the mystery of what the person sitting next to you on the train is listening to on their ipod has always piqued my interest. we were planning to do something like this in SHOOK – a bit of urban sociology – but onthesubway.tumblr.com got there first!

Name: David

Subway Line: E train downtown from 50th st.

Date and Time: Tuesday, January 12th around 9pm.

Lives in: Manhattan

Listening to: Vampire Weekend “Taxi Cab”

Name: Tyler

Subway Line: L to Brooklyn

Date and Time: Tuesday, January 12th around 930pm.

Lives in: Greenpoint

Listening to: Patsy Cline, “Back in Baby’s Arms”

Name: Rory

Subway Line: L to Brooklyn

Date and Time: Wednesday, January 13th around 830pm.

Lives in: Williamsburg

Listening to: Jay Z “Poppin Tags”

Name: Rose

Subway Line: L to Manhattan

Date and Time: Wednesday, January 13th around 830pm.

Lives in: Queens

Listening to: Keri Hilson with Timbaland, “Return the Favor”

Name: Alicia

Subway Line: Waiting for the A downtown at Jay Street

Date and Time: Thursday, January 14th around 9:15 pm

Lives in: Brooklyn

Listening to: Mary Mary “It Will All Be Worth It” (on repeat)

Name: Dana

Subway Line: Downtown F platform at 2nd Ave (just as the train arrives!)

Date and Time: Friday (night), January 15th, 1:15 AM

Listening to: The Killers “Read My Mind”

Name: Feyyaz

Subway Line: L to Manhattan

Date and Time: Wednesday, January 13th around 845pm

Lives in: Queens

Listening to: Ahmet Koc “Another Day in Paradise”