underground (Thelonious Monk album)Underground is a 1968 album by Thelonious Monk. It features Monk on piano, Larry Gales on bass, Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, and Ben Riley on drums....
- Underground (Twinkle Brothers album)
- Underground (soundtrack), by Goran Bregović
- Underground (Analog Pussy album), by Analog PussyAnalog PussyAnalog Pussy are Jiga and Jinno, a psychedelic trance duo, now located in Germany. Jiga was born in Jerusalem, and learned to play bass guitar at 15. Jinno Erez was born in Uruguay and moved to Israel at age 4. He studied music theory and played trumpet in his childhood...
Songs
- "Going UndergroundGoing Underground"Going Underground" is the first British number-one chart single by The Jam, released in March 1980. It went straight in at number one, a rare feat at the time, and spent three weeks at the top...
", a 1980 song by The JamThe JamThe Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped... - "Underground", a song by Curtis MayfieldCurtis MayfieldCurtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
from his second studio album, Roots - "Underground" (song)Underground (song)"Underground" is a song from the soundtrack of the film Labyrinth, performed by David Bowie.- Details :The track was something of an experiment for Bowie, dabbling in gospel music to a small extent, helped by a large chorus of backing vocalists and blues guitarist Albert Collins, but retaining use...
, by David Bowie, featured in the film Labyrinth - "Underground" (Ben Folds Five song)Underground (Ben Folds Five song)"Underground" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album. It was written by Ben Folds. The song is about geeks and social outcasts looking for solace in numbers in underground music and art scenes. It peaked at #37 on the UK Singles Chart...
- "Underground" (Evermore song)Underground (Evermore song)"Underground" is a song by New Zealand rock band Evermore, it is the first single from their upcoming self-titled International Debut Evermore, which will also be released in Australia and NZ. The song was debuted along with two others on Wednesday 7 October at the Hallam Hotel in Melbourne as part...
- "Underground", a song by Eminem from Relapse
- "Underground", song by Men at Work from Business as Usual
- "The Underground", a song by Mani SpinxMani SpinxMani Spinx is a solo-artist, producer and songwriter. Mani Spinx released his highly critically acclaimed debut album Post Modern Panic Attack in 2006....
Other
- Underground musicUnderground musicUnderground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
, a variety of music subgenres - The Underground HKThe Underground HKThe Underground HK is an independent music showcase in Hong Kong to promote live original music. It has hosted over 100 shows featuring more than 300 bands in Hong Kong., Shenzhen and Macau since April 2004.-Bands:...
, a music showcase
Publications
- Underground (comics)Underground (comics)The Underground was a short-lived team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. They appeared in the comic-series Weapon X.-Fictional team biography:...
, a superhero team - Underground (novel)Underground (novel)Underground is a novel by Australian author Andrew McGahan. It is set in a near-future right-wing governed Australia.-Awards:*International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted...
, by Andrew McGahan - Underground (Haruki Murakami book), a 1998 collection of interviews about the Tokyo sarin gas attack
- Underground (Suelette Dreyfus book), a 1997 nonfiction book about computer hacking
- The Underground (Animorphs)The Underground (Animorphs)The Underground is the seventeenth book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is narrated by Rachel.-Plot summary:...
, by K. A. Applegate - The Underground (Left Behind: The Kids)The Underground (Left Behind: The Kids)The Underground is the sixth book in the Left Behind: The Kids series....
, by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye - The Underground (newspaper)The Underground (newspaper)The Underground is the official student newspaper at the University of Toronto Scarborough. It began distributions in 1982 and is currently printed in a news magazine format. It is a member of the Canadian University Press....
, the student newspaper of the University of Toronto at Scarborough - The Underground, a satirical student newspaper at the University of British Columbia
- Underground (Book)Underground (book)Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier is a 1997 book by Suelette Dreyfus, researched by Julian Assange...
, a book written by Suelette DreyfusSuelette DreyfusSuelette Dreyfus is an Australian-American technology journalist and researcher, and author of the 1997 cult classic Underground: Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier...
and Julian AssangeJulian AssangeJulian Paul Assange is an Australian publisher, journalist, writer, computer programmer and Internet activist. He is the editor in chief of WikiLeaks, a whistleblower website and conduit for worldwide news leaks with the stated purpose of creating open governments.WikiLeaks has published material...
Games
- Underground (role-playing game)Underground (role-playing game)Underground is a satirical "grim and gritty"-style superhero role playing game set in the near future. It was released by Mayfair Games in 1993 as a commentary on the politics and society of the early 1990s as expressed through the year 2021.-Overview:...
, a satirical superhero game - Medal of Honor: UndergroundMedal of Honor: UndergroundMedal of Honor: Underground is a videogame that is the prequel to the World War II hit Medal of Honor. In Underground, the player takes the role of Manon Batiste , a French woman who appeared in the first game as an advisor...
, a 2000 first-person shooter - Need for Speed: UndergroundNeed for Speed: UndergroundNeed for Speed: Underground is the seventh racing game in the Need for Speed video game series developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts in 2003...
, a 2003 racing video game - Tony Hawk's UndergroundTony Hawk's UndergroundTony Hawk's Underground, abbreviated to THUG, is a skateboarding video game, available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Xbox platforms released in 2003. A PC version was released exclusively in Australia as a budget release in 2005. This version was ported by Beenox. In 2004,...
, a 2003 skateboarding video game
Other uses
- Underground (British subculture), a countercultural movement in the United Kingdom
- Underground (play)Underground (play)Underground, a thriller written by Michael Sloane and produced at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto and following a UK tour, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, opening on 4 July 1983....
, by Michael Sloane - Underground economyUnderground economyA black market or underground economy is a market in goods or services which operates outside the formal one supported by established state power. Typically the totality of such activity is referred to with the definite article as a complement to the official economies, by market for such goods and...
, a market system operating outside of legal regulations - Resistance during World War IIResistance during World War IIResistance movements during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation, disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns...
- Rapid transitRapid transitA rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
See also
- Underground culture (disambiguation)
- Underground cityUnderground cityAn Underground city is a series of linked subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge; a place for living, working or shopping; a transit system; mausolea; wine or storage cellars; cisterns or drainage channels; or several of these. The term may also refer to a network of tunnels that...
, a series of linked subterranean spaces - Underground livingUnderground livingUnderground living refers simply to living below the ground's surface, whether in naturally occurring caves or in built structures.Underground homes are an attractive alternative to traditionally built homes for some house seekers, especially those who are looking to minimize their home's negative...
, refers simply to living below the ground's surface - Underground RailroadUnderground RailroadThe Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
, an informal network of secret routes and safe houses