COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – South Carolina Athletics, in partnership with Ariat and Harrison’s, announced Tuesday that Finnish DJ and producer Darude is set to perform at an upcoming Gamecocks football ...

Last fall, Ricky Werner and his brother-in-law, Russ Rabon, were watching ESPN. Playing was a segment detailing the creation of “Jump Around” as the unofficial anthem for Wisconsin Badgers Athletics.

Darude, a DJ and record producer from Finland who composed “Sandstorm,” is coming to South Carolina. The 1999 instrumental has become a classic rallying tune for all of Gamecocks athletics since it ...

Darude's "Sandstorm" is an enigma. The 15-year-old song is bigger than its gold certification (which happened in the U.S. in 2010, ten years after its release). It's bigger than being synonymous with ...

As soon as the soft synths start, you can recognize the song. They quickly get louder before a sudden kick drum and snare break it up, and almost police-siren-like goes Da‑da‑da‑da‑daa!