World Headquarters Club Mural Art Highlights. Complete Walkthrough with Owner Tom Caulker. peep® Newcastle.
peep interview World Headquarters Club owner – Tom Caulker from Newcastle. World Headquarters nightclub situated in the heart of Newcastle opened the doors to peep for an all access tour and interview with the owner – Tommy Caulker. peep reached out to tom, as we thought the club and it’s artwork needed to be documented. Tommy, talked us through the history of WHQ Newcastle. Tom talks to peep how he started the club with ‘Do It Yourself’ attitude. Tom remembers organising club nights in Graveyards and seaside beaches. He also discloses the pressures of being black within a largely racist culture. The WHQ owner remembers club doorman being racist, along with the Police and found it difficult to relate to what was going on musically.
peep walk-thoug the complete club and the many art murals that adorn it’s walls within the clubs two floors, including Charles Darwin, Curtis Mayfield, Donna Summer, Le Freak, Frank Zappa, Richard Attenburgh and many more. Word Headquarters pride itself on being a free thinking all inclusive club in Newcastle and has championed this from day one.
Part One WHQ Interview With World Headquarters Tom Caulker.
Part 1. peep decided to split the interview into two separate parts, which includes an extended interview with Tom on how World Headquarters was invented, furthermore, we include Tom Caulkers determination to succeed despite facing racial tension and racism growing up in Gateshead, Newcastle. Full interview with World Headquarters Newcastle
Please feel free to check out both parts below and let us know your thoughts.
Part Two WHQ Newcastle Full Walk-Through
Part 2. Full tour of world Headquarters club Cultural Tour on both floors, stopping on each painting as Tom talks us through the artists and the history of the paintings, bands and icons.
