Hey Apple:  iTunes Match Needs Web UI!!

I wish it wasn't the case, but you cannot add ripped tracks into iTunes Match, or delete any iTunes Match tracks, without using either OS X or Windows iTunes on a regular desktop/laptop machine.
I recently moved to a 100% iOS ecosystem.  I just sold off my MacBook and Mac Mini and we rely entirely on our two iPads, two iPhones and Apple TV.  My iTunes Match currently has 7,000+ tracks uploaded using OS X.  There are some tracks and audiobooks up there I would now like to delete - but I can't.  I also still have numerous old vinyl albums I would like to rip and upload - no can do.
Anyone had any ideas on how to do this? 
What I need is a web UI into my iTunes Match library, with the ability to upload tracks from internal or external storage.  C'mon Apple ...

Hi,
There is nothing you can do at present if you don't have a Computer with Itunes.
Suggest that you provide feedback to Apple http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
Jim

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