RICHARD BELL tries to resist the march of time at Bits and Pieces at The Cellar.

Change comes to all things. Time beats its mighty drum ever on, reducing great cities to dust, draining oceans, wearing down mountains, wrinkling skin and claiming entire species in its unstoppable march.

Even the seemingly eternal Bruce Forsyth will one day succumb to the ravages of time, though I stopped being able to imagine when that would happen many years ago.

In its very nature, time brings inescapable change, and there has never been a generation in the history of humanity that has not accepted the simple and irrefutable fact that we, as a society, must ‘move with the times’.

Change can be difficult, even heartbreaking, but it cannot be avoided. Any attempt to escape its clutches is nothing but an exercise in futility, and so however much it may pain us, we must accept and adapt. With the weight of these crushingly heavy thoughts hanging over my head, I made my way down to the Cellar one Thursday for its new night Bits and Pieces.

The decks are in the safe hands of two veterans of Oxford’s indie pop scene, the charmingly brilliant Jimmy Evil and the undeniably excellent Nelly B, fresh from playing Truck Festival.

Getting about as much as these guys do, they provide an unrivalled wealth of knowledge and experience on what it is that makes people tick, or more accurately, what it is that makes people jump with huge, great smiles on their faces.

They DJ with experience, interest and a passion that can only come through a genuine love for the music.

The music is brilliant, but it’s not even my favourite thing about this night (I am keen on any night that can aid my slow descent into vague alcoholism while not destroying my bank account). No, the best thing about this night is you can always get a beer for £2. The deal runs all night, and entry is only £2 as well.

The Facebook group page claims that Bits and Pieces is “The best alternative and pop night, on a Thursday, in Oxford”.

This is definitely true, but of course there isn’t any competition. What’s really good is that even if there were competition, I’m fairly sure this night would still prove superior.